•Peter Obi Following the reported spending of about $9 million on foreign lobbyists in Washington, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has criticised the federal government for what he described as Nigeria’s persistent habit of prioritising waste over human wellbeing. In a statement released on his X handle yesterday, Obi described the all...
•Wike, Fubara and Tinubu The sudden U-turn by four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who only days earlier had appealed for dialogue between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the legislature but have now aligned with calls for the governor’s impeachment, has injected fresh uncertainty into an already combustible political crisis. The...
•House of Representatives The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has pledged legislative support to government efforts at enhancing the welfare of the Armed Forces, while providing them the necessary measures at enhancing their professionalism. In a message to members of the Armed Forces on the occasion of the 2026 Armed Forces Re...
•Abdullahi and Tinubu The African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the opposition party’s objective is to remove President Tinubu from power as a necessary step towards rescuing Nigeria from what he described as an unprecedented governance crisis. “It’s solely to get Tinubu out of power. That is the agenda and...
•Wike, Fubara and Tinubu Youths from the South-South region have accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of orchestrating the protracted political crisis in Rivers State and have called for his immediate removal from office. The youths, operating under the banner of the South South Youths Initiative (SSYI), le...
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area, Port Harcourt today, has issued an interim injunction restraining the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and two others, including the Clerk of the House, from sending any correspondence to the Chief Judge of the state. The court also restrained [&...
•Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi The Africa Centre for Democracy and Leadership (ACDL) has issued a strong caution to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, on the critical need for judicial independence in the face of the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi ...
•Governor Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly Rivers State House of Assembly today called on the Chief Judge of the state to set up a panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The Assembly members, who made the call through a unanimous vote, […]
•Atiku and son Abba Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has broken silence on the defection of his son, Abba Abubakar from PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku described the decision of his son to join the ruling APC as “entirely personal”. Abba [&helli...
•PDP national secretariat, Abuja The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the appointment of caretaker committees to take charge of the party’s affairs in Delta, Enugu, Imo, Rivers and Osun states. The appointments were made on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and in line with Sect...

