Nigeria, March 20 -- The Senate has approved the state of emergency declared on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the approval during the plenary on Wednesday after majority of the senators supported it through voice votes.

The approval came after the lawmakers emerged from a closed-door session, which lasted for one hour and twenty minutes.

Mr Akpabio said during the closed-door session that the lawmakers deliberated on the issue and received a brief from President Tinubu.

The senate president read a prepared written resolution agreed by the senators during the closed-door session.

Mr Akpabio said senators unanimously agreed to approve the proclamation of the state of emergency ...