By Shadrach Okon The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of working behind to instigate the ongoing crisis in Rivers State. Atiku made the accusation shortly after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday evening of 18th March. According to him, “The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State reeks of political manipulation and outright bad faith. Anyone paying attention to the unfolding crisis knows that Bola Tinubu has been a vested partisan actor in the political turmoil engulfing Rivers. His…
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President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted political crisis in the state. Tinubu made the proclamation during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara; his deputy Ngozi Odu; and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months. The president nominated Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) as a military administrator to take charge of the affairs of the state for the first six months. The president relied on Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution to make the proclamation. The section interprets a state of emergency as a situation…
Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Godknows Igali, has said former first lady, Patience Jonathan, pleaded with late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, to support Nyesom Wike to become governor of Rivers state. Igali spoke during a programme on AIT. According to him, the former first lady rolled on the floor to persuade her husband, former President Goodluck Jonathan, and Clark. Wike, now the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was elected Rivers state governor in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019 and held this position till May 2023. On Wednesday, during a media chat, Wike accused the…
An explosion has rocked a major oil pipeline, the Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP), at Bodo, Gokana local government area of Rivers State. Although the incident occurred on Monday night, the affected section of the major pipeline was on fire on Tuesday morning. Thick black smoke was seen billowing into the atmosphere, with a raging fire spreading fast into the mangrove from a video that emerged on Tuesday morning. Authorities were yet to determine whether the incident resulted from human interference, especially amid recent threats by militant groups to attack oil installations in response to the federal government’s withholding of Rivers State’s…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned a Nigerian, two Chinese and their company at a Federal High Court Lagos, over alleged N3.4 billion fraud and conspiracy to destabilise Nigeria’s economic structure. The defendants are Huang Haoyu, Friday Audu, An Hongxu and a company, Gentting International Ltd. They are standing trial before Justice Daniel Osiagor on a 12-count charge of cybercrime. They each, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Mrs Bilikisu Buhari, told the court that the defendants committed the offence sometime in 2024 in Lagos. They were alleged to have conspired to commit the…
2- Brigade, Nigerian Army in the Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has announced plans to hold this year’s first quarter range classification exercise. The exercise will begin from Wednesday, March 19 to Friday, 28, 2025, according to a statement by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Adebowale Adejimi, on Monday. Adejimi appealed to residents within the range area to stay off designated areas and not to panic at the sound of gunshots, adding that adequate preparations have been made for their safety. “Headquarters 2 Brigade, 2 Brigade Garrison, and other Sub-units are scheduled to…
Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area was last Monday thrown into crisis as thousands of students went to the streets of Ikot Ekpene to protest the high level of insecurity and police brutality in the school and it’s sorrounding communities, declaring that students were no longer saved to conduct their academic activities without fear of intimidation and threat to life. The protesters led by the student union president, Geoffrey George, converged at the institution’s main gate around 8:15am chanting solidarity songs and displaying placards of various inscriptions Some of the placards read “End Police brutality…
By Ukpong Ukpong Akwa Ibom state is undergoing significant transformation, offering attractive investment opportunities for discerning investors worldwide. Strategically located at the point where the River Niger flows into the Atlantic Ocean, the state boasts a natural deep ocean trough of approximately 50 feet, capable of accommodating large post-Panamax vessels without dredging. The government has launched facelift projects to develop the coastal areas for maritime trade and investment. This initiative begins with the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Oron Beach, which was once a thriving commercial terminal and melting pot of African trade, culture, and tourism. On March 16th, 2025, Governor…
-Declares Open A 2-Day Free Medical Exercise For Workers -To enlist all senior staff on state health insurance scheme The Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Comrade Ini Ememobong, has stressed the need for workers to stay healthy so as to be active and productive at work and in personal endeavours. Comrade Ememobong, speaking at the opening of a two-day free medical exercise held in the conference hall of the Ministry on Monday, 17 March 2025, at the State Secretariat in Uyo, indicated his commitment to ensuring workers are protected against any form of harm in the cause…
By Iniubong Sam The ongoing political crises in Rivers State has taken a dramatic turn as the State House of Assembly has officially initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Ordu. In a formal notice dated Friday, March 14, 2025, but made public on Monday, March 17, 2025, 26 members of the Assembly signed a petition citing allegations of gross misconduct against the governor. The letter, addressed to Speaker Martin Amaewhule, was titled “Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct Brought Pursuant to Section 188 of the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) 1999.”…