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Rivers: Soyinka faults Fubara’s suspension
*Soyinka • SERAP sues Tinubu over ‘unlawful suspension Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has broken his silence on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State,…
President Tinubu Declares State of Emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday 18 March 2025
Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern…
BudgIT, Order Paper Express Concern Over Weakening Separation of Powers
...Launches Advocacy Campaign for Institutional Accountability BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organisation advocating for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance and OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and…
Rivers lawmakers serve Fubara, deputy impeachment notice, list 19 infractions
Amaewhule, Fubara The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday issued a notice to the state governor, Mr Siminalayi Fubara and…
Nigeria Don’t Need New States To Develop Communities – Reps Urged
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has been advised to shoot down the proposals for state creation, as they do not solve Nigeria’s problems. The…
FG reawards 2nd Niger Bridge bypasses, fast- tracks Lagos-Calabar, East-West road projects
The Federal Government has approved the reaward of two critical bypasses on the 2nd Niger Bridge, linking the Asaba-Benin and Enugu-Onitsha dual carriageways. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made the…
PSC’s order on police retirement transformative, fair, says Group
...Insists Egbetokun's tenure extension legal BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI A socio-political group, the Citizens for Ethical Leadership & Law (CELL), has expressed support for the Police Service…
FG Pays N3.41bn To Contractors For Unexecuted Projects -Report
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI According to a new report by Tracka, BudgIT's service delivery monitoring platform, a staggering billion was disbursed for 56 federal government projects in 2023 without a…
Why NASS can’t rush 2025 budget passage: Senator
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, has said the National Assembly has refused to rush the passage of the 2025 budget proposal…
PDP condemns assassination attempt on Sen. Lawal
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the alleged assassination attempt on the life of Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district. Hon. Maria Dogo,…
