Following the supply of 475,000 barrels of crude oil by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, the Port Harcourt Refinery is set to start operations. A statement by Shell stated that some activities, including pressure and leak testing to assure pipeline integrity by relevant subsidiaries of the NNPC Limited and integrity and maintenance activities on the…
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, swore in nine commissioners who are loyalists of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The Informant247 reports that the newly sworn-in commissioners had earlier resigned their appointments at the height of the crisis between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and Fubara, whereas President Bola…
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the election of Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected governor of Rivers State while dismissing an appeal by the All Progressives Congress candidate, Tonye Cole. The Informant247 gathered that Cole alleged that irregularities marred Rivers’s election and that Fubara did not…
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Sunday arrested 30-year-old Olubunmi Ajayi for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby, Imole Anifowose, in RSS River, Sagamu. The state police command, while confirming this on Monday in a statement by its spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, said one Olusola Sonaya, who was around the river, was…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday declared the N800bn 2024 budget signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara, as illegal The Informant247 had earlier reported that following the approval of the N800bn 2024 appropriation bill by Edison Ehie-led five-man Rivers Assembly members, governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday, December 14,…
Justice John Okoro-led five-member panel of the Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. Justice Okoro, while delivering the judgment, dismissed the appeals by the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege, and the Labour Party and its candidate, Ken Pella, against the governor In the Omo-Agege…
As part of the implementation of the eight-point resolution reached at a peace meeting brokered between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and his predecessor and the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike to resolve the political crisis rocking State, the House of Assembly on Wednesday, in its screening for the Commissioner…
Hope Uzodinma, the Imo state Governor, on Monday, alongside his Deputy, Chinyere Ekomaru, was sworn in to serve another four-year tenure. It was gathered that the swearing-in ceremony took place in Owerri, at the Dan Anyiam stadium. The Informant247 reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, on November 12, declared governor Uzodinma, the…
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara Governor, is currently meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Informant247 gathered that Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa on Thursday evening and went straight to the office of the President for the closed-door meeting. The meeting is not unconnected with the crisis…
No fewer than 20 persons were killed in a boat mishap in Andoni waterways in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Erastus Awortu, the chairman of the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, in a statement issued early Wednesday, expressed his shock at the incident. According to him, the incident, which occurred on…
Ace singer Harrison Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, in a post on his Instagram Page, confirmed his appointment as the Executive Assistant on Entertainment to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. A copy of the appointment letter via his Instagram stated that the appointment took effect on Dec. 22, 2023. He wrote: “Newly Appointed E. A (Executive Assistant),…
Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday threw a fresh jab at Hon. Edison Ehie, the former factional Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalist, saying he was never a Speaker. It would be recalled that Ehie, who happened to be the majority leader of the Assembly before declaring himself…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has again reiterated that the decisions taken by his administration in the political crisis in the state were for peace to reign and not born out of fear. Fubara made this known while addressing Rivers people at the maiden state banquet held by his administration at Government House Port…
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of some passengers around Nde 3 Corners by Akparabong Junction in Ikom Local Government Area of the state, who were in transit after being ambushed by gunmen who shot at their vehicles, injuring three, while an unspecified number were taken away. SP Irene Ugbo, the…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, while speaking at the crossover church service at St Paul’s Archdeaconry Parish in Opobo in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of the state, reiterated that his administration’s commitment to providing quality leadership. The Informant247 reports that Governor Fubara has been having a running battle with the camp of his predecessor…
Hon. Edison Ehie, the factional Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalist, has reportedly resigned his position as the Speaker and member of the Assembly representing Ahaoda East Constituency 2. The Informant247 gathered that Ehie, in his letter of resignation dated December 29, 2023, and addressed to the Independent National…
Pastor Umo Eno, the Akwa Ibom State Governor, has declared January 2, 2024, a work-free day in the state in a bid to allow the residents of the state to attend the New Year interdenominational thanksgiving ceremony at the International Christian Worship Centre, Uyo, the state capital. Eno, who made the statement in his Boxing…
Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers State Governor, on Monday, in a statewide broadcast, pledged to fully implement the comprehensive presidential peace agreement aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis in the state while reaffirming his belief that no price is too high for peace to prevail in the region. He said, “As a principal participant in…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, while addressing a congregation during a thanksgiving ceremony for the immediate past Commissioner for Works in Rivers State, George Kelly Alabo, at the Kings’ Assembly in Port Harcourt, claimed that he did not invite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in Rivers State…
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), on Thursday, announced the completion of phase 1 of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State, signalling the commencement of petroleum refining while pointing out that production of petroleum products would commence after the Christmas break. The minister made this known…
