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JUST IN: Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers timely – FG
…those who disagree with President should approach NASS – Fagbemi The federal government has defended…
JUST IN: House of Reps fails to make quorum as lawmakers abstain to sabotage Tinubu’s emergency rule…
President Bola Tinubu’s emergency proclamation in Rivers faced a major hurdle on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to attend the plenary. Section 305 of the Nigerian Constitution mandates ratification of the…
Rivers elders reject Tinubu’s emergency rule
Some elders in Rivers have opposed the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers. In a national broadcast, President Bola Tinubu announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu,…
Sacking Democracy In Rivers Cowardly, Dangerous – Activist
Human right activist and lawyer, Tope Temokun Esq has described the state-of-emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State as cowardly and dangerous to the nation’s democracy, saying the…
Tinubu May Also Declare State Of Emergency In Osun – APC Tells Adeleke
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ajibola Basiru, on Tuesday, asked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to take a cue from the presidential declaration of a state of…
Instead of calling Wike to face his assignment in Abuja and leave Rivers state alone, President…
Publisher, Dele Momodu, has reacted to the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers state by President Tinubu. In a post shared on Instagram, Momodu said instead of the…
‘Nine million Nigerians mustn’t determine Nigerian President in 2027’
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, pro-democracy activists have cautioned against a repeat of the situation where nine million voters played a decisive role in the election of President Bola Tinubu in the…
Rivers: Tinubu Has Committed Impeachable Offence – Abati
Dr. Reuben Abati, a veteran journalist and former Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on…
Rivers: Fubara asked for state of emergency – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state, saying the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara set the stage for the emergency rule.…
JUST IN: Obi demands reversal of state of emergency in Rivers
•Declares Tinubu’s action "unconstitutional and reckless”, begs National Assembly, other stakeholders to stop…
‘Blame Fubara’s despotic actions’ — Rivers assembly backs emergency rule
The Rivers house of assembly has attributed the declaration of a state of emergency in the state to the “despotic and tyrannical”…
Rivers: NBA blasts Tinubu, condemns suspension of Fubara, calls it unconstitutional
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked the national assembly to “reject any unconstitutional attempt to ratify” the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers state. The NBA said President Bola Tinubu’s…
Why Jonathan didn’t remove governors when he declared emergency in three states – Adoke
President Goodluck Jonathan did not suspend governors when he declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states in 2013 because it was unconstitutional, according to Mohammed Bello Adoke, the former…
Obasa Ignores Tinubu’s Directive, Refuses To Withdraw Case
The embattled Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa has refused to withdraw case…
‘Rivers will remain resilient’ — Fubara speaks on emergency rule
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has described the state of emergency declaration in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu as…
Jandor is a congenital liar… he taught us a lesson at PDP – Bode George
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described Abdul-Azeez Adediran, the party’s…
PDP rejects emergency rule in Rivers, says Tinubu lacks power to suspend elected governor
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected a state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers state. The opposition party says the president does not have the power to suspend Siminalayi…
PDP governors demand reversal of Fubara’s suspension, say it’s grievous mistake
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the suspension of…
Tinubu Erred By Removing Fubara, Dep – Lawyers
Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa and Abeny Mohammed on Tuesday faulted the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The SANs, in separate interviews with Daily Trustlast night,…
BREAKING: Tinubu declares State of Emergency in Rivers State for 6 months
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared a State of Emergency in River State citing Section 305 of the…
BREAKING: Damagum Summons Emergency Meeting Over Wike’s Revocation Order
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently meeting over the revocation order on its permanent headquarters in the Central Business Area of Abuja.…
Tinubu prepares to declare state of emergency in Rivers as political violence intensifies between…
President Bola Tinubu has concluded plans to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, Peoples Gazette can report. The president’s plan was concluded overnight and the action would be announced in…
Rivers PDP threatens to expel Wike for alleged anti-party activities
Rivers State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has threatened to expel the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike if the political crisis engulfing the state continues unabated. PDP…
PDP Secretariat Now Belongs To FCTA – Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the Peoples Democratic Party’s national secretariat, now belongs to the Administration. This was contained in a revocation notice dated…