Rivers State women on Friday staged a walk out during a meeting organized by the wife of the State sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd). The meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, ended abruptly as the women walked out in a protest, demanding the reinstatement of the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara. […]
Northern senators have reportedly turned down an appeal from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, ahead of the Senate’s decision on President Bola Tinubu’s proposed state of emergency in Rivers State. Wike, who was accompanied by Senators Philip Aduda and Sandy Onor, had a closed-door meeting with some northern senators last […]
…Insists President Tinubu has no Powers to Suspend a Democratically Elected Governor 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 […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has served a notice of alleged misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, marking the process to impeach them. A notice obtained from the Assembly on Monday revealed that the lawmakers claimed the action was in line with the Nigerian Constitution. The notice said the […]
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara to choose between resignation and impeachment. Speaking at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, on Monday, Okocha described Fubara’s invitation of pro-Wike members of the Rivers House of Assembly to a meeting as a Greek gift. DailyTrust had reported […]
