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Leaders of Abia North Senatorial District, under the umbrella of the Abia North Peace Foundation (ANPF), have declared their total support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, in the next general elections. The group stated that the […]

Two suspected terrorists who have been on the wanted list of the Nigerian military have been arrested by troops, the Defence Headquarters have said. The terrorists were arrested alongside a gunrunner simply identified as Shehu Bagiwaye in Gudu and Gusau local government areas of Sokoto and Zamfara States respectively. Spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Major

   

Founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and leader of the Biafra Independence Movement (BIM), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has defended former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike while placing the blame for the ongoing political crisis on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has slammed members of the National Assembly for approving of the State of Emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. Obi described the actions of the lawmakers of the National Assembly on the political happenings in Rivers State as a complete disregard for

The National Assembly has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for a state of emergency in Rivers State, but not without making key amendments to his proposal.  President Tinubu, in a national broadcast on Tuesday, announced the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the State House of

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to impose emergency rule in Rivers State.  The decision was reached on Thursday after a closed-door session by lawmakers.This approval comes just hours after the House of Representatives also endorsed the emergency declaration. As part of the approval, the Senate resolved that President Tinubu must review or

Ahead of the resumption of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nnamdi Kanu has employed the services of new counsels into his team. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) employed the services of Kanu Agabi, a former Attorney General of the Federal and Minister of Justice and Uchenna Njoku, a

Nigeria’s minister for Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has described President Bola Tinubu as a foremost democrat who is committed to free speech and upholding the rights of the people. Idris said the president has re-affirmed his commitment to fostering constructive criticism and healthy opposition which he believes are the essential pillars needed for

The members of the Nigerian Senate have moved into a closed-door session to discuss the controversial issues surrounding the State of Emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on the floor of the Red Chamber on Thursday, March 20, the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele raised a motion for the lawmakers to

Following the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has called on lawmakers of his party to threat the president’s decision with caution. Obi said that while he had over time refrained form interfering with legislative affairs – out