By G. Fraser LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration of a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State has significant political implications, particularly concerning Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. This decisive action not only aims to address escalating political unrest and pipeline vandalism but also reshapes the power dynamics…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Wole Soyinka’s comments on the emergency rule in Rivers State as personal opinions. President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers, with the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy,…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara made his first public appearance on Sunday following his suspension from office. Fubara was spotted at Salvation Ministry, Port Harcourt, where he worships, putting to rest speculations about his whereabouts. He was welcomed by a senior pastor, who ushered him into the church to join the…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s unilateral removal of Rivers State Governor Similaya Fubara, describing it as unconstitutional and reckless. In a statement issued rehearsed in his X handle warned that such actions threaten Nigeria’s democracy, undermine the rule of law, and set a dangerous precedent for…
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 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 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The political crisis in Rivers took another dimension on Monday after lawmakers in the oil-rich state accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy Ngozi Odu of gross misconduct. Twenty-six members of the Rivers Assembly raised the allegations in two letters sent to the speaker Martin Amaewhule and thereafter transmitted to Fubara and…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that for peace to return in the state, the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, must do the right thing. According to him, Fubara must represent the 2025 budget to the State Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule, and also resubmit the names of his commissioners…