President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State Read full statement below: STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I…
Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) is billed to meet the Prof. Julius Ihonvbere-led House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State today, Friday, at the National Assembly. The administrator was scheduled to meet the Committee on Thursday but failed to attend the meeting. Committee members including the Deputy Chief Whip of the House…
STATE OF EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS STATE AND THE BATTLE FOR STABILITY IS THE FOCUS OF TODAY’S VIEWPOINT On Tuesday, 18th March, 2025, a sledge hammer came very hard on Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the House of Assembly. It was the declaration of state of emergency in the oil…
The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola Tinubu. The seal of approval for the president’s proclamation came via voice vote during plenary on…