The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency and removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) said the President does not have the constitutional power to remove an elected governor under a state of emergency….
President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the House of Representatives, seeking legislative approval for the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The request, made in accordance with Section 305 of the Constitution, follows heightened security concerns and political instability in the oil-rich state. Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi,…
Atiku Abubakar has condemned the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement by the former President, he said Mr Tinubu has been playing partisan actor in the political turmoil engulfing Rivers. The statement reads: “The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State reeks of political…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu for six months. “By this declaration, the Governor of Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu and all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State are hereby suspended for an initial…
The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the move to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office. The PDP Chairman in Rivers, Chief Nname Ewor, expressed the party’s disapproval at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Ewor criticised Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly for escalating political tensions with…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar,…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, says some persons have been relentlessly going after his father and family. Speaking to a group of youths in Yola, Seyi described his dad as the greatest president in Nigeria’s history. The president’s son has been embarking on a tour of northern and southern states since the turn…
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has slammed some ex- presidential aspirants for their involvement in online trends aimed at undermining President Bola Tinubu. According to Omokri, these individuals are diminishing their credibility by engaging in what seems like petty and juvenile behavior. Omokri pointed out that despite their previous political aspirations, these former candidates are…
Following recent defection of some aggrieved members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to some opposition political parties, an APC chieftain, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has disclosed that no political gang up can affect President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. It would be recalled that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai defected to the SDP…
Palpable tension has enveloped Rivers State as youth groups, under the auspices of the Niger Delta Youth Council, threaten to shut down oil production across the region over the raging political impasse in Rivers. The youth groups issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu demanding, among other things, the immediate restoration of Rivers State…