Activities marking the end of emergency rule in Rivers State commenced on Sunday with an inter-denominational thanksgiving service at the Ecumenical Centre, Abonima Wharf, Port Harcourt. The service, attended by the state administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ekwe Ibas (rtd), top government officials, traditional rulers, security chiefs, and other dignitaries, signaled the beginning of transition events…
Following a closed-door meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas, retd, in the Presidential Villa last Wednesday, there are strong indications that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu, and the 32-member House of Assembly may return on September 18, 2025. Sunday Vanguard gathered…
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), has criticized Senator Seriake Dickson over his Democracy Day comments, which accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of complicity in the political crisis in Rivers State. In a statement issued through his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Nneamaka Okafor, Lokpobiri described Dickson’s remarks as regrettable…
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, shared a cordial moment with Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, during the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the encounter via…
Yenagoa, May 6, 2025 Hon. Engr. Ebiye Tarabina, MCORen, Chairman of the Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Bayelsa State, today conducted a hands‑on inspection of several high‑priority infrastructure projects across the state. The visits are part of an ongoing drive to ensure contractors adhere to quality standards and complete works on schedule. Tarabina began…
Bayelsa State Government in conjunction with the local government councils has ratified a working document known as the Retirement and Transition Process for New Pensioners in the local governments of the state. The document, which will serve as the new template for local government pension administration was adopted shortly after its presentation by the Hon…
In a significant development aimed at healing the internal rifts within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governors elected under the party’s platform and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are reportedly making concessions to restore unity ahead of the 2027 presidential election. According to information obtained by Sunday PUNCH, Oyo State Governor,…
The Edo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the killing of a vulcaniser identified as Boyo along Warrake Road in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, Moses Yamu, said the police received the report of Boyo’s death on Friday and that a manhunt for the assailants was underway. He…
