Politics

SOLDIERS HOLD FUBARA, FAMILY HOSTAGE IN RIVERS GOVT HOUSE Siminalayi Fubara, the elected governor of Rivers State, and his family members were reportedly being held hostage at the Government House, Port Harcourt by heavily armed soldiers Tuesday night. It was gathered that they were held hostage moments after President Bola Tinubu invoked Section 180 of the Nigerian Constitution to proclaim …

SOLDIERS HOLD FUBARA, FAMILY HOSTAGE IN RIVERS GOVT HOUSE Siminalayi Fubara, the elected governor of Rivers State, and his family members were reportedly being held hostage at the Government House, Port Harcourt by heavily armed soldiers Tuesday night. It was gathered that they were held hostage moments after President Bola Tinubu invoked Section 180 of the Nigerian Constitution to proclaim …

RIVERS ASSEMBLY BACKS EMERGENCY RULE, PLEDGES SUPPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR 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 Assembly would abide by the president’s decision, even though it was …

​TIMELINE OF WIKE-FUBARA FLIGHTS IN RIVERS POLITICAL CRISIS SINCE 2023 The crisis within Rivers State traced back to October 2023 following the political fallout between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The bombing of a section of the Rivers House of Assembly Complex on 29 October 2023 heightened tension. Wike and Fubara have been locked in …

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS: TINUBU BLAMES FUBARA, SILENT ON WIKE’S ROLE “Some militants had threatened fire and brimstone against their perceived enemy of the governor who has up till now NOT disowned them,” the president said of Mr Fubara. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following protracted political crises caused by a …

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS: TINUBU BLAMES FUBARA, SILENT ON WIKE’S ROLE “Some militants had threatened fire and brimstone against their perceived enemy of the governor who has up till now NOT disowned them,” the president said of Mr Fubara. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following protracted political crises caused by a …

RIVERS PDP ACCUSES WIKE OF ANTI-PARTY, THREATENS TO EXPEL HIM The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of engaging in anti-party activities and threatened disciplinary action, including possible expulsion from the party. The acting Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the PDP, Robinson Ewor, …

TRUMP MOVES TO CLOSE DOWN VOICE OF AMERICA US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”. A White House statement said the order would “ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda”, and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media …

TRUMP MOVES TO CLOSE DOWN VOICE OF AMERICA US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”. A White House statement said the order would “ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda”, and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media …

ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS MISCONDUCT AGAINST RIVERS DEPUTY GOVERNOR, NGOZI ODU GROSS MISCONDUCT Reckless and unconstitutional expenditure of public funds contrary to Sections 120, 121 (1)(2) and 122 of the Constitution of theFederal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). A. Particulars of Gross Misconduct: That Her Excellency, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu DSSRS, Deputy Governor of Rivers State supported and connived with …