#NyesomWike-FubaraCrisis

Emergency Rule: Ibas rejects Assembly probe of spending, tags it “fool’s errand”

Emergency Rule: Ibas rejects Assembly probe of spending, tags it “fool’s errand”

Emergency Rule: Ibas rejects Assembly probe of spending, tags it "fool's errand" Former Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has rebuffed sharply to effort the Rivers State House of Assembly to probe government spending during the just elapsed six-month emergency rule. Ibas, who without mincing words described the exercise as a “fool’s errand",insisted that the Assembly lacked the authority to investigate his stewardship since his appointment was not instigated by the latter, nor did it supervise his tenure. The handover was following the reinstatement of Fubara alongside other elected officials. The Assembly, presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule,…
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Rivers People Should Know Fubara’s Agreement terms With Tinubu — Briggs

Rivers People Should Know Fubara’s Agreement terms With Tinubu — Briggs

Rivers People Deserve To Know Fubara's Agreement terms With Tinubu — Briggs Niger Delta rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs has envisioned that Governor Fubara's credibility could become questionable before the right thinking members of the state, if accountability is discarded. This is following the recent reinstallation of Mr. Siminalayi Fubara as the Governor of the state. Niger Delta rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has said that the people of Rivers State deserve to know the terms of agreement between Governor Siminilayi Fubara and President Bola Tinubu before the six-month emergency rule ended in the state. Briggs, made this statement during an interview…
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JUST IN: Governor Fubara lands in Port Harcourt, resumes office

JUST IN: Governor Fubara lands in Port Harcourt, resumes office

JUST IN: Governor Fubara lands in Port Harcourt, resumes office Finally, the long anticipated arrival of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has taken place, today, September 19, 2025. It will be recalled that the Governor who had been at a loggerheads with his predecessor, the Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) of Nigeria, Barr. Nyesom Wike, which incidentally resulted in his suspension from office for a period of six months. Consequently, President Bola Tinubu, on March 19, 2025 sworn in Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) as sole administrator for Rivers State in Abuja. However, in a turn of…
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Happening! How Rivers Gov., Fubara was received after 6 months suspension

Happening! How Rivers Gov., Fubara was received after 6 months suspension

Happening! How Rivers Gov., Fubara was received after 6 months suspension It was a moment of intense joy and happiness, as hundreds of Rivers State residents, including men, women, and youths, converged at the Government House in Port Harcourt to welcome back Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Arrival at the government house began as early as 6 a.m., as all and sundry were impatient to demonstrate their unalloyed solidarity with the governor upon his resumption of office, having been suspended by the APC led government of the federal republic of Nigeria. Famousreporters.com writes with reference to Vanguard newspaper. According to the publication,…
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Emergency Rule in Nigeria: A Troubled Journey from 1962 to Tinubu

Emergency Rule in Nigeria: A Troubled Journey from 1962 to Tinubu

Emergency Rule in Nigeria: A Troubled Journey from 1962 to Tinubu Emergency powers are designed to be constitutional safety valves for exceptional times of crisis. In Nigeria, however, their invocation has often been controversial, as leaders have sometimes used them to suspend democratic institutions. From the Western Region crisis of 1962 to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent six-month intervention in Rivers State, the central question has remained constant: should emergencies be managed within the framework of democracy or through the temporary dismantling of elected structures to restore peace? Nigeria’s first state of emergency came in May 1962, declared by Prime…
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BREAKING: Rivers Governor, Fubara Set To Resume Office With minimised Powers

BREAKING: Rivers Governor, Fubara Set To Resume Office With minimised Powers

BREAKING: Rivers Governor, Fubara Set To Resume Office With minimised Powers Amidst the speculated reduction of his veto power, the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, is set to resume office on September 18, marking the end of a six-month state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. The news of the drastic reduction in the power of the Governor, consequent on his protracted rift with his predecessor and Minister of the federal capital territory FCT, Abuja, Barr. Nyesom Wike and his subsequent suspension, which regrettably lasted for a period of months, has left tongues…
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