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 Fubara, an elected governor. On Tuesday night, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis in the…
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,…
The movement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara was unknown on Tuesday night when the military moved trucks into Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt. The trucks were placed within and outside the Government House on the first night of the State of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu declared emergency rule amid the attacks on…
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…
Retired Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the Rivers State military administrator in the wake of the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu, was born on September 27, 1960. Mr Ibas, a native of Nko in Cross Rivers State, was Nigeria’s 22nd Chief of Naval Staff between 2015 and 2021. He served…
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…
Unconfirmed reports say there is another explosion at an oil facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the Rivers State. A source in the area alleged that the explosion happened on a Manifold Connecting federal a line in Okwawriwa area in ONELGA, Tuesday morning. The source, who did not want his name mentioned, claimed that…
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…
The Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State Command has arrested two over fire outbreak at the Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline, located at the border of Kpor and Bodo communities of the state. In a press release by the state police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, she confirmed the incident and disclosed that the command has launched investigation into…