Nigeria, March 21 -- On the 19th of March, 2025, President Bola Tinubu, at the State House Abuja, swore in retired Chief of Naval Staff Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as the military administrator of Rivers State.

The 64-year-old retired CNS's swearing-in followed lingering hostilities between Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara and the State House of Assembly members loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike, an ally of the president.

But how well do you know the new Rivers State military administrator?

Here are some very important information about the 64-year-old.

Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas was born on September 27, 1960, in Nko in Cross River and was Nigeria's 22nd Chief of Naval Staff between 2015 and 2021, having served in the Nigerian Navy from 1979-2021....