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In the election, Rivers State voted for Bola Tinubu (APC) amid controversy; declared results showed Tinubu winning the state with 44.2% of the vote to defeat Peter Obi (LP) at 33.4% and Atiku Abubakar (PDP) at 16.9%. The election, riddled with irregularities and fraud accusations, led to renewed focus on the gubernatorial race as reports of ...
Rivers is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). [6] Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo and Anambra to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the west.The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the ...
On 22 April 2022, an explosion in southern Nigeria killed 110 people. [1] [2] [3] It happened at an illegal oil refinery on the boundary of Imo State and Rivers State. [2] [3] Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari described the explosion as a "catastrophe" and "national disaster". [4]
Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The state government is composed of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the House of Assembly , the Governor and the High Court .
The Tide is a Nigerian daily newspaper.It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and one of Nigeria's major newspapers. Owned and funded by the state, The Tide began printing operations on 1 December 1971 and has a digital version.
4 August – Governor Wike contributes 64 operational vehicles to security agencies to help tackle crime in Rivers State. Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase visits the Governor at the Brick House. [53] 7 August – Governor Wike assents to three bills passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly. The bills are the Rivers State Kenule ...
The governor of Rivers State is the chief executive of the Rivers State government and is one of the governors of the thirty-six states of Nigeria. The governor is supported by the deputy governor , both popularly elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms).
Sir Amaopusenibo Siminalayi Fubara-(born 28 January 1975), is the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria. He previously served as Accountant general [1] of the Rivers State, Nigeria. He is an ethnic Ibani-Ijaw, and was born in Opobo Town in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State. [2] [3]