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Jan

2026

Impeachment Notice to Fubara Invalid, Says PDP Chieftain Over ‘Madam’ Error

POLITICS#ConstitutionalLaw, #ImpeachmentProcess, #NigerianPolitics, #PDPNews, #RiversImpeachment, #RiversStateAssembly, #RiversStateCrisis, #SiminalayiFubara

Impeachment Notice to Fubara Invalid, Says PDP Chieftain Over ‘Madam’ Error "A PDP chieftain, Daboikiabo Warmate, says the impeachment notice allegedly issued to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is invalid, citing a fundamental legal flaw in the document." A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daboikiabo Warmate, has declared the impeachment notice reportedly issued to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by the State House of Assembly as invalid, citing what he described as a fundamental administrative and legal defect. Warmate made the assertion during an interview with Trust TV on Friday, January 9, 2026, while reacting to the deepening…

Jan

2026

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APC Rejects Impeachment Moves Against Rivers Governor Fubara, Warns Assembly Against Destabilisation

POLITICS#APC, #APCNews, #ImpeachmentNews, #NgoziOdu, #NigeriaGovernance, #NigerianPolitics, #PoliticalStability, #RiversAssembly, #Riverscrisis, #RiversStatePolitics, #SiminalayiFubara

APC Rejects Impeachment Moves Against Rivers Governor Fubara, Warns Assembly Against Destabilisation "The Rivers State APC has rejected impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, warning the State Assembly against actions that could destabilise governance and democracy in Rivers State." The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has firmly rejected the ongoing moves by the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, warning that such actions could destabilise governance in the state. PUNCH Online had earlier reported that the Rivers State House of Assembly formally…

Sep

2025

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

POLITICS#Fubararesumesoffice, #Ibok-EteIbas, #NyesomWike, #NyesomWike-FubaraCrisis, #SiminalayiFubara, Riversstateemergencyrule

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,…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

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

POLITICS#AhmedBolaTinubu, #NyesomWike, #NyesomWike-FubaraCrisis, #Riverscrisis, #SiminalayiFubara, Ann-KioBriggs, Fubara'srestoration

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…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

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

POLITICS#GovernorFubara'sreturntooffice, #NyesomWike-FubaraCrisis, #SiminalayiFubara

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…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

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

OPINION#Abubakartafawabalewa, #BarrMondayUbani, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Emergencyruleinrivers, #Nigeria'sfirststateofemergency, #NyesomWike-FubaraCrisis, #Riverscrisis, #SiminalayiFubara

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…

Sep

2025

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Update: Fubara, Amaewhule To Resume Office, As Tinubu Ends Emergency Rule In Rivers

POLITICS#SiminalayiFubara, #Tinubureinstatesfubara

Update: Fubara, Amaewhule To Resume Office, As Tinubu Ends Emergency Rule In Rivers*PDP sends strong words to Fubara President Bola Tinubu has said that Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly will resume work in their various offices beginning from September 18, 2025. President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State, which began six months ago. The President announced this in a statement he signed on Wednesday, stressing that from the intelligence available to him, there was a new spirit of understanding. Adding, he said: “A robust readiness,…

Jul

2025

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One-term deal: Ijaw youth council fumes, says Fubara has right to seek re-election

NATIONAL NEWS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #SiminalayiFubara, #TheophilusAlaye

One-term deal: Ijaw youth council fumes, says Fubara has right to seek re-election The president of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYCW), Theophilus Alaye has utterly kicked against reports of a single-term agreement as a condition for the reinstatement of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers. Last week, famousreporters reported that President Bola Tinubu agreed to reinstate Fubara as governor of Rivers — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027. The cease-fire was reached during a closed-door meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal…

Mar

2025

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See why Fubara can’t go to supreme court over suspension

POLITICS#Riversstate, #SiminalayiFubara, #StateOfEmergency

See why Fubara can't go to supreme court over suspension There are speculations by some legal practioners that the embattled Governor might not scale through should he approach the apex Court of Nigeria. This is following the recent suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and the subsequent appointment of a retired Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as the state’s administrator, It could be recalled that the supreme court ruling in 2006 effectively bars Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers state, from approaching the court to seek an enforcement of his rights. However, he can initiate an action at…

Jun

2024

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Fubara gives fresh directives to newly inaugurated CTC chairmen, as police seal secretariats

NEWS#Riversstate, #SiminalayiFubara

“Operate from new offices” – Fubara directs CTC chairmen as police seal secretariats In response to the recent sealing of the 23 local government councils by the police, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the councils to operate from alternative secretariats. The move comes after the police barred the newly inaugurated caretaker chairmen from accessing their offices, citing the need to prevent further bloodshed and maintain order. The tensions in Rivers State escalated following a clash on Tuesday between supporters of Governor Fubara and those of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Federal Capital Territory Minister. Gov.…