President Bola Tinubu on Saturday inaugurated six projects at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), marking the institution’s 37th convocation and 50th anniversary celebrations. Represented by Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Tinubu urged prudent fund management for the development of additional infrastructure in Nigerian universities....
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National Vice-Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has said the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is working for Nigerians and not for All Progressives Congress (APC). Orbih in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Saturday said having sought permission through the relevant...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday, shied away from commenting on the recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers and the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the state House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu had,...
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the country has described the state of emergency declaration in Rivers as an influence by individuals seeking to undemocratically control the state politics and resources Speaking on behalf of the coalition, Dr Christian Onyegbule, representing the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), denounced...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged to cover all medical expenses for the victims of Wednesday’s accident near Karu Bridge along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway. Wike stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by his Senior...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, insisted that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers remains unconstitutional and impracticable. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this at a news conference in Abuja after the party’s National Working Committee meeting. Ologungba said that no...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) land title in the Central Area of Abuja was revoked because the party is owing N7.6 million ground rent from 2006 to 2025. The FCTA Director of Land, Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has given the officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) one week, to allocate land for resettlement of victims of demolition in Gishiri village. It would be recalled that 455 houses and structures were demolished in the...
Residents of Port Harcourt rushed to markets on Wednesday to stockpile food and other essential items following the state of emergency declaration in Rivers. President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday suspended Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and the state lawmakers for a six-month period, citing security concerns....
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Administrator of Rivers, has said he would work together with all stakeholders to maintain law and order in the state. Ibas said this while addressing State House Correspondents after his swearing in by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State. The presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Prince Lateef Fagbemi,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has advised President Bola Tinubu to reverse the state of emergency declared in Rivers. The Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, described the declaration of emergency...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials as unconstitutional. The NBA President, Mazi Adam Osigwe, SAN, in a statement on Wednesday...
Some elders in Rivers have strongly opposed the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers, arguing that the decision was made hastily and is not a viable solution to restore normalcy. In a national broadcast, President Tinubu announced the suspension of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and...
A political critic, Mr Emmanuel Igbini, has described as ‘’a sad development’’ the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu due to unresolved crisis in the state. Igbini, a former Governorship Candidate under the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), made the remark while speaking with the News...
The Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC-Ekitit state) has said the House of Representatives will on Wednesday, debate the state of emergency declared on Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Tuesday, Rotimi said that President Bola Tinubu had officially written the house...
The factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Working Committee in Rivers, led by Mr Nname Ewor, has condemned impeachment notice against the governor and deputy by Rivers House of Assembly. The committee also said that impeachment of Gov. Siminalaye Fubara was not part of the Supreme Court...
Rivers State Government has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) to reconsider its stance and prioritise the welfare of the people to ensure peace in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Joe Johnson, made the appeal at a news conference in Port Harcourt on...
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has said that if Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers is impeached, another Ijaw candidate must succeed him. he must be succeeded by another Ijaw candidate. The group’s Director General, Johnson Georgewill, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday that the arrangement would ensure that...