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By Deborah Nnamdi Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it “unconstitutional and reckless.” Obi criticized Tinubu for ignoring the rule of law and displaying a dangerous readiness to undermine democracy. Obi, who spoke in a statement on X.com on Wednesday, said: “The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State is not just reckless. It is a clear attempt to return us to a state of nature and tighten its grip on power at all costs. “It has plunged us…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Government has expressed disbelief over President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara while allowing Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to remain in office despite being accused of contributing to the state’s political turmoil. In a statement released by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, the government condemned the move as unjust, stressing that Governor Fubara has remained steadfast in upholding constitutional order, peace, and good governance amid the state’s political challenges. The commissioner highlighted that from the outset of his tenure, Fubara has…

By Deborah Nnamdi The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has supported President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, asserting that the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara, created the conditions that led to the emergency rule. In a statement, APC spokesman Felix Morka emphasized that Fubara’s actions and inactions effectively called for a state of emergency, listing several impeachable offenses committed by the governor. He said; “Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the author of the extreme events that have unfolded in Rivers state. When he brazenly demolished the Rivers State House of Assembly, Fubara destroyed the very foundation…

Photo: Many faces of Vice Admiral Ibas By Austin Manekator President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the prolonged political crisis destabilising the oil-rich state’s governance. In a national broadcast, the President announced the immediate suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months. The president, who appointed a military administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd), to oversee the affairs of the state during this period, joined a long list of Nigerian presidents who have suspended elected governors. Tuesday’s declaration is…

By Deborah Nnamdi Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has signed up on TikTok, the video sharing social media platform popular with millennials and Gen Zs. Announcing this on his X page on Tuesday, Obi called on his supporters to join him on the platform.“This is my official and only TikTok page. Kindly join me in building a New Nigeria that is POssible. – PO,” he wrote. As of the time of this report, over 21,000 people were following his account. This comes about a week after former…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, vowed to probe the former governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, who claimed he allegedly spent 10 million dollars to revamp the Nigerian Observer Newspaper. Governor Okpebholo disclosed this when he and top government functionaries of his administration embarked on an unscheduled visit to the premises where they could not gain access to the buildings where all the machines bought by the previous administration were kept. The once vibrant newspaper organization was closed by the Obaseki-led administration to revamp it to ensure that it competes favorably with other…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended six individuals suspected of being involved in kidnapping, along with cash believed to be proceeds from their criminal activities. Moses Yamu, the command’s spokesperson, stated in a press release on Tuesday that firearms and ammunition were seized from the suspects over the past 48 hours. Yamu also revealed that the arrests and recoveries took place in multiple locations across Edo North, an area that has seen a rise in kidnappings and killings over the past three weeks. The statement read, “On 16/03/2024 at about 04:30hrs, operatives of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure. The all-cash deal brings Wiz into the Google Cloud operation, boosting the capacity of consumers to use “multiple clouds” and providing “an end-to-end security platform for customers, of all types and sizes, in the AI era,” the companies said in a joint statement. The deepening influence of AI makes “cybersecurity increasingly important in defending against emergent risks and protecting national security,” they added. The transaction, the largest ever sought…

By Agency Report The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the effort to oust Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office. PDP Chairman in Rivers, Chief Nname Ewor, voiced the party’s opposition during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Ewor accused the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly of heightening political tensions through the impeachment attempt instead of striving for peace. He also pointed out that the lawmakers’ move to remove Fubara contradicted the Supreme Court’s directive aimed at resolving the political crises in the state. “The lawmakers cannot, at this moment, contemplate…

Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any solution to the crisis. With the crisis persisting, there is no way democratic governance, which we have all fought and worked for over the years, can thrive in a way that will redound to the benefit of the good people of the state. The state…