4 d. ago Battle for Rivers: AGF moves to defend Tinubu as PDP govs mobilise 11 SANs

•Fagbemi drafts S’Court response, PDP berates President, Ibas, Tompolo hints at Fubara’s return The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has sprung into action and commenced drafting the response of President Bola Tinubu to the People’s Democratic Party’s governors’ suit challenging the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. Read More

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4 d. ago Farah Dagogo drags Tinubu, Akpabio, Abass, Ibas, others to court

From Tony John, Port Harcourt A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital,  has fixed May 12, 2025, for substantive hearing in a suit filed by a former National and State Assembly member, Farah Dagogo, against the suspension of both Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State Assembly Members. The court granted […] The post Farah Dagogo drags Tinubu, Akpabio, Abass, Ibas, others to court appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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7 d. ago Rivers: Stop flouting court orders on LG appointment, Bode George warns Ibas

By Chinelo Obogo Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has urged the Rivers State Administrator Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) to halt the appointments of Local Government Administrators and reconstitution of state boards.    The rebuke follows a Federal High Court order by Justice Adamu Muhammed, barring Ibas from […] The post Rivers: Stop flouting court orders on LG appointment, Bode George warns Ibas appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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9 d. ago Full list: Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers LGAs against court order

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), Rivers State sole administrator, has appointed administrators for all 23 Local Government Areas of the read more Full list: Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers LGAs against court order

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9 d. ago Ibas Ignores Court Rulling, Appoints 23 Administrators For Rivers Local Govts

Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the appointments take effect from Monday, April 7, 2025. The announcement was made in a statement on Wednesday by Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika. The […] The post Ibas Ignores Court Rulling, Appoints 23 Administrators For Rivers Local Govts appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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9 d. ago Court blocks Rivers Administrator from appointing LGA coordinators

A federal high court in Port Harcourt has issued an order preventing Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State, read more Court blocks Rivers Administrator from appointing LGA coordinators

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9 d. ago Rivers: Court bars Ibas from appointing local govt administrators

By Tony John, Port Harcourt A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has blocked Rivers Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) from appointing administrators for the state’s 23 local government areas (LGAs). Justice Adamu Turaki Muhammed issued the order on 8 April 2025 in Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/46/2025. The ruling followed a case filed by […] The post Rivers: Court bars Ibas from appointing local govt administrators appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Court vacates existing order as CCII set to elect new officers

Tribune Online Court vacates existing order as CCII set to elect new officers The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has vacated an existing interim injunction that had halted the election of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), which was scheduled to take place today at Ibadan House. Court vacates existing order as CCII set to elect new officers Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Rivers govt cancels all pending procurement, tender processes

• Women urge Tinubu to lift Fubara’s suspension The Rivers State Government has cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement. The Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), made the remark in a special announcement, signed and issued by Prof Ibibia Worika, the Secretary to the State Government […] The post Rivers govt cancels all pending procurement, tender processes appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Rivers administrator cancels MDAs’ procurement, tender processes

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes carried out by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state. Ibas said the cancellation became necessary following the Supreme Court judgment and the absence of an Appropriation Law within the period. This was contained in a Special Read More

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2 w. ago I refused to pay my wife’s bride price ‘cos she’s not a virgin, man tells court

Tribune Online I refused to pay my wife’s bride price ‘cos she’s not a virgin, man tells court The president of Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Mrs S.M Akintayo, has adjourned a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Kasali, against his wife, Ajoke, on the account of irreconcilable differences. Kasali stated that he and Ajoke never had a traditional wedding, but that she moved into his house shortly […] I refused to pay my wife’s bride price ‘cos she’s not a virgin, man tells court Tribune Online

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2 w. ago ‘My husband went to US, abandoned me; I saw his nude pictures with another woman on phone’

Tribune Online ‘My husband went to US, abandoned me; I saw his nude pictures with another woman on phone’ A woman, Segilola, has dragged her husband, Semiu, before Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that it dissolve their 23-year-old wedlock on the accounts of abandonment. Segilola said that 12 years after they got married, Semiu left the country for greener pasture. She stated that he relocated precisely to the United States […] ‘My husband went to US, abandoned me; I saw his nude pictures with another woman on phone’ Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Peter Obi decries release of Rivers allocation to Sole Administrator

By John Ogunsemore The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has faulted the release of Rivers State allocation to Sole Administrator, Ibok Ekwe Ibas. Amid political tension in Rivers, the Supreme Court court froze statutory allocations to the state until the State House of Assembly properly appropriates the funds for usage. However, […] The post Peter Obi decries release of Rivers allocation to Sole Administrator appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago We’ve lived together like strangers for five years, man tells court

Tribune Online We’ve lived together like strangers for five years, man tells court A man, Adejare, has approached Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that it dissolve the six-year-old wedlock between him and his wife,  Abidemi, on the account of irreconcilable differences. Adejare stated that he and Abidemi lived like strangers under the same roof for five years. The plaintiff explained that he and the […] We’ve lived together like strangers for five years, man tells court Tribune Online

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4 w. ago Ibadan stampede: Oyo govt withdraws criminal charges against Ooni’s ex

Tribune Online Ibadan stampede: Oyo govt withdraws criminal charges against Ooni’s ex-wife, others He said, "It is in the interest of justice to discontinue these charges, and that is what happened today. So we withdrew the charge and it was struck out by the court" Ibadan stampede: Oyo govt withdraws criminal charges against Ooni’s ex-wife, others Tribune Online

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4 w. ago Stampede: Oyo Court Dismisses Case Against Queen Naomi, Broadcaster Hamzat, 1 Other

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, struck out the case instituted against Queen Naomi Silekunolami; popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the principal of Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi, over the December 2024 stampede that led to the death of 35 children in Ibadan, Oyo State. In dismissing […]

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last month Defamation case: Court adjourns Guru Maharaj Ji’s suit against Elewuogbo

Tribune Online Defamation case: Court adjourns Guru Maharaj Ji’s suit against Elewuogbo The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, the founder of One Love Family, against Prophet Ojo Amos, also known as Elewuogbo. Defamation case: Court adjourns Guru Maharaj Ji’s suit against Elewuogbo Tribune Online

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