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Emergency Rule: Two-Thirds Majority Can’t Be Determined By Voice Vote – Obi Tackles N’Assembly
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has berated members of the National Assembly for using voice vote to approve President Bola Ahmed Tinubu request to validate the emergency…
RIVERS CRISIS: Reps Insist Sole Administrator Should Report To N/Assembly
In the House of Representatives, members approved the declaration with amendments, including a requirement for the sole administrator to report directly to the National Assembly rather than the Federal…
BREAKING: Senate Shuns Opposition Leaders, Approves Rivers Emergency Rule
The Senate has approved the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. Tinubu made the proclamation over the protracted crisis in the oil-rich state. He had suspended Governor Siminalayi…
BREAKING: Reps Approve Tinubu’s Emergency Rule In Rivers
The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State. On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu had proclaimed emergency rule over the protracted crisis in the state. The president…
BREAKING: Atiku, Fayemi, el-Rufai launch coalition against Tinubu
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and several members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have launched a coalition against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. Other…
Emergency Rule: NASS To Propose Peace Settlement, Power Sharing Formula, Reduction to 3months…
Information reaching 247ureports.com from competent sources indicate a settlement has been reached over…
S’South govs call for Rivers emergency rule reversal
The South-South Governors’ Forum has called for the reversal of the state of emergency in Rivers State that was declared by President Bola Tinubu. The statement issued on Thursday was signed by the Chairman of the…
Coalition calls for INEC headquarters to be named after Humphrey Nwosu
As Nigeria prepares for the March 28, 2025, burial of former National Electoral Commission (NEC) Chairman, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, a coalition has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immortalize him by naming the…
No justification for a state of emergency in Rivers – Senator Dickson
Senator Seriake Dickson has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, insisting that the move lacks justification and undermines democratic principles.…
Tinubu’s men struggling to secure two-thirds backing for Rivers emergency rule
President Bola Tinubu is facing an uphill battle in his bid to secure two-thirds majority in the national assembly to approve his declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state, TheCable can report. On…
‘Abacha in Agbada?’ Nigerians Ask: Did Tinubu fight dictators only to become one?
Before #EndSARS or the 2023 presidential election, many Nigerians remember Tinubu as a man who fought against military rule in the 1990s during his defiance of General Sani Abacha’s oppressive regime. But now, in 2025,…
PDP land title revoked over N7.6m ground rent debt – FCTA
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) land title in the Central Area of Abuja was revoked because the party is owing N7.6 million ground rent from 2006 to 2025. The FCTA…
I’ll work with stakeholders – Ibas, Rivers Administrator
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Administrator of Rivers State, has said he would work with all stakeholders to maintain law and order in the state.…
Fubara remains Rivers governor – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that Siminalayi Fubara remains the Governor of Rivers State, describing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a State of Emergency as illegal, unconstitutional, and…
Okpebholo assures 2027 victory for Tinubu, as 17 of 18 acting LG chairmen defect to APC
…They were bribed with N2m each – PDP THE governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday consolidated his hold on the polity of the state when he received 17 Acting chairmen out of the 18 local…
How Tinubu And Wike Got Akpabio To Mobilise Senators For Rivers Governor Fubara’s Removal
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly provided funds to Senate President Godswill Akpabio to rally senators in support of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in…
Rivers Emergency Rule: Tinubu Must Be Made To Know In ‘Unmistakable Terms’ This Illegality…
A former Governor of Rivers state and immediate past minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi has added his voice to the rising opposition against the President’s suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi…
Coalition Of Northern Groups Warns Tinubu Against Emergency Rule In Rivers State
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has voiced strong concerns over the escalating political crisis in Rivers State,…
Senate fails to approve emergency rule in Rivers, adjourns till Thursday
The senate has postponed a decision on approving the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state until Thursday. Opeyemi Bamidele, the senate leader, recommended that the motion be “stepped to the next…
Kogi Residents, Backed By Yahaya Bello, Akpabio, Begin Recall Process Against Senator Natasha Amid…
Kogi Residents, Backed By Yahaya Bello, Akpabio, Begin Recall Process Against Senator Natasha Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations A recall process has been launched against Kogi Central Senator Natasha…
Rivers: Your action reckless, threat to constitutional rule – 70 CSOs tell Tinubu
A coalition of 70 Civil Society Organizations, CSO, in the country, on Wednesday, described as reckless and a dangerous threat to constitutional rule, President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a State of Emergency in…
Plots to remove Edo Assembly Speaker thicken
Barely 24 hours after the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) wrote to the State House of Assembly indicating its interest in nominating new principal officers to become the party with the majority…
BREAKING: Tinubu swears in Ibas as Rivers sole administrator
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in the new Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), into office at the State House, Abuja. The ceremony which took place in the President’s…
Wike Cannot Be Blamed For Rivers Emergency Rule – FG
Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has said his Federal Capital Territory (FCT) counterpart, Nyesom Wike, cannot be blamed for the declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers State. On Tuesday,…