Tag: Rivers Assembly
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Rivers Assembly screens, confirms eight commissioners
The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Tuesday screened and confirmed eight nominees for possible appointment as commissioners in the state.
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Rivers Crisis: Police surround State Assembly complex, block entrance, exit gate
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force on Friday besieged the entrance and exit of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex. Policemenmen numbering about 30 or more were seen at the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate, while about 25 patrol vans were used to block the other two entrances.
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Rivers assembly bypass governor Fubara, passes another bill into law
On Monday in Port Harcourt, Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly defied Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s veto and signed into law the Rivers State Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Monday.
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Rivers Crisis: Assembly reignite impeachment threats against Governor Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara is once again facing impeachment threats by the Assembly members in the state. According to the assembly, it “will not hesitate to impeach Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution.”
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Rivers assembly to re-screen, reconfirm 9 ex-commissioners
The Rivers State House of Assembly is to re-screen and re-confirm nine former Commissioners who resigned from the state executive council on Wednesday.
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Court to deliver judgment in Rivers Assembly speaker’s suit against Fubara, NASS
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Rivers House of Assembly’s Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, against Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, National Assembly (NASS) and others until Jan. 22. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter for judgment after couns
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Accord’s Rivers Assembly candidate, Chukwudi Ogbonna kidnapped
Gunmen have kidnapped the Accord candidate for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Constituency 2 in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chukwudi Ogbonna. Ogbonna, who was running for office in the rescheduled March 18th election was reportedly dragged out of his vehicle by gunmen on Monday night around the Rumuigbo area of Port Harcourt. A member of the…
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Drama as Rivers Speaker resigns, succeeded by Ikunyi
The Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adams Dabotorudima has announced his resignation during a sitting of the House yesterday. The former speaker made the announcement after swearing-in twelve newly elected members of the house who emerged from the December 10 legislative rerun in the state. However, Mr. Ibani Ikuinyi-Owaji who resigned…
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Rivers Assembly approves N470bn Appropriation Bill
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday passed the state’s 2017 Appropriation Bill of N470 billion. The document was passed after the various ministries and agencies of the government defended their allocations. Speaking at the Plenary, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Dabutorudima Adams, said the House was satisfied with the performance of all…
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APC lawmakers will match into Rivers Assembly if they are not sworn-in – Sen. Abe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has threatened that the law makers elected on the platform of its party will match into the Rivers State House of Assembly to participate in the deliberations of the House. Disclosing this to newsmen in Port Harcourt, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South East…