A US Federal Judge on Tuesday suspended the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, citing the principle of equality and dealing a blow — if only temporary — to the US president’s agenda. Referencing the US Declaration of Independence, which states that all humans are “created equal,” Judge Ana C. Reyes…
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an unconstitutional and reckless move. Obi urged the National Assembly to intervene by withholding legislative support for what he described as an abuse of executive power. In a…
Landowners in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, host to the proposed Abia Airport, have rejected the acquisition of 1,025 hectares of land for the airport project, saying it would have catastrophic consequences on their communities, as the loss of the vast track of land would lead to insufficient land for…
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has expressed his strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, emphasising that this decisive action is vital for restoring stability to the state’s turbulent political landscape. Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has expressed his strong support for President…
The Igbo Progressive Women have expressed concern over Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s actions during the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York, asserting that they have tarnished Nigeria’s global image. The group has called for an investigation into her participation in the forum. In a statement on Tuesday, Chief Mrs Grace Ohabuenyi, President of the Igbo…
The Rivers State Government has expressed shock over President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara while leaving Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, who has been accused of fueling the state’s political crisis. In a statement issued by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, the…
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State following a lingering and unresolved political crisis that led to the bombing of pipeline infrastructure in Rivers. Atiku said the development reeks of political manipulation and outright bad faith. The former VP blamed the president…
Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for declaring state of emergency in River State. Tinubu’s action was triggered by the political crisis that has been rocking the state for months. Fani-Kayode in a statement on his verified Facebook handle said “When children refuse to stop fighting, father must step…
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 the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the state House of Assembly for six months. This is following his declaration of emergency in the oil-rich South South state. The President made the declaration in a nationwide…
