EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu’s Men Struggling To Secure Two-thirds Backing For Rivers Emergency Rule 

President Bola Tinubu is facing an uphill battle in his bid to secure two-thirds majority in the national assembly to approve his declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state, TheCable can report. On Tuesday, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the south-south state, citing the protracted political crisis. The president controversially suspended Siminalayi Fubara,…

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PDP Governors, Peter Obi Reject State Of Emergency In Rivers, Call For Immediate Reversal 

The governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja,…

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It’s Shocking Tinubu Sacked Fubara And Left Wike – Rivers Govt

The Rivers State Government has expressed shock over President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara while leaving Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, who has been accused of fueling the state’s political crisis. In a statement issued by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, the…

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FLASH: Soldiers Hold Fubara, Family Hostage At Rivers Governor’s Residence

Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his family members are being held hostage at the Government House, Port-Harcourt, by a contingent of heavily armed soldiers Tuesday night, Peoples Gazette has learnt. The development comes moments after President Bola Tinubu invoked Section 180 of the Nigerian Constitution to proclaim a state of emergency in Rivers. The Nigerian leader…

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JUST-IN: 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 Fubara, an elected governor. On Tuesday night, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis in the…

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