Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Political Fallout: Briggs Claims Tinubu’s Actions Have Not Benefited Rivers State

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The suspension of the Emergency Rule that President Bola Tinubu placed on Rivers State has not benefited the people of that state, according to prominent environmental and human rights activist Ann-Kio Briggs. Speaking in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Briggs claimed that President Tinubu had wrongfully imposed emergency rule in the state and that the return to democratic governance at the conclusion of the six-month term could not be interpreted as a favor to the state. According to Briggs, Fubara must have the entire support of the state’s citizens, who naturally…

Rivers State: Hopes and Mixed Views Await as Emergency Rule Ends

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Expectations are high in the political community as Rivers State’s emergency rule comes to an end. If President Bola Tinubu, who took a 10-day vacation to return to Nigeria yesterday, does not extend the rule, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, are anticipated to return to their seats tomorrow. So far, all looks to be prepared for the termination of the emergency rule and the reinstatement of elected officials. Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas, retd,…

DSS Takes Legal Action Against Sowore, X, and Meta Over Online Post

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M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, and four other DSS counsel, M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor, filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and social media platforms X  and Meta, over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu. The suit was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on September 16, 2025, on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government. Sowore confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Tuesday, writing, “It’s hard to believe…

Atiku’s Ally Sowunmi: “I’m Still in PDP, Not Defecting to APC

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Segun Sowunmi, a former spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has denied rumors that he intends to switch to the All Progressives Congress. The clarification was provided by Sowunmi, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. In response to speculation that his June 8 visit and meeting with President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos home marked a change in political affiliation, Sowunmi reaffirmed his commitment to his party. “I would have decamped to the APC if I had wanted to, but…

APC Defends Tinubu’s Borrowing, Calls it ‘Strategic, Not Reckless

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According to Lagos State’s All Progressives Congress (APC), borrowing during President Bola Tinubu’s government is meant to finance growth by building essential infrastructure. In a statement headed “Peter Obi’s Borrowing Hypocrisy: Physician, Heal Thyself,” released Thursday, APC Spokesman Mr. Seye Oladejo criticized the 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate for criticizing Tinubu’s borrowings. The former governor of Anambra has urged accountants to challenge the Tinubu-Federal Government over what he describes as “reckless borrowings,” according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Given that “topics bordering on finance, economy, development, and…

TUC Threatens Strike as OPS Rejects New 5% Fuel Surcharge

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If the federal government (FG) does not abandon the proposed five percent tax on petroleum goods, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has vowed to conduct a statewide strike within two weeks. Additionally, the government’s proposal to impose a five percent fuel levy has been rejected by the organized private sector, which emphasizes that its implementation would exacerbate inflation across the country. Following days of anticipation that the fee may go into force in January 2026, the Trade Union Congress made its announcement. In a nation where fluctuations in fuel prices…