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Wike, Fubara, And A Captured State

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde In the last couple of days, Rivers State has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Since the 2023 general elections that returned Siminalayi Fubara as the Governor of the State, the state has not enjoyed any semblance of peace beyond six months. The state and its

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Why I Didn’t Challenge Emergency Rule in Court – Gov. Fubara

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained why he chose not to contest the state of emergency declared in the state earlier this year. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, September 19, Fubara said his decision was driven by the need to prioritize peace, stability, and reconciliation over legal battles. “I accepted the emergency rule […]

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Fubara whereabout revealed

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, arrived in Port Harcourt today as his flight touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, at exactly 11:50 a.m. His return comes just two days after President Bola Tinubu lifted the state of emergency earlier declared in the state. Welcoming him at the airport were several prominent figures, […]

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Wike Insists No Law Mandates Fubara’s Immediate Return After Emergency Rule

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed suggestions that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, must immediately resume office following the end of the six-month emergency rule declared in the state. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, Wike stressed that there is no constitutional or legal provision

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Rivers Assembly Seeks Probe of Former Sole Administrator’s Finances

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2025

The reinstated Rivers State House of Assembly has called for an investigation into the financial activities of the former Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.), covering the six months he managed the state’s affairs. The demand was made during the Assembly’s first plenary sitting since the expiration of the emergency rule imposed on […]

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Breaking: Ibas Transfers Power to Fubara, Delivers Farewell Address

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2025

Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has officially transferred leadership back to Governor Sim Fubara, marking the end of a six-month emergency administration. In a final statewide broadcast, Ibas called on the people of Rivers State to unite behind Governor Fubara as he resumes his constitutional role. Fubara was suspended by […]