Governor Hope Uzodimma has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to infrastructure development in Imo State, emphasizing the significant progress made in the reconstruction of the Owerri-Mbaise-Obowo-Umuahia road. As the project nears completion, the Governor expressed optimism about its impact on the lives of Imo residents and road users. According to Governor Hope Uzodimma , the progress…
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 Wednesday, Fagbemi accused Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of allegedly influencing militants to sabotage oil pipelines in the state. His remarks…
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Administrator of Rivers, has said he would work together with all stakeholders to maintain law and order in the state. Ibas said this while addressing State House Correspondents after his swearing in by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. Mr Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney General…
The movement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara was unknown on Tuesday night when the military moved trucks into Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt. The trucks were placed within and outside the Government House on the first night of the State of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu declared emergency rule amid the attacks on…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently meeting over the revocation order on its permanent headquarters in the Central Business Area of Abuja. The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, revoked the land of the PDP national secretariat over non-payment of ground rent. The revocation…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked the national assembly to “reject any unconstitutional attempt to ratify” the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers state. The NBA said President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Fubara is illegal and a “dangerous affront” to the country’s democracy. Damagum summons PDP leaders to emergency meeting as Wike…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and indeed, Nigerians listened with dismay the national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which the President, in utter violation of the 1999 Constitution pronounced an imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State The PDP outrightly rejects this attempt by the President to override the Constitution of…
An oil facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State was rocked by an explosion on Tuesday morning, making it the second major incident in the state within 12 hours. The blast occurred at a Manifold Connecting federal line in Okwawriwa, sending huge flames into the air. The affected facility transports petroleum products from…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reportedly strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State. The decision follows an ongoing political crisis in the state, which recently led to the bombing of pipeline infrastructure. Atiku accused the president of political bias and bad faith, blaming him for the crisis….
The Rivers State Government has stated that it is too early to make any comments on the recent declaration of a state of emergency in the state. President Bola Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State…
