Four people, including a local vigilante commander, have been killed in a gun attack along Oba Road in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victims were identified as Ozomela Stephen Nwaocha, the Omoku Zonal Commander of the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), and three women. The attack…
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, has assured residents that his administration will complete all ongoing projects despite the political situation in the state. Fubara spoke to journalists on Friday during the inspection of ongoing projects in the state. Earlier, the governor withdrew from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Rivers state, saying…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara announced that the 33.5 kilometre Elele-Umudioga–Egbeda–Ubimini-Ikiri–Omoku Road reached 90 percent completion. As reported by ALO360 the governor delivered the update in a direct statement to the public. Governor Siminalayi Fubara reviewed the project status. Consequently he confirmed the remaining work and fixed the handover date. Governor Details Project Milestone The…
The Rivers State Government responded to claims from supporters of President Bola Tinubu. Organizers planned a rally at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt. However they moved the event to another location. Wike’s Accusation Nyesom Wike accused the state government of denying access to the stadium. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory spoke…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has threatened to forcibly gain access to a public stadium in Rivers State. He accused Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara of denying his political group access to state-owned facilities. Wike made the remarks on Saturday in Port Harcourt while addressing a mammoth crowd at a rally…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, made a strong statement recently. He declared that nobody can remove him and his supporters from Rivers State politics. This comment came during a gathering with party defectors. Wike emphasized his group’s strength. He stated they led the fight for President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has lashed out at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, asking him to resign and focus on what he described as an unhealthy obsession with Rivers State politics. Basiru said he was not intimidated by what he called veiled threats from…
Rivers State Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), marking another major political shift in the oil-producing state. Her move makes her the latest top government official to leave the opposition for the APC. Odu registered as a member of the APC at her polling unit in Akabuka, a…
The Wike Fubara political feud in Rivers State intensified on Saturday as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, warned that allowing Governor Siminalayi Fubara a second term in 2027 would spell political ruin for him and his supporters. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Okrika Local Government Area, Wike said his political camp…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 21, 2026, for bye-elections into the Ahoada East II and Khana II State Constituencies in Rivers State. The commission will conduct the polls on the same day as the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections. INEC reached the decision during an extraordinary meeting held on Monday…
