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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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Fubara: I was never truly PDP as I officially join APC

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that he was never fully a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying most of the political turmoil he faced was orchestrated by his former party. Speaking on Thursday after visiting the APC national leadership at the party’s […]

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Fubara Congratulates Wike at 58

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has extended warm felicitations to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on the occasion of his 58th birthday. The goodwill message comes against the backdrop of protracted political tensions in Rivers State, making the gesture notable. In a message personally […]