PRO-democracy and civil rights advocacy group – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) – has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, the usurpation of the constitutional powers of the state governor and the House of Assembly by the illegal appointment of a military …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the protracted political crisis that has been rocking the oil-rich state since September 2023. In a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, Tinubu announced the suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the state …

THE Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd’s] objection to a suit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, dismissed the objection on the grounds that the …

SOLDIERS have been deployed in strategic locations in Port Harcourt as well as in and around the premises of the State Government House in the aftermath of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the need to restore law and order. As part of …

GOVERNOR Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reacted to the State of Emergency declared on the South-South State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Naija News reports that President Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the need to restore law and order in the state. The …

THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly criticized the recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, calling the move “unconstitutional” and a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement released on Tuesday, the NBA, through its President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, emphasized that the …

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2023 Rivers State election, Tonye Cole, has asserted that a governor cannot abruptly ignore the president. The APC chieftain made this known while commenting on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Newsextra24 reported that Tinubu, during a …

THE Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has warned that the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State without suspending the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will escalate the political crisis rather than mitigate it. The organisation’s position followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state …

THE Northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has praised President Bola Tinubu for constituting the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia. This is contained in a statement issued by its Chairman, Rev. John Hayab, on Tuesday in Kaduna, describing the move as a …

Gov. Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers, has urged the citizens in the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the face of the  state of emergency declared in the state. Fubara made the remark in an address to the people  of the state on Tuesday in Port Harcourt after the pronouncement …