In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday affirmed Martin Amaewhule as the legitimate Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The judgment came after a three-member...

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, has declared the seats of Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and three other lawmakers vacant. This decisio...

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Mr Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any involvement in the explosion that occurred at the Rivers State House of Assembly chambers on October 29, 2023. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television on Sunday, Ehie emphasized that only the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, has access to the Assembly premises after working hours or on weekends.

Tension and apprehension gripped Rivers State on Monday following the initiation of impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Prof Ngozi Odu by the state House of Assembly. The Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly loyal to the former governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, served Fubara and Prof Odu with a notice of alleged gross misconduct, signalling an imminent impeachment process.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said he would not stop the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly from performing its constitutional obligations. The former Rivers State governor, who accused Secretary to the Rivers State Government, SSG, Dr Tammy Danagogo, of inciting the ongoing political crisis in the state, told Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was two wins ahead of him and said more wins would come his way.

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by its speaker, Martin Amaewhule, has written to Governor Simi Fubara, demanding the sack of all commissioners in the state within 48 hours. In a letter sighted by DAILY POST, the resolution came after the House met on Wednesday. The Assembly also demanded the sack of other appointees not properly screened by the lawmakers.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday, denied claims that it had called on the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, to commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The organisation stated that it had no position on the political crisis in the state, adding that the report did not originate from Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has postponed proceedings in the case seeking the replacement of lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly.The case, which was filed by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo and two other applicants will now continue on April 30, 2025, when the court is expected to hear the adoption of the processes.The applicants are asking the court to declare the seats of factional Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers vacant.

According to an interview with human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) that was broadcast on Symfoni TV, the Supreme Court has upheld the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and twenty-six other members from the Rivers State House of Assembly. There is no question that their choice to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was the reason they were expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).You may recall that the political instability in Rivers State started in December 2023 when 27 assembly members, including Speaker Martin Amaewhule, switched from the PDP to the APC.

The appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara challenging the Martin Amaewhule leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly has been dismissed by the Supreme Court in Abuja.The decision was reached by a five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji on Monday, after Fubara’s lawyer, Yusuf Ali, withdrew the suit.The court then ordered Fubara to pay N2 million to the Assembly and Amaewhule after it agreed with the decisions reached by the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal.

The lawsuit filed by Rivers State Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, challenging their impeachment by the State Assembly, has suffered a setback after the Oyigbo High Court adjourned the matter indefinitely. Presiding Judge Florence Fiberesima, sitting in Port Harcourt, made the ruling on Friday following the disclosure that the Assembly had filed an appeal. The court adjournment came after the lead counsel to Martins Amaewhule and 26 members of the Assembly, Senior Advocate of Nigeria S.I.

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, on Monday, wrote to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stopping him from spending funds from the state Consolidated Revenue Fund. The development followed the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum given to the governor by the lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,

…orders Amaewhule, 24 other to stop parading as speaker, lawmakers A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared the seats of the 25 lawmakers, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, vacant pending the determination of a suit before it. The court, however, ordered the

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Speaker of the state Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the other 24 lawmakers from parading as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice Charles N. Wali gave this order in a case in