Allegations against Adeleke University false – Muslim students

Muslim students of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State have described as “fake news” a statement credited to MURIC, alleging the suspension of a Muslim student over the Jumat Friday prayer. They debunked the allegation in two separate letters to the management through the university’s chapter of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN). The society’s […]

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Olufon of Ifon waves olive branch, appeals to subjects, Ilobu, Erin-Osun communities, commends Adeleke

The Olufon of Ifon in Osun State, Oba Peter Oluwole Ipadeola, Akinyooye III, has waved the olive branch, calling on his subjects, the Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities to stop hostilities and embrace peace. Both Ifon and Ilobu communities are locked up in a violent boundary dispute that spread on Saturday to the neighbouring Erin-Osun community. […]

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Rivers emergency rule assault on democracy, echoes military dictatorship – Wabara

Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as undemocratic and unconstitutional. In a statement issued on Sunday, he decried the suspension of the elected governor, deputy governor, and State House of Assembly members, replacing them with a […]

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SERAP sues Tinubu over Fubara, deputy, lawmakers’ suspension

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken President Bola Tinubu to court over what it calls the “unlawful suspension” of the Rivers State Governor, his deputy, and House of Assembly members. The six-month suspension was announced while the president proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. SERAP argued that the decision violates constitutional […]

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Rivers emergency rule: Presidency faults Jonathan, Soyinka

The Presidency has described as personal the criticisms by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, of the emergency rule imposed last Tuesday on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In its reaction to their intervention through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, […]

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Soyinka: Rivers emergency rule excessive, rapes federalism

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has criticised the emergency rule slammed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last Tuesday as excessive, and a rape on the spirit of federalism. He spoke at different interviews with Channels Television, and The Africa Report. Apart from declaring the emergency rule, the President also suspended Governor Siminalayi […]

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Jonathan faults Rivers emergency rule as power abuse

Ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has criticised the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as power abuse by all the dramatis personae cutting across the executive, legislature and judiciary. He spoke on Saturday in Abuja at the annual colloquium of the Haske Satumari Foundation, with the theme: “Promoting social change and […]

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Fubara makes first public appearance after suspension

Fubara attends the Salvation Ministries in GRA, Port Harcourt, on March 23, 2025. Credit: Channels TV Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has made his first public appearance after his suspension from office. He was seen attending a church service on Sunday at the headquarters of Salvation Ministries in GRA, Port Harcourt. Photo: X @phspecials […]

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Osun College of Tech: Merit will determine Rector’s appointment – Council

Merit strictly, will determine the appointment of the new Rector of  Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, according to the institution’s Council. The Council’s Chairman, Prince Diran Odeyemi, affirmed this in a statement, as he dismissed allegations of favouritism being levelled against Governor Ademola Adeleke by the opposition All Progressives Congress as baseless calumny […]

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PDP crisis deepens as Supreme Court reinstates Anyanwu as secretary

There is confusion in the Peoples Democratic Party as the National Working Committee insists that Sunday Ude-Okoye is the National Secretary of the party despite the Supreme Court judgment on Friday which appears to have reinstated a factional leader, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, as secretary. The PDP has experienced internal struggles both before and after the […]

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