Tag: RIVERS
Reps approve state of emergency declaration in Rivers
The House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously approved the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Why NASS will back emergency rule in Rivers – Rep. Kuye
Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC-Lagos) says the National Assembly will support the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu in defence of...
Senate to debate Rivers emergency declaration
The Senate will, on Thursday, debate a motion on the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers, says Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim.
Ibrahim, Chairman of...
Rivers’ administrator, Ibas, promises to maintain law, order
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Administrator of Rivers, has said he would work together with all stakeholders to maintain law and order in...
Lawyers seek NASS intervention to restore order in Rivers
Lawyers in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, have sought the intervention of the National Assembly for the immediate restoration of democratic order in Rivers.
The News Agency of...
Crisis in Rivers is driven by ego not Supreme Court judgment...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Mr. Afam Osigwe (SAN) has said that the political imbroglio in Rivers is because of the...
Wike should be suspended, Rivers elders reject emergency rule
Some elders in Rivers have strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, arguing that the decision was made hastily and...
PDP governors urge Tinubu to reverse state of emergency in Rivers
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has advised President Bola Tinubu to reverse the state of emergency declared in Rivers.
The Chairman, Gov. Bala...
Fubara urges Rivers people to remain peaceful, law-abiding
Gov. Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers has urged the citizens in the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the face of the state of...
APC backs Tinubu on Rivers State of emergency declaration
Mr. Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers.
The...