The Secretary-General of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Maobuye Nangi Obu, has berated the council’s president, Jonathan Lokpobiri, for allegedly blaming the Ijaw people for the imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Obu accused Lokpobiri’s of… IYC Scribe Accuses Lokpobiri Of Betrayal …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The crisis in Rivers State appears far from over as Chisom Gbali, the Commissioner for Youth under the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that there are deliberate efforts to extend the emergency rule in the state. Speaking in an interview on AriseTV, Gbali… Fubara’s Commissioner Accuses Wike Of Orchestrating Moves To Prolong Rivers Emergency … Read more
The Take-It-Back movement has vowed not to go back on its planned nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, April 7. The Movement had called for a nationwide demonstration to address what they described as the “authoritarianism of President Bola Tinubu administration, abuse… Do Not Provoke Us – Group Sends Warning To Police Amidst Planned Nationwide Protest … Read more
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has again faulted the Rivers’ state of emergency. Henzodaily reports that Obi said the political crisis in Rivers State did not require the action of a state of emergency. In an interview with Arise News, on… I Believe Rivers’ State Of Emergency Is To Threaten Govs … Read more
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has called on Nigerians to resist President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. He argued that Tinubu violated the country’s constitution, insisting that the President has no right under the 1999… State Of Emergency: Tinubu And His Backers Cannot Import What Is Not … Read more
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has stated that the National Assembly will not be fazed by the backlash from Nigerians over the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. He asserted that the proclamation, despite public outcries against it, is in national… State Of Emergency: National Assembly Will Never Be Afraid Of Criticism … Read more
The federal commissioner representing the South-South geopolitical zone in the National Population Commission (NPC), Itotenaan Henry Ogiri, has refuted claims of inviting former Head of Service of Rivers State, George Nwaeke, to Abuja to address the press over political crisis… I Did Not Ask Nwaeke To Come To Abuja …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Rivers State Chapter has dared the former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, to prove his allegation that the union was becoming politicized. Speaking via a statement, the NLC warned Nweke to desist from making defamatory allegations… It is Irresponsible, Mischievous To Claim We Have Been Compromised …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is opposing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State due to financial reasons. He claimed that the association was angry… Rivers State Of Emergency: ‘Nobody Will Give You Money For Conference’ …C0NTINUE … Read more
The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Robinson Ewor, has said the sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), appointed for the state has been doing nothing. Henzodaily reports that Ewor said there was no justification for President Bola… The Sole Administrator Is Doing Nothing In Rivers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>