The Senate has approved the state of emergency for Rivers State and the 6-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, deputy and all elected assembly members as declared by President Tinubu. The decision was taken after a closed-door session by lawmakers on Thursday. More to follow…
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
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
As Nigeria marks one year under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a wave of optimism and discontent washes over the country. Tinubu’s administration has implemented sweeping changes across various sectors that have been heavily criticised as citizens navigate the immediate economic hardships and weigh them against the potential for long-term gains. To commemorate
In a world grappling with the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Nigeria is positioning itself to become a global AI leader. Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, emphasised the government’s commitment to AI during the Zenith Bank Tech Fair in Lagos, marking a pivotal shift in prioritising this transformative technology. AI’s
On Wednesday, July 26, 2022, news broke of a coup in Niger, the Presidential guard led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani had ousted the country’s 10th president, Mohamed Bazoum. The usual condemnations flew in as many Nigeriens jubilated on the street. The Africa Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) reiterated their
Richard Boeckel wrote in 1920 “the first requisite to being an elected President in this new age of publicity is to have a story of the kind that will appeal to the people, the second is to have the kind of a press organization that will get the story to them”1. One of the lessons
Worldwide, it is estimated that approximately 35% of women have faced some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime. Apart from the culture of the crime, rape is also one of the hardest crimes to prosecute. Sexual violence is not peculiar to Africa alone, in developed countries, the quality of investigation, access to evidence and
