Uneasy calm descends on Rivers after Tinubu wades in
With soldiers taking over the Rivers Government House following President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency and suspension
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Rivers state of emergency
Tinubu’s handling of Rivers crisis portends danger — Buhari’s former adviser
Babafemi Ojodu, a former senator who was special adviser on political matters to President Muhammadu Buhari, has criticised President Bola
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Rivers Gov Fubara’s suspension echoes two governors’ fate under Obasanjo
President Bola Tinubu suspended Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers State, on Tuesday, evoking memories of the fate that befell Ayo
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FULL TEXT: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state
Below is President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast on Tuesday, in which he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.
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