Akpabio denies promising APC tickets to senators defeated in primaries
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports suggesting he promised automatic senatorial tickets to lawmakers who lost in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.
South-South leaders, PANDEF flay emergency rule in Rivers
By Emma Amaize, South-South Regional Editor, Samuel Oyadongha, Ozioruva Aliu, Chioma Onuegbu, and Emem Idio Several South-South leaders and stakeholders criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the blunder of pliably supporting the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state’s citizens Ill-advised decision […]
Rivers: NBA blasts Tinubu, condemns suspension of Fubara, calls it unconstitutional
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and his suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
State of Emergency: We‘ll engage with relevant institutions – Rivers Govt vows
The Rivers State government has pledged to engage with relevant institutions to address the ongoing political crisis following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu.
Rivers crisis: Tinubu, Service Chiefs, IGP meet
AMIDST the heightening tension in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
PDP threatens to expel Wike for alleged anti-party activities
Rivers State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has threatened to expel the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike if the political crisis engulfing the state continues unabated.
