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Reasons Tinubu gave for declaring State of Emergency in Rivers

Nigeria, March 19 -- President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday, citing diverse reasons such as the political impasse in the state, the implications of a recent Sup... Read More


Ibok-Ete Ibas: Brief profile of man who'll run Rivers' affairs under emergency rule

Nigeria, March 19 -- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday night in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the State Assembly for six mo... Read More


WAEC denies NASU's anti-labour allegations

Nigeria, March 19 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied allegations of anti-labour practices by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU). NA... Read More


State of Emergency in Rivers: LP Chairperson, Dokubo, slams Tinubu

Nigeria, March 19 -- Rivers State Labour Party Chair Hilda Dokubo has weighed in on the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. PREMIUM TIMES reported that during a national broadcast o... Read More


World Cup Qualifiers: Super Eagles camp complete as Alhassan Yusuf joins squad in Kigali

Nigeria, March 19 -- The Super Eagles' training camp in Kigali is now at full strength as Nigeria continues preparations for their must-win 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. ... Read More


Senate constitutes committee to probe alleged forceful takeover of Nigerian mangrove islands by Cameroon

Nigeria, March 19 -- The Senate, on Tuesday, constituted an eight-member ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations that the Republic of Cameroon has forcefully taken over Nigerian mangrove islan... Read More


Nigerian govt allocates N700bn to tackle HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Nigeria, March 19 -- As part of efforts to strengthen domestic health funding, the Nigerian government has earmarked N700 billion to combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, while also enhancing im... Read More


Emergency Rule: NBA condemns Tinubu's suspension of Rivers governor, elected officials

Nigeria, March 19 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the suspension of River State Governor Siminalayi and other elected officials of the state under President Bola Tinubu's declarati... Read More


Tinubu's speech declaring State of Emergency in Rivers (FULL TEXT)

Nigeria, March 19 -- President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State, sacking the governor, his deputy and the House of Assembly. Mr Tinubu, in a broadcast to Nigerians... Read More


You don't have power to remove Fubara under state of emergency, NBA tells Tinubu

Nigeria, March 19 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said President Bola Tinubu lacks the constitutional power to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara under the pretext of declaring a state of emergen... Read More