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N’Assembly Backs Tinubu As Fubara Counters President’s Allegation
The National Assembly, on Thursday, endorsed the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at separate plenary sessions of the two chambers where they deliberated on the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu and the state Assembly members. The parliament backed Tinubu’s proclamation amidst calls from the...
State Assemblies Across 36 States Unify Suspension, Impeachment Rules
The Houses of Assembly of the 36 states have embraced and ratified the use of unified standing orders to address disparities in suspension, member impeachment, and other legislative processes. The rules to be adopted at each of the 36 Houses of Assembly aim to ensure unity across the states in implementing disciplinary issues of suspension and impeachment, removal of presiding...
”FG To Set Up Military Hardware Production At Ajaokuta” – Minister
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Abubakar-Audu, has disclosed plans to partner with the Ministry of Defense and the Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria to produce military hardware for the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies in the country. Speaking during a visit to the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency in Kaduna on Thursday, Audu said a Memorandum...
Fubara Denies Pipeline Vandalism Claims, Blames Wike For Rivers Crisis
Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers state, has denied any responsibility for the oil pipeline explosion in the state, which led President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday. Tinubu openly blamed Fubara for doing nothing to dissuade criminal groups and militants from making good their threats to attack oil installations in the state. The President...
Railway MD Raises Alarm Over Vandalisation Of Infrastructure
The Nigerian Railway Corporation's managing director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has expressed alarm over the growing number of incidents of iron materials being vandalised from rail tracks, stating that the threat is grave. Dr. Opeifa stated this while disclosing the arrest of a notorious vandal, simply c0alled Mr Lucky, caught cutting a rail bridge along the Kaduna/Kafanchan axis. According to him, Lucky,...
”Why FG Hasn’t Started Direct Allocation To LGAs” – ALGON
The Federal Government has yet to commence direct allocation to Local Government Areas (LGAs) due to ongoing procedural processes, according to Hon. Odunayo Alegbere, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON). Alegbere disclosed that LGAs have been instructed to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to facilitate the implementation...
Akpabio, Abba’s Strong Leadership Earns NADECO’s Praise In Emergency Rule Endorsement For Rivers
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), an African coalition of over 100 pro-democracy organizations, has commended Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas for their leadership in securing the National Assembly's approval of emergency rule in Rivers State. In a statement signed on Thursday evening by Dr. Chukwuma Eze, President-General of NADECO, the coalition said it took...
Kaduna Residents Urged To Stay Calm Amid Ongoing NDA Firing Exercise
Residents of Afaka, Mando, and Kauya in Kaduna State were advised by the Nigerian Defense Academy on Friday not to be alarmed about the upcoming Inter Battalion Obstacles Crossing Competition for NDA cadets on Saturday. The announcement is contained in a statement by the Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa in Kaduna. “This is to inform the general public, especially...
Ijaw Set To Converge Over Crucial Self-Determination Talks – Prof Okaba, INC President
President Bola Tinubu's proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday has reignited the Ijaw ethnic group's fight for self-determination in the Niger Delta. Prof Benjamin Okaba, president of Ijaw National Congress, INC., the Ijaw apex socio-cultural group, told Vanguard: “For Ijaw people, we are not too happy because we see this as another slap on us....
State Of Emergency Unconstitutional, Risks Anarchy – Kwankwaso Tells Tinubu
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the New Nigeria People's Party's (NNPP) 2023 presidential candidate, has stated that President Bola Tinubu's proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State is not only unconstitutional but also has the potential to cause chaos. Kwankwaso, who opposed the action, also criticized the 10th National Assembly for drifting into becoming more rubberstamp than its predecessors...
