Tag: STATE OF EMERGENCY
Tinubu lauds NASS for ratifying Rivers state of emergency
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for ratifying the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State.
In a statement by his spokesman,...
Okpebholo distances self from South-South Governor’s position on emergency rule
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has dissociated himself from the South-South Governors Forum’s stance on the State of Emergency in Rivers.
Okpebholo disclosed this in...
Senate ratifies emergency declaration in Rivers
The Senate on Thursday ratified the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
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...
State of Emergency: Tinubu acted in good faith – APC chieftain
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of...
Emergency rule: South-South Governors’ Forum says declaration not meeting constitutional provisions
The South-South Governors’ Forum has said that the political situation in Rivers did not deteriorate to require emergency rule in the state, considering the...
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...
State of emergency, compromise to prevent Fubara’s impeachment – Fagbemi
Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice said the declaration of the state of emergency in Rivers was a compromise to...
State of emergency: INC urges calm, peace
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has urged the people of Rivers particularly those of Ijaw extraction to remain calm and peaceful following the...