Category: POLITICS
BREAKING: Senate Snubs 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. READ ALSO: PDP Governor Declares Support For Peter Obi Ahead 2027 Polls He had suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the Rivers House of Assembly. Details…
FLASHBACK: How Tinubu Rejected State of Emergency Declared by Jonathan
On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers due to the ongoing political crisis. In the nationwide broadcast in which he made the declaration, Tinubu said, “No good and responsible President will standby and allow the grave situation to continue without taking remedial steps prescribed by the Constitution to address the…
PDP Summons Emergency Meeting Over Wike
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is holding an emergency meeting at its headquarters in Abuja following the revocation of the party’s national secretariat land rights by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over unpaid dues. Wike’s decision to withdraw the Right of Occupancy was…
Terrible Governance: Ben Bruce Asks Nigerians to Stop Insulting Tinubu, Other Leaders
Ben Murray-Bruce, a former senator representing Bayelsa East under the Peoples Democratic Party, has urged Nigerians to refrain from criticizing their leaders over poor governance. He made this appeal on Sunday during the Silverbird ‘Man of the Year 2024’ award ceremony honoring Governor Biodun Oyebanji. “Those of you on social media, those of you who…
JUST IN: IMPEACHMENT: Rivers Assembly Serves Gross Misconduct Allegation Notice On Fubara, Deputy Gov
The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice accusing Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of alleged misconduct. Hifoxnews recalls that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, are currently embroiled in a political dispute that has escalated tensions within the state. Wike, now the Minister of…
Rivers Lawmakers Suspend Sitting After Fubara’s Letter To Present Budget
The political tension in Rivers State continues to rise, with the latest being an indefinite adjournment of sitting at the Rivers State House of Assembly. Fubara had on Thursday written a fresh letter to the House, informing the lawmakers of his intention to re-present the 2025 Appropriation Bill for consideration and approval. The letter addressed…
We Are Ready To Sack Tinubu In 2027– SDP Chieftain Declares
The former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has claimed it’s already guaranteed that President Bola Tinubu will be removed from power come 2027. Adebayo also claimed that his party SDP will produce the next Nigerian President. He stated this on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme….
Buhari Dismisses Rumored Exit From APC
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that he remains a loyal member of the party that granted him two terms in office. His statement comes amid the recent defection of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, a close ally, from the APC to the Social Democratic…
PDP Discredits Pro-Wike South-South Zonal Congress
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagum, has disowned the South-South Zonal Congress organized by loyalists of the former Rivers State governor in Calabar, Cross River State, on February 22. Damagum, in his first public statement on the controversial congress, emphasized that the PDP had not conducted any official congress…
PDP Governor Declares Support For Peter Obi Ahead 2027 Polls
Ahead of the 2027 general polls, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared support for Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Mohammed who received the 2023 LP presidential candidate at the Government House on Thursday said he was ready to work with Obi. The closed-door meeting, which lasted for more than one hour at the…