NEWS

Fubara stagnates development in Oyigbo LG, says Ambassador Akawor

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

Former Ambassador to South Korea and Coordinator, Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor has said that the development of Oyigbo Local Government Area has been stalled under Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Akawor stated this on Monday, during a “thank you” visit to the local

Politics

Rivers Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu dumps PDP, registers with APC

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Ngozi Odu, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking another major political shift in the state. Odu completed her registration at her ward in Akabuka town, Ward 8, Unit 11, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area. Moments after registering, the deputy governor led party supporters in singing “On […]

NEWS

Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress abandons Fubara for Wike

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2026

The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress has announced its decision to abandon Governor Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers State, and pledged allegiance to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike. Chairman of the congress, Senator George Sekibo, announced the group’s decision during Wike’s “thank you” visit to Okrika Local Government Area of the […]

NEWS

Fubara deceived us, boasted President Tinubu will force Wike to work for his reelection, lawmakers to pass budget

Daily Dispatch January 1, 2026

A Factional Caretaker Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Rivers State, to Dr. Nname Ewor has lamented that the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, deceived them into believing that he was capable of wrestling political control from the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, only to dump the PDP at the middle of a political […]

NEWS

Fubara: We will soon reveal agreement reached before President Tinubu to Rivers people – Wike

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2025

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will soon reveal the peace agreement reached between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers before President Bola Tinubu. Wike stated this during a “Thank You Visit’ to Tai Local Government Area of Rivers on Wednesday. Tinubu had in June, brokered a peace […]

FEATURES

Nigeria’s Political Triangle: Lagos, Rivers, and Kano—A Pattern on the Verge of Breaking

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Sunday OladapoNigeria’s political history is often written in patterns, alliances, and shifting loyalties, but few patterns have been as consistent—or as intriguing—as the divergent governance of its three most politically significant states: Lagos, Rivers, and Kano. For over six decades, these states have never been simultaneously governed by a single political party.