Rivers: Still on edge one year after assembly inferno

With an end to the political crisis between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather Wike and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) still not in sight, residents of the state are counting their losses and lamenting missed development opportunities. Exasperated by unfolding ugly developments amid dire uncertainty, OBINNA NWAOKU reports that many are asking when, and how peace will return to the oil-rich state.

On October 30, 2023, residents of Rivers State were abruptly awakened by a loud explosion that ripped through the State House of Assembly Complex, barely five months after Governor Siminlayi Fubara was inaugurated.