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Sir Amaopusenibo Siminalayi "Sim" Joseph Black-(born 28 January 1975), is the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria. He previously served as Accountant general [1] of the Rivers State, Nigeria. He is an ethnic Ibani-Ijaw, and was born in Opobo Town in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State. [2] [3]
Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). [6] Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo and Anambra to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the west.The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the ...
Rivers East: 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 Ngoji John Denton-West: 4 July 1992: NRC: Rivers South-East: 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 Felix O. Oboro: 4 July 1992: NRC: Rivers West: 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 Members of the House of Representatives during the Third Nigerian Republic from Rivers State Member Elected Party ...
Rivers State is a highly populated, diverse state in the South South with major oil and natural gas reserves along with industrial centres. Despite its vast oil revenues, the state has several major issues with pirates and illegal oil bunkering gangs in riverine areas while urban areas have overcrowding and intense environmental pollution. [2 ...
Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The state government is composed of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the House of Assembly , the Governor and the High Court .
The Tide is a Nigerian daily newspaper.It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and one of Nigeria's major newspapers. Owned and funded by the state, The Tide began printing operations on 1 December 1971 and has a digital version.
Rivers State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Government of Rivers State inaugurated in 1979. It is a unicameral body with 32 members elected into 32 state constituencies. The current Speaker of the State Assembly is Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, DSSRS.