Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- President Bola Tinubu and suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, are set to return to Nigeria today, signaling a pivotal moment in the state's political landscape as it prepares for a return to democratic governance later this week.

After cutting short his vacation in France, President Tinubu is heading back to Abuja, while Fubara is expected to arrive from London. Their returns come just days before the planned reinstatement of Fubara and the end of emergency rule led by Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). Ibas has been overseeing the state during a tumultuous period marked by political turmoil.

Tinubu's unanticipated early return follows his initial schedule, which had...