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IMAGINE RIVERS STATE WITHOUT A STATE OF EMERGENCY – BAYO ONANUGA Imagine a Rivers State where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hesitated to declare a state of emergency. The political standoff between the State Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara could have continued and degenerated into violence. Impeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the governor’s supporters, while militants in …

NATASHA RUSHES TO SHARE GRAINS AS CONSTITUENTS INTENSIFY RECALL EFFORTS As the recall process against her gains momentum, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has launched a food distribution programme across Kogi Central senatorial district, handing out grains to constituents in what many see as a strategic move to regain public favor. The distribution, which includes bags of beans, bags of millet, comes …

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DIDN’T GET REQUIRED TWO-THIRDS FOR APPROVAL OF RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE – TAMBUWAL Former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has picked holes in the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Tinubu declared state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, the Rivers Assembly …

TENSION IN KANO AS SANUSI, BAYERO SET TO HOLD SALLAH DURBAR – WILL THEY DECLARE EMERGENCY RULE? Tension is said to be on the rise in Kano state as the tussle over emirship is taking a new dimension. Both Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 16th Emir of Kano, and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, have indicated interest in …

TENSION IN KANO AS SANUSI, BAYERO SET TO HOLD SALLAH DURBAR – WILL THEY DECLARE EMERGENCY RULE? Tension is said to be on the rise in Kano state as the tussle over emirship is taking a new dimension. Both Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 16th Emir of Kano, and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, have indicated interest in …

TENSION IN KANO AS SANUSI, BAYERO SET TO HOLD SALLAH DURBAR Tension is said to be on the rise in Kano state as the tussle over emirship is taking a new dimension. Both Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 16th Emir of Kano, and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, have indicated interest in holding the 2025 Sallah durbar in …

ANOTHER EXPLOSION ROCKS GAS FACILITY IN RIVERS STATE Barely a week after a major explosion on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another blast occurred, this time at the Soku oil facility in Akuku Toru Local Government Area. It is believed that the explosion has further heightened concerns over the security of oil …

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH WIKE CAUSE OF HANG-UP AGAINST ME – ANYANWU, The embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who is claiming victory in last Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court, has disclosed that the war waged against him by some leaders of the party was due to his closeness to the Minister of the …

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH WIKE CAUSE OF HANG-UP AGAINST ME – ANYANWU, The embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who is claiming victory in last Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court, has disclosed that the war waged against him by some leaders of the party was due to his closeness to the Minister of the …

TSUNAMI THAT SWEPT JONATHAN OUT OF OFFICE IS BUILDING UP AGAINST TINUBU – DEALING Former minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, speaks with ISMAEEL UTHMAN on the ongoing defection to the Social Democratic Party and move by the North to stop President Bola Tinubu in 2027 Why did you join SDP? I was appointed a Director of Contact …