Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an attack on democracy that should be strongly condemned. In a statement on his verified Facebook page, Atiku described the move as a politically motivated manipulation executed in bad faith. He emphasized that President Bola Tinubu…
On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu met with the nation’s service chiefs, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, at the Aso Villa in Abuja. Also present were the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and Director General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi. Later in…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land occupancy rights of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja due to the party’s failure to pay ground rent. In a letter dated March 13, 2025, addressed to PDP National Chairman Umar Damagum, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, the Director of Land…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly opposed the imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State, asserting that President Bola Tinubu lacks the constitutional authority to suspend the state’s democratically elected governor, Siminalayi Fubara. In a statement issued on Tuesday, PDP spokesman Debo Ologunagba argued that Tinubu’s declaration violates the 1999 Constitution. Ologunagba…
TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY, 18 MARCH 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I am deeply troubled by the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I had hoped that the involved parties would resolve their…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State due to the ongoing political crisis in the region. The president made the announcement in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, during which he suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the State House of Assembly for six months….
The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of gross misconduct. The allegation was raised in a letter sent to Speaker Martin Amaewhule, signed by twenty-six members of the House. They accuse the governor of mismanaging public funds in a reckless and unconstitutional manner, obstructing the work…
The Federal Government has formalized an agreement with Brazil for the Green Imperative Project, which will see the South American nation invest approximately $8 billion into Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The agreement was signed during a meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, with a Brazilian delegation led by Ambassador Carlos Garcete, along with Nigeria’s Minister…
The Rivers State Government has accused the State House of Assembly of obstructing Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s efforts to implement the Supreme Court ruling regarding the state’s political crisis. Joe Johnson, the Commissioner for Information, made this statement on Monday in response to comments made by the Chairman of the House of Assembly Committee on Information,…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate decreased to 23.18% in February 2025, down from 24.48% in January 2025. This was revealed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for February 2025, released on Monday. The NBS highlighted a 1.30% decline in the headline inflation rate from January to February 2025….
