The Executive Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Gift Worlu, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara should clear the air on the gross misconduct allegations leveled against him by the House of Assembly. Naija News recall that 26 lawmakers, reportedly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wikerecently initiated … Read more
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayoseon Tuesday cautioned Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, against escalating his political confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Fayose issued the warning during an interview on Arise Television, stressing that reconciliation was a wiser option than prolonged conflict. The former governor advised Fubara to tread … Read more
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has said the people of Rivers State are disappointed over the fresh rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Naija News reports that a fresh political turmoil erupted in Rivers State after members of the House Assembly, reportedly loyal … Read more
The Rivers State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over what it described as clandestine efforts by unnamed individuals to frustrate the ongoing impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu through the courts. In a statement dated January 11, 2026, the Assembly said it had received credible intelligence that some … Read more
A political strategist, Baba Yusuf, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wikeof sponsoring the impeachment proceedings against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Naija News reports that Yusuf, during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ program on Friday, said the impeachment plot is a calculated attempt to remove Fubara from … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South Group has claimed that the Rivers State House of Assembly lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wikedeliberately issued impeachment threats against Governor Siminalayi Fubara for refusing to approve fictitious projects in the state’s 2026 budget proposal. Naija News reports that the group made … Read more
A report has indicated that President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing rift between the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to Punch, Tinubu has summoned Wike for a meeting over the Rivers crisis. A source close to the President told the … Read more
An elder statesman in Rivers State, Kingsley Wenenda Walihas urged the residents of the state to remain calm and not let emotions cloud their judgment amid the renewed political tension between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Wali, in a statement on Friday, described the political rift as … Read more
A former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANP), Chief Asukewe Ikoawajihas described the current administration as ‘kindergarten’ and warned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) could lose the 2027 general elections if it fails to deliver on its promises to Nigerians. Ikoawaji also criticized the national leadership of the … Read more
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubarais currently in the eye of the storm as the fresh political crisis in the oil-rich state took a different turn on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Naija News reports that the Rivers State House of Assembly, which had earlier scheduled its resumption on January 26, resumed plenary on Thursday and … Read more