•Senator Ireti Kingibe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senator, Ireti Kingibe, has opposed the use of voice vote by the Senate in approving President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation in Rivers State. Her opposition came 24 hours after the Senate had approved the emergency rule proclamation earlier yesterday, reports Nigerian Tribu...
•Prof Pat Utomi Professor Pat Utomi has blasted the National Assembly for endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State, saying Nigeria does not have democracy anymore. The professor of political economy said the Senate and House of Representatives’ endorsement was an insult to Nigerians. Recall that follo...
•Tinubu, Fubara and Wike Tuesday’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has rekindled the quest for self-determination by the Ijaw ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta, reports Vanguard. Prof Benjamin Okaba, president of Ijaw National Congress, INC, the Ijaw apex socio-cultural group, told our correspon...
•Tinubu The Nigerians in Diaspora Association (NDA-USA) has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as a “war against Nigerians and the international community.” The association rejected the emergency rule, which suspended the Rivers State governor, his deputy, and all elected ...
•Monday Okpebholo Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has distanced himself from the stance of other South-South governors regarding the proposed state of emergency in Rivers State. Speaking in Benin today, Okpebholo stated that he was neither consulted nor informed about the decision to oppose President Bola Tinubu’s potential declaration o...
•Peter Obi The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has slammed members of the National Assembly for using voice vote to approve President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. He described the legislators’ action on such a crucial national issue as a breach of the Constitution [...
•Nigerian Senate chamber Like the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the authority to enforce emergency measures while mandating a review of th...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has voted in support of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a move that has split Nigerians and has continued to attract severe criticism, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy [...
•Nigerian workers Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have unequivocally condemned what they described as hasty and unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The labour unions called for the immediate reversal o...
•Ibas and Tinubu The federal government has announced that Rivers State’s financial allocation will be released to the newly appointed administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.). Speaking at the State House in Abuja, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to ...
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