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Why we deployed armed officers to Rivers Assembly Quarters – Nigeria Police
The Rivers Police Command has explained its deployment of approximately thirty armed police officers and armoured personnel carriers to the Port Harcourt residences of state House of Assembly members. The deployment has increased political tension in the state amid a standoff between some lawmakers and the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The factional Speaker…
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George urges PDP Elders to intervene in Rivers political turmoil
By Innocent Raphael A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has issued a call to action for elders and stakeholders of the party to intervene in the escalating political turmoil in Rivers State. Addressing the pressing issue on Friday, George emphasized the necessity for all involved parties to prioritize the collective interests of Nigerians.…
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Governor Fubara moves Rivers House of Assembly sitting to Government House
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The order is contained in the State’s official Gazette, Executive Order of the Rivers State Government 001-2023. The governor claims that the decision was made because the legislators and…
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Rivers Crisis: Court restrains Amaewhule, 24 lawmakers from parading as legislators
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction restraining pro-Wike Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other members from parading themselves as legislators. The court directive prohibits them from convening or participating in any official meetings at the Assembly premises. The court’s decision stems from an Exparte order filed against…
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Imposing a 3-man House of Assembly is executive lawlessness, APC tells Fubara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the attempt by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara to establish an unauthorized House of Assembly with three members is the height of executive lawlessness. The APC stated this through a press statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. The party said the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution cannot be…
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Yahaya Bello: Court rejects setting aside arrest warrant
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has insisted that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello must come to court and answer to the fraud allegations preferred against him by the EFCC to the tune of 80 billion naira. On April 23, the court ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve former governor…
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Edo LP crisis deepens as Youth Leader appoints self party chairman
By Innocent Raphael The crisis in Edo Labour Party (LP) has taken a new dimension as youth leader, Ken Omusi, appointed himself as the State Chairman. Omusi in a press conference at the party’s secretariat in Benin, announced Stanley Orobosa as the acting Secretary, citing the need to overhaul the party’s leadership due to what he described as the “draconian…
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Court fixes May 28 for hearing in Ganduje’s suspension suit
Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, has set May 28 as the date for the hearing of a substantive application filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje. Ganduje is challenging his suspension from the party by factional ward executives led by Basiru Nuhu Isa. His suspension saga began with his…
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Rivers Crisis: Again, pro-Fubara lawmakers elect new Speaker
The political crisis in Rivers State has taken a whole new twist as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was said to be elected at 10am during…
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I’ll pursue my case on fraudulent Ondo APC Primary to S’Court – Jimoh Ibrahim
The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held on April 20, 2024, to choose the party’s candidate for governor of Ondo State, on November 16, 2024, has been characterized as a massive fraud by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the 10th Assembly, stressing that he is ‘already in court with the determination to pursue the case…
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