NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WAS DULY CONSULTED BY TINUBU BEFORE EMERGENCY RULE – HOUSE SPOKESPERSON Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi, in reaction to President Bola Tinubu’s declaration on Rivers crisis, has said that the National Assembly was duly consulted by the President. According to a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, Rotimi said that the leadership of the National …

FUBARA BREAKS SILENCE ON STATE OF EMERGENCY, CALLS FOR CALM AMID SUSPENSION Governor Siminilayi Fubara has called on the people of Rivers State to remain peaceful and law-abiding following President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state, ThisDay Nigeria reports According to a statement released on Tuesday, Fubara reiterate his commitment to constitutional governance and the …

PDP REJECTS EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS, INSISTS TINUBU HAS NO POWERS TO SUSPEND GOV FUBARA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and indeed, Nigerians listened with dismay the national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which the President, in utter violation of the 1999 Constitution pronounced an imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State The PDP said it …

PDP REJECTS EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS, INSISTS TINUBU HAS NO POWERS TO SUSPEND GOV FUBARA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and indeed, Nigerians listened with dismay the national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which the President, in utter violation of the 1999 Constitution pronounced an imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State The PDP said it …

PDP REJECTS EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS, INSISTS TINUBU HAS NO POWERS TO SUSPEND GOV FUBARA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and indeed, Nigerians listened with dismay the national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which the President, in utter violation of the 1999 Constitution pronounced an imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State The PDP said it …

FUBARA’S REMOVAL UNCONSTITUTIONAL – NBA The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency and removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) said the President does not have the constitutional power to remove an elected governor under a state of emergency. …

TINUBU TO GEJ: EMERGENCY RULE – DON’T TINKER WITH GOVERNORS MANDATES (MAY 2013) President Jonathan had declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe & Adamawa States due to rising insecurity caused by the Boko Haram menace. Unlike Obasanjo, GEJ chose to leave elected representatives in office Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the …

EMERGENCY RULE: WHEREABOUTS OF FUBARA UNKNOWN AS MILITARY MOVES TRUCKS INTO GOVERNMENT HOUSE The whereabouts of Governor Siminalayi Fubara was unknown on Tuesday night when the military moved trucks into Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt. The trucks were placed within and outside the Government House on the first night of the State of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. …

TINUBU DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS, SUSPENDS FUBARA FOR SIX MONTHS President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. Tinubu made the pronouncement in a nationwide broadcast to the nation. The president said he was “greatly disturbed about the political crisis” in the state and accused Governor Siminilayi Fubara of demolishing the State …

‘I’M SORRY, NYSC MEMBER WHO CRITICISED TINUBU BEGS FOR FORGIVENESS A Lagos-based NYSC member, Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, who recently went viral for criticizing the government, has apologized for her remarks about Lagos. In an Instagram post on Monday, she acknowledged that her words may have offended Lagos residents and clarified that she never intended to insult them. …

WIKE VS FUBARA: HOW WILL RIVERS’ CIVIL SERVANTS COPE? It is often said that when two Elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. Wike and Fubara are the two Elephants, while Rivers workers are the grasses. Unfortunately, the innocent workers are the ones being caught up in the crossfire, they are suffering more from the ongoing fight and battle …

‘BREAKING: WIKE REVOKES PDP HEADQUARTERS LAND APPROVAL The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land approval for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Headquarters in Abuja. The land contains a building intended to serve as the party’s new secretariat, though construction is still incomplete. The revocation was communicated through a letter addressed to the PDP …

RIVERS ASSEMBLY LAWMAKERS RIGID, UNCOMPROMISING – STATE GOVT The Rivers State government has expressed deep concerns over the impending bleak future of the state due to the uncooperative disposition of the House of Assembly, which seems determined to impeach Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara. Making the state’s position known on Monday during a press conference, Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joe …

RIVERS ASSEMBLY LAWMAKERS RIGID, UNCOMPROMISING – STATE GOVT The Rivers State government has expressed deep concerns over the impending bleak future of the state due to the uncooperative disposition of the House of Assembly, which seems determined to impeach Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara. Making the state’s position known on Monday during a press conference, Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joe …

NATASHA CALLS NIGERIAN SENATE A CULT., SAYS SUSPENSION MEANS OF SILENCING HER – INTERVIEW WITH BBC Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, says the Nigerian senate is like a “cult”, adding that senators do not express contrary views in the upper chamber for fear of retaliation. In In Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that she experienced sexual harassment involving the …