LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged residents of the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Tuesday night, Governor Fubara disclosed his administration’s commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and the continued progress of…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state, describing it as an assault on democracy that must be condemned in the strongest terms. The former vice president, who reacted on his verified Facebook page, noted that the declaration is a political manipulation, carried…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State over the crisis rocking both the executive and legislative arms of government in the state. In a 12-minute national broadcast to the nation, the President said during the six-month period of the state of emergency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara,…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Rivers State Government has dismissed as false and malicious social media reports claiming that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a delegation from the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) visited Governor Siminalayi Fubara last Sunday. The government described the reports as fake news aimed at inciting chaos and lawlessness in the state….
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS0-A plane crashed into the sea seconds after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatán, killing at least 12 people, including the musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo, according to reports. The Honduran fire service said five people survived but one was still missing. The service noted bad weather and low visibility in…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, begging it to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from selling off all the properties seized from her. The erstwhile minister in the legal action she filed through a team of lawyers, led by…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An explosion has rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The affected section of the major pipeline is currently on fire, though the exact cause of the explosion remains unknown at this time. Authorities have yet to determine whether the incident resulted from human interference, especially…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has thrown its weight behind the strategic engagement between Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, and 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. The group in a statement signed by its leader, Israel Uwejeyan, described their recent meeting as being built on mutual respect, national…
