•House of Representatives Two members of the House of Representatives, Marie Ebikake and Blessing Amadi, today were literally at each other’s throats over the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, last night. Ebikake and Amadi, who represent Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency of Bayelsa and Port Harcourt T...
•Fubara Suspended Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, saying that though there were political disagreements, good governance was ongoing, salaries were paid, projects were executed, and above all, the state remained safe, secure, and peaceful under his watch. Apparently noti...
•PDP governors The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has vowed to challenge the suspension of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and other elected officials of the state in court. Last night, President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers, suspending the governor, his deputy and members of the State House ...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 presidential election Peter Obi has faulted President Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Obi in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle described the president’s decision as ‘unconstitutional and reckless’. He said: “The unilateral dec...
•Atiku and Tinubu Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state, describing it as an assault on democracy that must be condemned in the strongest terms. The former vice president, who reacted on his verified Facebook page, noted that the declaration is a political manipulation, carried...
•Tinubu and PDP logo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State, declaring that President Bola Tinubu does not have the constitutional power to suspend the democratically elected governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara. In a statement last night, PDP spokesman Debo Ologunagba said Ti...
•Bassey and Tinubu A renowned environmental activist and novelist, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has questioned the declaration of state of emergency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu this evening. The Frontier reports that in a nationwide broadcast this evening, the president declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspended Governor Fubara and appoi...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the prolonged political crisis and governance paralysis. In a nationwide emergency broadcast this evening, Tinubu expressed deep concern over the situation, reports Vanguard. He said: “I feel greatly disturbed by the political crisis in Rivers. The state ha...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara presents the N800 billion 2024 budget estimates before the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State House of Assembly at the Government House on December 13, 2023 A coalition of concerned civil servants in Rivers State, alongside the Rivers Solidarity for Good Governance, have issued a stern ultimatum to the State ...
•Explosion Another explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State today. This comes just hours after a similar explosion rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Shell in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area, reports The PUNCH. The latest incident reportedly occur...
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