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Senators not bribed $15k to support Rivers emergency rule – Akpabio
By Didimoko A. Didimoko Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied rumours that he bribed senators with $15,000 to support the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State. He called the allegations part of a smear campaign against him. Akpabio, who is also facing allegations of sexual harassment made…
Read More »Ibas confirms release of Rivers’ withheld allocations
By Deborah Nnamdi Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, announced that the previously withheld local government allocations have now been released. He made this statement during a meeting with local government administrators in Port Harcourt on Friday. Ibas also reassured that measures will be put in place to…
Read More »Edo, C’Rivers govt back Tinubu on Rivers emergency rule
The Edo and Cross Rivers state governors have distanced themselves from the position taken by South-South governors who opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. Media reports indicated that Southsouth governors opposed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency…
Read More »Uwazuruike backs Wike, fault Fubara over Rivers crisis
Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, the founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and leader of BIM, has come to the defense of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike while placing the blame on Siminalayi Fubara for his removal. In response to President Bola Ahmed…
Read More »C’River targets data-driven governance, inaugurates committee
Photo: Acting Gov Odey with Dr Bong Duke Cross River State has inaugurated the State Consultative Committee on Statistics (SCCS), aiming to strengthen the state’s statistical system and promote data-driven decision-making. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Gil Nsa, said the committee will focus on…
Read More »Uneasy calm in Rivers as V-Adm Ibas takes charge
By Deborah Nnamdi There was an eerie calm in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State on Thursday afternoon, as the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), took over the reins of government in the state, arrived in the state to begin his duties. It would be recalled…
Read More »Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, others, unite to unseat Tinubu in 2027
The plot to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election gathered momentum on Thursday with the birth of a ‘coalition of opposition’ ahead of 2027. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar announced that several members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Read More »Inspector, 12 bandits killed in Benue battles – Police
By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja An Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force and 12 bandits have been confirmed dead from a bloody shootout between operatives of the force and armed bandits in Benue State. The fallen police officer was identified as Inspector Terfa Anyiatse, who succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained during…
Read More »Fubara behind bombing of pipelines – AGF Fagbemi
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Wednesday, accused suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State of directing militants to attack pipelines in the state. This accusation was made as part of Fagbemi’s defence of President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a…
Read More »Stop parading suspects in custody, NHRC tells police
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on Wednesday, asked the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to forthwith, stop the parading of suspects in custody, describing the action as unlawful and unconstitutional. The rights body stressed that the 1999 Constitution, as amended, presumed every accused persons to be innocent.…
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