•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd) and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara Finally, strong indications have emerged that the emergency rule in Rivers State will end on September 18, 2025, and the state will return to full democracy. Until now, the expiration of the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu on March 18 for [&hel...
•APC flag and Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has faulted plans by the state’s electoral body to proceed with local government elections on August 30, warning that the exercise risks disenfranchising voters and breaching a Supreme Court ruling. APC spokesperson, Darlington Nwauju, said...
•Ibok-Ete Ibas and House of Reps The Rivers State sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appealed to the National Assembly’s Ad-hoc Committee for additional time to adequately prepare a detailed briefing on the ongoing situation in the state, citing the fragile security and political environment under the current state of emergency. Addressing...
•Shettima Vice President Kashim Shettima is presiding over the 149th meeting of the National Economic Council at the State House, Abuja. today’s meeting, which has the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice‑Admiral Ibok‑Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), in attendance, is the first since President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state, ...
•Tinubu, Falana and Ibas Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove the Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.), for breach of presidential order. The senior advocate yesterday argued that the retired naval chief contravened the orders contained in the Official Gazette dated ...
•Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) A coalition of 35 civil society organisations in Rivers State has jointly petitioned the House of Representatives, decrying what they termed “severe and brazen acts of lawlessness and impunity” being perpetrated by the state’s administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.). In a strongly worded letter titled...
•Ibas and House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has reminded Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) that by the provision of the 1999 Constitution (As amended), he must report to the National Assembly in running the affairs of the oil-rich state. The Speaker gave the c...
•Ann-Kio Briggs and Ibok Ete Ibas Niger Delta human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, says Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok Ete Ibas’ actions in the state are contrary to what President Bola Tinubu said he sent him to do. Ibas, Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff from July 2015 to January 2021, was appointed by Tinubu as […]
•Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) The Nigerian Bar Association has clarified that the N300 million it received from the Rivers State Government was a non-refundable gift, not a payment for hosting rights to its Annual General Conference. The NBA had earlier relocated the forthcoming conference to Enugu State ...
•Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd) The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration in the 23 local government areas of the state to submit the activities of their respective councils. Ibas said the HLGA appointed by the suspended g...
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