Politics

FUBARA LOSES AS APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS PRO-WIKE LAWMAKER AS AUTHENTIC SPEAKER OF RIVERS ASSEMBLY The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Hon. Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, equally validated the Amaewhule-led members of the Assembly as bonafide lawmakers …

HOUSE OF REPS BEGINS MOVE TO PROBE BUHARI GOVT The House of Representatives has unveiled plans to launch a comprehensive investigation into the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit scheme, which was initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The decision follows the adoption of a motion of Urgent Public Importance brought forward by Hon. Ibrahim Aliyu …

RIVERS, CAPITAL OF BETRAYALS, MOST POLITICIANS PASSED THROUGH ME – AMAECHI Former River State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has described Rivers State as the capital of betrayals. Amaechi made the remark while noting that most politicians in Rivers State passed through him. The former governor of Rivers State made the remark in a video posted online on …

CONFUSION IN SENATE OVER LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY The Senate Wednesday ran into trouble on enforceability of Financial Autonomy granted the 774 Local Government Councils across the country by the Supreme Court in August, 2024. Senator Tony Nwoye ( LP Anambra North), had at commencement of plenary, rose through orders 41 and 51 of the Senate Standing rules , to move …

APPEAL COURT SACKS PDP REPS MEMBER, ATIGWE, DECLARES LP CANDIDATE, AGBO WINNER The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu has upheld the sack of Hon. Simon Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the House of Representatives by Election Petition Tribunal. The court also affirmed the declaration of Hon. Dennis Nnamdi Agbo of the Labour Party, LP, as the …

MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL CONFLICTING COURT ORDERS IN RIVERS Conflicting orders and ex parte injunctions by judges of courts with coordinate powers and jurisdiction in same matters, especially politically sensitive cases have been a source of discourse over time; the recent happenings in Rivers State have, however, made the issue a cause for concern.Legal practitioners, while holding a consensus that it …

PETER OBI, LP CARETAKER COMMITTEE REJECT COURT JUDGEMENT ON ABURE The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and members of the 29-man caretaker committee have announced plans to appeal the Federal High Court judgment affirming Julius Abure as the party’s national chairman. The Abuja-based court ruled that the contentious national convention that returned Abure …

I’VE NO APOLOGY WORKING AGAINST PDP IN 2023 – WIKE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike on Tuesday declared that he has no apology for working against the presidential ambition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. Wike said he worked against PDP because the party jettisoned fairness, equity, and justice. The former Rivers State governor said …

I ALLOWED FUBARA TO GOVERN INDEPENDENTLY – WIKE Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has refuted allegations of exerting godfatherism over Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara. During an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Wike dismissed claims that Fubara had knelt before him to seek forgiveness, stating, “What offense did he commit? Never, he did not kneel …

WIKE BLAMES FUBARA FOR VIOLENCE IN RIVERS, SAYS HE DISRESPECTS RULE OF LAW Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of being the architect of the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. Wike made the accusations on Tuesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The minister said the governor was wrong …