Politics

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has disassociated himself from the South-South Governors’ Forum’s rejection of the emergency rule in Rivers. Because of the protracted political crisis and the bombing of an oil pipeline in Rivers, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state. […]

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a Coalition of Opposition Political Parties to oust President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President confirmed this while responding to a question on behalf of the opposition leaders at an ongoing press […]

The Senate on Thursday approved the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at Thursday’s closed-door session of the legislators to deliberate on the declaration and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and other elected officials. […]

Fubara Vacates Govt House As Sole Administrator Prepares To Take Over The suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara, has packed his things out of the Government House in Port Harcourt as the newly appointed Sole Administrator, Admiral Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.), prepares to move in following the ongoing political face-off […]

Controversies Continue To Trail State of Emergency Declared On Rivers State By Tinubu President Tinubu acted in haste, and should reverse this atrocious and retrograde decision before it is too late.” – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an assault on democracy. In a Facebook post, Atiku described the move as political manipulation, claiming Tinubu cannot evade responsibility for the chaos in the state.Atiku argued that if […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land title of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja. This follows allegations that the party has not paid the required ground rent for the past 19 years. In a letter dated March 13, 2025, Wike’s office […]

Governance in Nigeria has not been without some hiccups since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999. Three presidents—Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and Bola Tinubu—have declared a state of emergency in various states. The first was on May 18, 2004, when Obasanjo imposed emergency rule in Plateau State due to violent […]

President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the state House of Assembly for six months. This move follows a prolonged political crisis and rising security concerns, including pipeline explosions. The President made the […]

The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has spoken on why a peace deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu to solve the feud between himself and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State failed. Messrs Wike and Fubara have been locked in a protracted fight over the control of the political […]