Ipalibo Banigo, the senator representing Rivers West Senatorial District, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. She announced the switch on March 10, 2026. Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, read Banigo’s formal letter during the Senate plenary session that day. The announcement marked a significant shift in Rivers State politics. Banigo…
Rivers State House of Assembly rejected four of the nine commissioner-nominees submitted by Governor Siminalayi Fubara for screening and confirmation on Monday. The lawmakers cleared five nominees as commissioners-designate following a rigorous screening exercise that lasted over two hours. The Screening Process Speaker Martin Amaewhule presided over the plenary session where the nine nominees faced…
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly will comply fully with President Bola Tinubu’s directives following his latest intervention in the state’s political crisis. Wike spoke to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday after inspecting ongoing projects in the…
