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…
BREAKING: Senate Enters Closed Session To Debate Rivers Emergency Rule
The Senate has entered a closed session to deliberate on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials. The closed session was announced after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from Tinubu at plenary on Thursday. READ ALSO: Reps Back Tinubu’s…
Reps Back Tinubu’s State Of Emergency In Rivers Despite Outcries
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The decision was made during a plenary session attended by 243 lawmakers on Thursday, who voted in favor of the presidential proclamation aimed at addressing the escalating political unrest and violence in the oil-rich…
‘’Rivers Was Peaceful Under My Watch’’ Fubara Replies FG
Embattled Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, has maintained that the oil-rich state was peaceful under his watch despite the impasse involving him and the state assembly. This is as he vowed to engage all relevant institutions in ensuring that democracy remains strong in the state. Fubara gave the assurance in a statement after President…
Rivers Administrator Vows To Restore Peace Following Chaotic Week
The newly sworn-in Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.), has promised to maintain law and order in the crisis-hit state. “We know the circumstances that led to why we are here and Mr President made it clear in his broadcast,” Ibas told reporters after he was sworn in by President Bola…
Organized Labour Faults Tinubu Over Emergency Rule In Rivers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has unequivocally condemned what they described as hasty and unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The labour unions called for the immediate reversal of the declaration, saying that the action blatantly violates the provisions…
Emergency Rule: AGF Blames Fubara, Exonerates Tinubu, Wike (VIDEO)
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, on Wednesday, fingered the suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara for being responsible for the political crisis in the oil-rich state. At a media chat with State House correspondent in Abuja, the AGF said President Bola Tinubu acted timely with his proclamation of emergency rule…
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…
Reps Pass Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills Amid Controversies
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for third reading, the four tax reform bills sent to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This comes after the House had, at plenary last Thursday, considered and approved the report of the House Committee on Finance that worked on the bills and…