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...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, paving the way for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his...
...as Wike tightens grip ahead of 2027 In normal times, the imminent return of a suspended governor after six months in political exile would be cause...
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has declared that the state of emergency in Rivers State will end on September 18, paving the...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday argued that the president of Nigeria has no constitutional power to remove an elected councillor, much more a governor. Shettima spoke...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday night brokered a truce between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his estranged political godson, Governor Siminalayi Fubara,...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged his supporters, residents of the state, and Nigerians at large to express gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his...
Over a month after a constitutional challenge brought by 11 governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the controversial declaration of a state of...
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not desperate to reclaim his position, nearly two months after President Bola Tinubu declared a state...