Petition to recall Senator Natasha did not meet ‘requirements,’ says INEC

Senator Natasha had in the wake of a seat dispute with Akpabio accused the lawmaker of sexual harassment. X@NatashaAkpoti By Emmanuel Egobiambu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received the petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan but says it did not meet the “requirements” for the action. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and […]

Gov Fubara reportedly relocates to Bayelsa State after suspension

Gov Fubara reportedly relocates to Bayelsa State after suspension L-R: Fubara, Diri By Enioluwa Adeniyi The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, following the declaration of a state of emergency in the state, has reportedly moved with his family to Bayelsa State. Naija News reports that the development comes after President Bola Tinubu’s decisive […]

Senate President Godwill Akpabio and Seriake Dickson heatedly argued during plenary over Tinubu’s State of Emergency declaration, no suspension

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson By Bayo Wahab The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, heatedly argued during plenary over the provision of Senate rules regarding the handling of President Bola Tinubu’s State of Emergency declaration in Rivers State. […]

Text of Tinubu’s speech declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State

TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025. Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern […]

Tinubu declares a state of emergency in Rivers State – Appoints retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas as sole administrator

Appoints Vice Admiral Ibokkete Ibas (rtd) as Administrator Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State over the crisis rocking both the executive and legislative arms of government in the state. In a 12-minute national broadcast to the nation, the President said during the six-month […]

“I fully understand the impact of what is happening in Rivers State” – Peter Obi

By Oladipo Abiola The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has appealed for an end to the political crisis rocking Rivers State. The former Anambra State Governor, in a post on Tuesday via his ?? account, submitted that the people of Rivers State are the real losers in the political drama which has engulfed […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says Senate is like a ‘cult’

  By Enioluwa Adeniyi The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has described the Nigerian Senate as being akin to a “cult,” claiming that senators are fearful of expressing opposing views due to the possibility of retaliation. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has recently been suspended from the Senate for […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan suspended for six months amid the sexual harassment allegation against Akpabio

Senator Natasha By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and John Akubo, Abuja In a dramatic session at the National Assembly, the Nigerian Senate has officially suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from all legislative activities, effective March 6, 2025, for six months. The suspension followed a report submitted by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and […]

Group Slams Abia PDP over Wabara’s purported expulsion, says joke going too far

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has been flayed over its purported expulsion of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The former Senate President was on Tuesday expelled from the state PDP after being placed on suspension since February 11, 2025, even though the national […]

Igweship tussle: Soludo stops Anambra monarch from parading self as king

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stopped a supposed monarch of Oba community in Idemili South Local Government Area, Augustine Chinedu Emelube, from parading himself as monarch. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Tonycollins Nwabunwanne, who made the declaration on behalf of the governor, said the election […]

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