By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Dr Dikko Radda, the Katsina State governor, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Baribari. The 93-year-old matriarch died in the late hours of Saturday. The president in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described the deceased...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the unlawful suspension of democratically elected Governor, Deputy Governor, and Members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State while exercising his constitutional powers to proclaim a State of Emergency...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Commandant General RIVERINE SECURITY (Coast – Guard Of The Federation), Commander Bibi Oduku, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to carefully consider the suspension of the Rivers State Governor due to heightened tensions and threats in the Niger Delta region. Commander Odumu in a...
President Bola Tinubu has dealt a fatal punch on Nigeria’s democratic prospects. As the head of the executive branch, he has injured the judiciary and subverted the legislature in what promises to be a dangerous drift towards authoritarianism. On the Rivers crisis, the Supreme Court ruled on the side...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is revitalising Nigeria’s university education system. Wike said this on Saturday in Calabar at the 37th convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), where he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree...
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....
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,...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed its support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. According to the party, no responsible government will allow a situation to deteriorate before taking decisive action in the best interest of its citizens. NNPP National Chairman,...
President Bola Tinubu has donated 7000 bags of rice to the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Zamfara as a Ramadan package. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday. He said that the distribution of the largesse...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the tanker explosion that caused multiple accidents and fatalities in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday night. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman,, Mr Bayo Onanuga, extended his condolences to the families of those who lost loved...
The Senate on Thursday ratified the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had, on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast, declared a state of emergency in Rivers. NAN also reports that the declaration saw the...
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...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). A statement issued on Thursday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade is the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello has...
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....
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has given President Bola Tinubu credit his award as the best minister. Umahi said in a statement on Wednesday that Tinubu gave him the opportunity to serve Nigeria as a minister. The statement was signed by Mr Mohammed Ahmed, the Director of Press...
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,...
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, said the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers was a “compromise” to prevent the impeachment of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. Fagbemi said this on Wednesday while addressing State House Correspondents after a...
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...
President Bola Tinubu has said he declared a state of emergency in Rivers because of the lingering political crisis in the state and attendant effects on democracy, security and well being of the citizens. The President, who stated this in a national broadcast on Tuesday said he felt greatly...
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...