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From March 18 to September 17, 2025, Rivers State was ruled not by its elected leaders but by an unelected sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired Vice-Admiral appointed by President Bola Tinubu under the cover of emergency rule. For six long months, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of Assembly were suspended in circumstances that defied the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The declaration of emergency itself followed a highly controversial Supreme Court verdict that reinstated 27 lawmakers who had publicly defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the very party on whose platform they were elected.…

Rivers women, under the aegis of Rivers Women Unite for SIM, have declared a glorious new dawn in the State following the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu and members of the State House of Assembly after a six-month suspension. The women, clad in green attire, gathered at the Ecumenical Center, Port Harcourt on Thursday to thank God and to celebrate the restoration of peace and democracy in the State. They later took to the streets of Port Harcourt to symbolically show their joy over the lifting of emergency rule from the State by President Bola…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at State House conferred the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger on four Ogoni leaders killed in May, 1994 by a mob at Gionkoo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The four are Albert Badey, a former Secertary to Rivers State Government, Edward Kobani, a former Commissioner, Sam Orage, a former commissioner and Theophilus Orage, the elder brother of Sam Orage. President Tinubu announced the awards when the Consultation Committee he set up to rally peace in Ogoniland submitted its report at State House, Abuja. The move has been…

STATEHOUSE STATEMENT STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it for context is that there was a total paralysis of governance in Rivers…

A non-governmental organization known as Media Awareness and Justice Initiative, MAJI, has called on the Nigerian government and other stakeholders to take urgent and decisive actions to protect the ozone layer. The group, which focuses on environmental justice, open technology for capacity building in rural and urban communities, and developing innovative strategies for digital inclusion of marginalized groups, wants key government agencies and stakeholders to intensify efforts and approaches that substantially reduce the use of ozone depleting substances and indiscriminate emissions of greenhouse gases. The call was contained in a press statement signed by the Executive Director of the group,…

We, delegates of the Niger Delta Climate Change Conference 2025; comprising civil society organizations, traditional rulers, women leaders, youth advocates, government representatives, climate scientists, legal experts, and community stakeholders – gathered here in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from July 7-11, 2025, to engage in urgent dialogue on Climate Justice, Environmental Degradation, and Community Resilience in the Niger Delta. This communiqué reflects our collective voices, historical truths, and unwavering commitment to restoring our lands, defending our rights, and building a sustainable and just future for the Niger Delta and Africa at large. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We express profound appreciation to; Rev. Dr. Nnimmo…

A group of fathers of the ladies that were on board the controversial Ibom Air flight in which Ms. Comfort Emmanson was stripped nude last week have called for stiffer measures against Ibom Air and its crew members that mishandled that incident. In a statement made available to National Point, the fathers, who came under the umbrella of Concerned Fathers of Girl children Onboard Ibom Air, said Ibom Air crew members committed serious professional breaches on that flight and deserve to be sanctioned. They however condemned Ms. Emmason’s alleged refusal to follow safety rules and her physical aggression toward passengers…

Concerned with the escalating ecological threats in the country, Health of Mother Earth Foundation in collaboration with We the People, Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Social Action, CAPPA and OilWatch Africa organized a one-day National Socio-Ecological Alternatives Convergence in Abuja Nigeria on Monday 14th July 2025. The Convergence which was the second in a series that started in 2024 sought to create a platform for stakeholders including those from the government, civil society, academia, social movements, and communities to share knowledge and engage in meaningful dialogue and partnership on the overarching…

Okpe Union has disowned the 1st Deputy President General of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) and former Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Isaac Itebu, and others over a press conference where they declared that Okpe was part of Urhobo ethnic nationality. In a press statement issued in Warri, the Union also disowned Chief Robert Onome, member of Delta State Advisory and Peace Building Council; Mr. Harrison Ekeleme, the immediate-past President General of Amuokpe District of Okpe Kingdom; and Mr. Moses Odiete, the President of the Okpe Youths Progressive Association. The Union said…

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated a 300kV transformer and ancillary electrification facilities to the Nigerian Army 16 Brigade in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State. At the presentation ceremony, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, who was represented by the Executive Director, Projects, Dr. Victor Antai, said the donation followed a request from the brigade to assist in strengthening security infrastructure in the Niger Delta. “We decided that critical electrical interventions should be provided to the 16 Army Brigade,” Antai said, adding that other interventions made to the 16 Brigade included the installation and stringing of 156 High Tension Pre-stressed…