State of emergency

Updated: Rivers Administrator Ibas makes fresh appointments despite court order

Barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, gave a restraining order, Rivers Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral...

11 PDP governors head to Supreme Court over Rivers emergency rule

The 11 PDP governors have made good their threat to file an appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging President Bola Tinubu’s power to...

Bayelsa, Delta Govs’ inaction on Rivers state emergency raises concerns – Tietie

Six days after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, the move continues to spark intense debate and backlash,...

Presidency Fires Back at Jonathan, Soyinka Over Criticism of Rivers Emergency Rule

The Presidency has reacted to the criticisms by former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on the declaration of...

Ex-Pres. Jonathan Criticizes Fubara’s Suspension, Says It Tarnishes Nigeria’s Image

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denounced President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of elected officials in Rivers State, warning that it could tarnish Nigeria’s reputation....

Just in: PDP governors unite against Tinubu, to challenge emergency rule in Rivers

A legal showdown is brewing as governors from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have directed their state Attorneys-General to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s...

CSOs Support Tinubu’s Emergency Rule in Rivers, Cite Good Faith

As President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State continues to elicit varied reactions, a coalition of civil society...

Breaking: Senators, like Reps endorse Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers

Barely an hour after the House of Representatives’ approval, the Senate has given its nod to the state of emergency imposed by President...

Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas in Aso Rock, Meets Pres. Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu met with retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, a day after appointing him as the...

Rivers Emergency Rule: NBA Condemns Fubara’s Suspension, Cites Breach of Constitutional Order

Reactions have continued to trail President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State. In...

Rivers State of Emergency: Pres. Tinubu Seeks House of Reps Approval

Aftermath of state of emergency declaration on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, the nation’s House of Representatives says it will today, March...

Updated: Tinubu Appoints Retired Admiral Ibas as Rivers Sole Administrator

Following the suspension of Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, for six months, President Bola Tinubu...