A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) South East Zone, Dr. George Agbakahi, has stated that the proclamation of state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and subsequent ratification of same by the National Assembly was the right thing to do… Rivers: APC chieftain, Agbakahi justfies emergency rule, tasks Sole … Read more
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has confirmed the release of withheld local government allocations for the state. Ibas assured that necessary steps will be taken to ensure the prompt payment of workers’ salaries. He spoke on Friday during a meeting… Emergency rule: Rivers administrator confirms release of withheld allocations …C0NTINUE READING HERE … Read more
The federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been dragged before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Court, in Abuja, over the declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of democratically elected… Rivers: Tinubu dragged to ECOWAS court over emergency rule …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disapproved of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Makinde, in his biweekly newsletter, ‘The Business of Governance’, published on Thursday evening, described the president’s act as… Gov Makinde kicks against emergency declaration in Rivers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has named his colleagues who kicked against the Red Chamber approving President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Tinubu made the proclamation during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday… Senator Dickson reveals Nigerian lawmakers who refused to support state of emergency in Rivers …C0NTINUE … Read more
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed dissatisfaction with the National Assembly for their approval of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. Obi specifically said, “The parliamentary… Rivers: Democracy doesn’t exist in Nigeria – Peter Obi laments …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
Amid the controversy surrounding the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has claimed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara never spoke as a governor. According to Igbokwe, the embattled governor only… Rivers crisis: Fubara speaks, behaves like student union president – Joe Igbokwe …C0NTINUE … Read more
Former presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an unconstitutional move that threatens Nigeria’s democratic principles. In a statement posted on his official X… River state of emergency: Tinubu, lawmakers’ actions unconstitutional – Kwankwaso …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State on Tuesday surprised me for reasons different from those for which he has been severely criticised. The mildest criticism is that Tinubu’s failure to call the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,… Rivers State Emergency Rule: A different view – By Azu Ishiekwene …C0NTINUE … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has voted on Tinubu’s State of Emergency in Rivers. Newsone Nigeria had reported earlier that President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria. President Tinubu announced in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday… What My Emergency Rule Will Do To Rivers State – President Tinubu …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>