•South-South governors The South South Governors’ Forum has frowned at the declaration of the state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of the two arms of government, saying the current political situation in the state does not satisfy the criteria for declaring a state of emergency as outlined in Section 305(3) of the […]...
The Senate adjourned abruptly today till tomorrow, keeping mum on its earlier decision to consider the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by 3pm. President Bola Tinubu had proclaimed the emergency rule in Rivers last night following the escalation of the political tension in the oil-rich state, reports Nigerian Tribune. By the provisi...
•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...
•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...
•Segun Sowunmi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, says the APC-controlled federal government should perish any plan to declare a state of emergency in Osun State. “It was rumoured that some fellows are deceiving themselves to declare a state of emergency in Osun,” Sowunmi said on Channels Television last night . ...
•Tinubu The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency on food nationwide. OPC in a statement signed by Comrade Bunmi Fasehun, OPC General Secretary, lamented the reported deaths last week of 35 people in Ibadan capital of Oyo State, 20 in Okija area of Anambra […]
•Tinubu Hours after no fewer than 60 people died from food distribution stampedes in parts of the country, the Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) has urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the sector and make adequate provision for agriculture in the 2025 appropriation bill. Executive ...
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