The sole administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ekwe Ibas, has appointed Professed Ibibia Lucky Worika as the new Secretary to the State Government. The sole administrator disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. “His Excellency, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe… Rivers: Sole Administrator Ibas appoints Worika as new SSG, gives reason …C0NTINUE READING HERE … Read more
The Dim Uchechukwu Nnam Okwukwu-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged President Bola Tinubu to set up a high calibre committee to be chaired by elder statesman, Chief Ebitu Ukiwe with a mandate to resolve the Rivers State imbroglio. Okwukwu, a factional President-General of Ohanaeze… Rivers: Ohanaeze urges Tinubu to set up Ukiwe-led reconciliation committee …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
A pro-democracy group, Coalition of Civil Society in Defence of Democracy, has urged President Bola Tinubu to establish a reconciliation committee within 14 days to resolve the political crisis in Rivers State. DAILY POST reports that Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast on 18th… Set up reconciliation panel to end emergency rule in Rivers – Pro-democracy … Read more
The member representing Andoni/Opobo/Mkoro Federal Constituency in Rivers State in the House of Representatives, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, has asked President Bola Tinubu to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara before the expiration of the six-month emergency rule period. Abiante… Rivers: Restore Fubara, engage Abdulsalami-led peace committee – Rep tells Tinubu …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has called for the unconditional restoration of democratic structures in the state. Eze, a former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP),… Rivers: Reverse state of emergency within 7 days or face legal action – APC … Read more
A Nigerian pro-democracy coalition, Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance, has petitioned the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, urging urgent intervention against what it describes as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s moves to undermine… State of emergency in Rivers: Activists warn of threat to democracy, petition ECOWAS …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and declared a state of emergency in the state due to security intelligence reports. Recall that Tinubu had suspended Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State House of Assembly… Why Tinubu declared state of emergency in Rivers – Presidency … Read more
Whether they expected it or not, members of an amorphous coalition of opposition politicians, with the declared aim of removing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu from power in the 2027 General Election, met the first disappointment in their chosen path… Rivers Emergency Proclamation: Atiku’s coalition misses the point – By … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the declaration of state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. Soyinka, who stated this during an interview on Channels Television, described the situation as excessive. It could be recalled that Tinubu… Soyinka blasts Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers, describes it as ‘excessive’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE … Read more
Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has suggested that the Nigerian Senate failed to meet the constitutional two-thirds majority required to approve President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Last Thursday, the Senate, in a closed session,… Rivers: Nigerian Senate failed to meet constitutional requirement over Tinubu’s state of emergency – … Read more