•Tinubu, Fubara and Fagbemi Youth leaders from different parts of Nigeria under the aegis of Ethnic Youth Leaders have urged the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to apologise to Governor Siminalayi Fubara for falsely accusing him of being behind the bombings in Rivers State. According to the youth leaders, it was curi...
•Tinubu and Fubara A coalition of civil society organisations in Nigeria has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in the Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a threat to democracy and an unjustifiable overreach of executive power. Speaking at a press briefing in Port Harcourt yesterday, Christian Onyegbule, repr...
•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 ...
•House of Representatives and Tinubu Despite opposition, the National Assembly yesterday approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State through voice vote, as lawyers queried the determination of the constitutional provision that mandates two-thirds votes by each chamber for such approval. President Bo...
•Audu Ogbeh Nigeria’s former Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh has faulted the voice vote that members of the National Assembly used to approve the emergency rule proclamation of President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. “Ayes and nays do not give us a clear picture of the position and the moral authority of individual senators or members […...
•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 [...
•Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) The newly appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibot-Ete Ibas, has assumed duty. The former Naval Chief arrived at the Government House, Port Harcourt, at noon today, following a formal reception at the airport led by the Rivers State Head of Service George Nwaeke, reports Channels TV. He ...
•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 [...
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