The 23 chairmen declared winners after the result of the Rivers State Local Government Council election, which was held on Saturday, was announced will on Sunday afternoon be sworn in by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Dr. Tammy Wenike Danagogo, the Secretary to the State Government disclosed this in a statement he signed on Sunday, noting that the chairmen would be sworn in at 4 pm. The statement read: “His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, the Governor...

…Warns IGP Egbetokun Not To Cause Anarchy In Rivers LAGOS – Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank on Friday, called on the people of Rivers State to stand firmly behind Governor Siminilaye Fubara to enable the state conduct a free, fair and credible Local government elections. Frank who made the call in a statement in Abuja, however warned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, not to...

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is probing the claims and counter-claims of Osun State Government and Thor Explorations Limited, owners of the Segilola Resources Operating Limited over taxation and operational matters. Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development announced on Friday that a fact-finding team has been set up to engage both parties towards resolving the dispute and restoring industrial harmony. Led by Dr. Mary Ogbe, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Solid Minerals...

President Bola Tinubu has admitted error, conferred the honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas. It will be recalled that since announcing in his speech on Independence Day anniversary that Abbas would receive the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) honour while Senate President Godswill Akpabio would get the GCON honour, the matter has generated controversy among lawmakers. Some House...

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reaffirmed support of the conduct of the Local Government council elections in Rivers State on the 5th of October. The party also announced that it will participate in the elections, and has, indeed, submitted the names of its candidates for the various positions. The party made its position known in a letter to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),INEC Headquarters, Abuja, titled “Re:...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, on Tuesday, as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary and his 59th birthday, reached out to some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Kabusa community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tajudeen, who led a delegation comprising the Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu; Chief Whip, Hon. Usman Bello Kumo, and other members of the House to the IDPs’ camp, said...