Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other opposition leaders have strongly condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. They have demanded an immediate reversal, calling it unconstitutional and a threat to democracy. At…
By Farooq Kperogi I just stumbled on a story in The Cable this morning claiming that President Bola Tinubu’s henchmen in the Senate and House are struggling to gather enough votes to rubber-stamp his unconstitutional suspension of democracy in Rivers…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP) has condemned Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers state noting that he could have resolved the issue “like a father”. Through its spokesperson, Ladipo Johnson, on Wednesday, the agency said Tinubu’s…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule. Amaewhule said the…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has called on residents to remain peaceful and law-abiding following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu. In a statewide address on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Governor Fubara reaffirmed his…
“STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS: “SUSPENSION” OR OTHERWISE SUMMARY REMOVAL OF A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNOR AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken due notice of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers…
The whereabouts of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, remained unknown on Tuesday night following the deployment of military trucks into the Government House in Port Harcourt. The deployment came on the first night of the state of emergency declared by…
A new pipeline explosion has been reported in Gbarain Kingdom, Bayelsa State, just as President Bola Tinubu was addressing the nation to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, Newsmax Nigeria reports. On Tuesday, Tinubu suspended Rivers State Governor…
The Nigerian Army is currently moving toward the Rivers State Government House to enforce President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency. Under the directive, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, state assembly members, and other government appointees…
A second major pipeline explosion has rocked the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State, occurring just hours after a similar incident in Bodo, Gokana LGA. The latest explosion struck a manifold connecting a federal pipeline in the Okwawriwa…
