Reading Time: 2 minutesAloba Joseph, the father of the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has filed a legal application at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. He is challenging the legal advice issued by the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), which...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Anambra State Governor and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Obi described Tinubu’s action as unconstitutional and...

Reading Time: 2 minutesA storm of discontent is brewing in Rivers State as civil servants, in conjunction with the Rivers Solidarity for Good Governance, have issued a decisive ultimatum to the State House of Assembly. The demand? Immediate transmission of the 2025 budget from the executive...

Reading Time: 2 minutesAmid heightened political tension in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months. In their place, the President has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas...

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe president suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months.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...

Reading Time: 2 minutesSince Nigeria’s return to democracy in May 1999, the country has witnessed several instances of state-level emergency rule. Three presidents—Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and Bola Tinubu—have invoked Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution to declare states of emergency in response to security crises...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu over the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an assault on democracy and an act of political manipulation. In a statement shared on his verified Facebook page,...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected a gradual decline in the inflation rate over the next six months, according to its newly released Inflation Expectations Report for February 2025. Inflation Trends and ExpectationsThe report indicates that both businesses and households...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as a political maneuver aimed at undermining democracy. The party insists that President Bola Tinubu lacks the constitutional authority to suspend the elected...