Tag: rivers
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LG poll: Court reserves judgment in Rivers APC suit against INEC
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the local government election in Rivers. Justice Peter Lifu said that a date for the judgment would be communicated to parties
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Confusion in court as 2 lawyers appear in suit seeking Rivers expenditure shutdown
There was confusion in a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as two counsel announced appearance for Rivers House of Assembly in a suit seeking an order shutting down all expenditures of the state government. The Rivers assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, had filed the suit before Justice Emeka Nwite to restrain
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Court restrains PDP, National Chairman, others from holding congress in Rivers
A Rivers High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Friday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) from gathering or holding any congress in the state. The high court also restrained their agents from gathering anywhere in the 319 wards of the 23 local government areas in the state.
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Court declines to stop Fubara from spending Rivers funds
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has refused to shut down all expenditures of Gov. Siminalay Fubara of Rivers pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit field by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24 and moved
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Rivers: Court stops INEC from releasing voters register for LG Polls
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
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Rivers Crisis: PDP Governors pledge support for Fubara
Governors on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP), has pledged to support Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on the crisis between him and his predecessor. The Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the pledge in a communique the forum issued at the end of the forum’s meeting…
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LOGJAM! Rivers in panic mode as seven-day Budget ultimatum expires today
Palpable fear in Rivers State, as the 7-day ultimatum by the Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resubmit the 2024 budget expires today. The ultimatum, issued on July 8, will expire today if weekends are counted, or on Wednesday if they are excluded. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, recalls the Assembly’s order came after a…
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MASS defection: APC Secretary, youth leader, others dump party, join PDP with hundreds of supporters in Agbarho
Barely six days to the Local Government Council elections in Delta State, over 500 members of the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, including its Secretary, Youth Leader and other key stakeholders, Monday, defected to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Agbarho, Ughelli North. The decampees from the APC and other political parties were formally received…
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Fresh Trouble looms as Pro-Wike lawmakers give Fubara 7 days to re-present budget
The Rivers State House of Assembly faction, loyal to former governor, Nyesom Wike, has given Gov. Siminalayi Fubara a seven-day ultimatum to re-present the 2024 budget of the state. The Speaker of the faction, Martins Amaewhule, gave the ultimatum during a sitting of the members in Port Harcourt on Monday.
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Pro-Fubara lawmakers to challenge appeal court verdict
The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, says it will challenge the verdict of the Appeal Court which declared Martins Amaewhule as the authentic speaker of the house. Oko-Jumbo, the Speaker of the assembly’s faction loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara,