Tag: Rivers State
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BREAKING: Rivers Assembly adjourns sine die
The Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned sine die, the newly elected Speaker of the House, Hon Edison Ehie disclosed on Monday.
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BREAKING: Confusion as Rivers Assembly elects sacked Leader new Speaker
The Rivers State House of Assembly has elected the sacked House Leader, Hon Edison Ehie as the new Speaker of the House.
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UPDATE: Rivers State Assembly Leader sacked by colleagues
Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have sacked the House Leader, Edison Ehie. Ehie was sacked by the lawmakers in the early hours of Monday, October 30, 2023. The latest development is coming amid speculations of an impending impeachment procedure against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The removal of the House Leader further…
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Rotimi Amaechi bares it at Niche Annual Lecture series, says our democracy still under tutelage
Ex-Governor of Rivers State and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi opened the underbelly of Nigeria’s democracy at this year’s Niche Annual Lecture series saying our democracy is not yet matured. In the lecture entitled: ‘Why we stride and slip: Leadership, Nationalism and the Nigerian Condition’, Amaechi admitted that “Elections are still massively rigged…
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Court stops N18.4bn compensation for 34 Rivers oil communities
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, declared that the Senate acted illegally in awarding N18.4 billion as compensation to 34 oil producing communities of Obiafu, Soku to Bonny in Rivers over Nigeria NLG Ltd’s acquisition of right of way (ROW).