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Hours after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, the military has taken control of the state Government House in Port Harcourt, as an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) was seen stationed at the entrance of the Government House along Azikiwe Road. The military intervention took place around 9 p.m. on Tuesday. […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State in a nationwide broadcast. Citing the need to restore law and order, he announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State for an initial six […]

– Suspends Governor Fubara, House of Assembly Text of the Broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, declaring State of Emergency in Rivers state on Tuesday 18 March 2025* Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many […]

Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the occupancy right of the land area on which sits the national secretariat of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, in Abuja. The revocation notice was in a letter dated March 13, 2025, to the PDP National Chairman, and signed on the minister’s behalf by the Director […]

Kinsmen of the embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the Ochiga-Ihima community, Kogi State, have pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to wade into the Akpabio/Natasha crisis in the Senate. They also urged Kogi State governor, Ahmed Ododo, to intervene in Natasha/Akpabio’s imbroglio. Aside from the President, they also urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP,) […]

A TikToker and member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, has apologised for saying Lagos is smelling. Raye made the statement in a video while laying her mind bare against the economic hardship faced by Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu. According to her, the video was part of […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim of a plot to arrest her is a dangerous development for Nigeria’s democracy. Sounding this note of warning,  the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) , said the plot raised fundamental questions about the integrity of the nation’s democratic experience. In a statement by its National Secretary, Peter Ameh, the coalition […]

A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has said the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He backed his claim by asking why members of other parties are not joining the SDP the way it is seen with the APC. Galadima made this […]

Govt dismisses impeachment notice, accuses lawmakers of stalling Supreme Court judgment implementation Attempt to impeach Fubara invalid, opposition lawmakers’ coalition says Rivers judiciary needs to avoid more scandals, says Otteh Court reserves ruling on defection suit August 27 Following the receipt of notice of allegation of gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, […]

The plot against the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 is thickening. Reacting, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC lashed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate in the last election and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai for leading the anti-Tinubu 2027 re-election coalition. The governor […]