The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency for Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, deputy and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Tinubu. The House approved the president’s proclamation after brief debate and amendments to the motion moved by the
Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers as unfortunate. On March 18, Tinubu imposed emergency rule in the oil-rich state, suspending the governor, his deputy, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months. Speaking
The decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to suspend democratic governance in Rivers State has sparked intense reactions across political and legal circles, with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) strongly condemning the move. In a statement issued by the PDP Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) and signed by its chairman,
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state. The president made the declaration on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability in the state. Tinubu said Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and all members of the Rivers assembly are “hereby suspended for
The Rivers State House of Assembly has formally issued a notice of misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. In a document submitted to Speaker Martin Amaewhule on Monday, 26 members of the Assembly outlined allegations against the governor, citing violations of Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
If you’re a corps member and had already been dreaming about painting the town red with your new ₦77,000 allowance, I’m sure by now you’ve had a reality check. The second month of the year has come and gone, and the credit alert everyone received is still the same old ₦33k. But Wait, Weren’t We
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a new book, and as usual, he did not hold back in calling out the current president. In his new book, Nigeria: Past and Future, he called the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project a wasteful, corrupt mess. He also queried the Tinubu administration’s decision to spend ₦21 billion on a
If there’s one thing Godswill Akpabio somehow manages to do, it’s finding himself at the center of controversy. From accusations of sexual harassment to questionable political maneuvers, a scandal has never really been far from him. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit six of the biggest storms he’s found himself in. The
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has taken her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the United Nations, seeking international intervention over what she describes as political victimization. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended on March 6 following a clash with Akpabio over a new Senate seating arrangement, escalated the matter on Tuesday during the
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing a misalignment of values with the ruling party. In a statement announcing his decision, El-Rufai expressed disappointment over the direction of the APC, saying the party had left him with little choice
