By Ofem John Obongha, JKNewsMedia Intern DETERMINATION TO deliver one of Rivers State’s most ambitious infrastructure projects was once again restated as Governor Siminalayi Fubara reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to completing the 62.65-kilometre Port Harcourt Ring Road. The Governor made the pledge during an on-site inspection tou...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the Wednesday, 24 September 2025 edition of the New Telegraph newspaper). “BETWEEN THE Rivers state sole administrator who just completed his six-month state of emergency rule over the oil-rich state and the state’s House of Assembly members just resuming their own functi...
By JKNewsMedia POLITICAL EVENTS in Rivers State entered a new phase on Monday evening as Governor Siminalayi Fubara visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu. The engagement marked his first official presence at the State House since his reinstatement as governor after six months of emergency rul...
By JKNewsMedia RIVERS STATE Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will deliver a statewide broadcast at 6.00pm this evening to appreciate stakeholders for their roles in restoring peace across the state and to reaffirm his administration’s commitment to stability and development. The Governor disclosed the plan on Friday after returning to Port Harcou...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIVERS STATE Governor Siminalayi Fubara returned to the state on Friday, arriving at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, after six months of suspension from office during the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu. The governor’s aircraft touched down at about 11:55am, bef...
By Carol Olatunji, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE RIVERS State House of Assembly has resolved to investigate the finances managed during the six-month emergency rule administered by retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as sole administrator. The resolution was taken on Thursday as the lawmakers reconvened for their first plenary session since the sus...
By Gift Home, JKNewsMedia Reporter SUPPORTERS AND residents filled the surroundings of the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, September 18, 2025, awaiting the return of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma Odu, to office after President Bola Tinubu lifted the six-month emergency rule imposed on the sta...
By Frank Arinze, Campus Journalist, JKNewsMedia THE STATE of Emergency imposed in Rivers State formally ends at midnight today following a presidential directive confirming the resumption of democratic governance after six months of suspension. Addressing the nation, President Bola Tinubu recalled that the decision to declare a state of emerge...
By TheCable PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has agreed to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara as the governor of Rivers state — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027, TheCable can report. The truce was reached during a closed-door meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of [&helli...
By JKNewsMedia OPERATIONS HAVE stalled across several high-profile construction sites in Rivers State as Julius Berger Nigeria PLC begins pulling out its workforce due to delayed payments from the state government. The withdrawal affects projects critical to the state’s infrastructure and development, including the landmark Port Harcour...
