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Breaking: Fubara Appoints New SSG, Chief of Staff in Rivers

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2026

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the appointment of Dr. Dagogo S.A. Wokoma as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Barrister Sunny Ewule as Chief of Staff (CoS). The appointments were announced on Thursday, with both officials scheduled to be sworn in later in the day at the

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Just In: Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Move Against Fubara, Deputy After Tinubu’s Intervention

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. The decision was reached during the Assembly’s continued plenary session in Port Harcourt on Thursday, where lawmakers resolved to halt further action on the impeachment

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Tinubu Meets Wike, Fubara, Rivers Leaders Amid Political Tension

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2026

President Bola Tinubu on Monday night held a closed-door meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and other political leaders from Rivers State at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. Details of the meeting were not officially disclosed as of press time. However, the meeting is […]

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Rivers Court adjourns Fubara, Deputy’s impeachment suit indefinitely over pending appeals

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

A Rivers State High Court has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, challenging the impeachment process initiated against them by the Speaker and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The case, presided over by Justice Florence Fiberesima of the Oyigbo Judicial Division sitting in […]

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Rivers Chief Judge declines to set up panel to probe Gov Fubara, Deputy

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, has declined to constitute a seven-man judicial panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Dr Ngozi Ordu. Justice Amadi based his decision on two subsisting court orders which expressly restrained him from appointing such a panel. According

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Rivers Assembly refers Fubara, Deputy to Chief Judge over gross misconduct allegations

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2026

The Rivers State House of Assembly has resolved to ask the state’s Chief Judge to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct. The resolution was adopted during plenary on Friday after 25 lawmakers voted in support of forwarding the matter to the Chief Judge, in accordance with Section […]