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Tinubu Meets Former Rivers State Administrator Ibas at Aso Villa Amid Financial Scrutiny

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday evening, held a closed-door meeting with the former sole administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting comes as investigations into the state’s finances during the emergency rule deepen.

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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 […]

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Rivers State Administrator Declares Presidential Mandate Fulfilled with Successful Local Government Elections

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2025

Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the Administrator of Rivers State, has formally declared the presidential mandate handed to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as fully accomplished. The announcement followed the successful conduct of local government elections and the restoration of democratic structures at the grassroots level. Speaking at Government House, Port