State of Emergency

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has commended President Bola Tinubu for ending the emergency rule in Rivers state. On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu ended the emergency rule in Rivers state and asked…

Ahead of this year’s Democracy Day, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide had appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to restore full democratic governance to Rivers State by reinstating suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the…

President Bola Tinubu has officially submitted the 2025 Appropriation Bill for Rivers State to the National Assembly for consideration, following the suspension of the state’s House of Assembly. In a letter addressed to the Senate…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee to oversee the caretaker government in Rivers during the state of emergency. Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said that the inauguration of the…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has moved its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt in Rivers to Enugu. The association premised its decision on “constitutional violations” in Rivers following the emergency rule in…

The suspended Rivers state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has absolved himself of any blame for the explosion of oil pipelines in the state, which prompted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday. Tinubu…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that Siminalayi Fubara remains the Governor of Rivers State, describing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a State of Emergency as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void.…

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has issued a stern warning to state governments, cautioning against actions that could undermine national security and stability. Speaking on…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his family have vacated the Government House in Port Harcourt. Sources confirmed that Fubara left the premises on Wednesday morning after spending the night there on Tuesday. The state has…

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has broken his silence over the emergency rule declaration by the President on Rivers State. Fubara in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, urged the people of the state to…