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SUPREME COURT RULING BARS SUSPENDED FUBARA FROM GOING TO COURT A supreme court ruling in 2006 effectively bars Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers state, from approaching the court to seek an enforcement of his rights. However, he can initiate an action at the federal high court but chances of a speedy resolution are bleak, according to lawyers who …

NBA WANTS TINUBU TO RESTORE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN RIVERS The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has again called on President Bola Tinubu to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara back to his elected position as Rivers State governor without further delay. NBA maintained that the removal of Fubara by Tinubu is unconstitutional. Last Tuesday, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers …

ANAMBRA 2025: PDP IN LIMBO AS APC, APGA STRATEGIZE FOR NOV 8 POLLS As political parties continue to make plans about how to take the Anambra governorship seat in the 2025 election which comes up on November 8, one party which has in previous years dominated the political space in the state is missing. That political party is the Peoples …

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 …