The National Economic Council (NEC) has called for the strengthening of State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) across the 36 states of the federation and urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to release emergency funds to address impending flood effects. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
Tinubu summons emergency FEC meeting on Tuesday following Buhari’s death President Bola Tinubu has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a patriot and statesman who stood firm in turbulent times, following his death on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a hospital in the United Kingdom. In a personally written tribute, President Tinubu expressed…
The Federal Government says it is finalising emergency evacuation plans for Nigerian citizens stranded in Israel and Iran, following a major escalation in hostilities between the two countries. A statement released Tuesday night by Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the Nigerian embassies in Tel Aviv and Tehran have commenced efforts…
The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Benue Chapter, has rejected calls by some of their colleagues for the declaration of a state of emergency rule in the state. State Overseer of the conference, Archbishop Alexander Nyoonkyegh, said on Saturday in Makurdi that Gov. Hyacinth Alia was their brother in the vineyard and must be protected…
Women protest against Emergency rule in Rivers Some women in Rivers state today April 16 staged a protest against the Emergency rule in the state. The women who said to be members of the Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group, kicked against the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara as governor. The women thronged major streets in Port…
Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will challenge President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency declared in Rivers State. This comes after the governors instructed lawyers to file a suit against the president to challenge the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state. According to TheCable, the suit, to be filed at…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a strong warning to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)-led Kano State government following controversial remarks made by the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam. Abdulsalam had accused Professor Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje, wife of former Governor and current APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, of financial misconduct, specifically…
The Nigeria Governors Forum has said it cannot take a position on President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency in Rivers State, emphasising its role as a platform for promoting unified policies and collaborating for sustainable socioeconomic growth. In a statement on Saturday, NGF’s Director General, Abdulateef Shittu, said that taking positions on divisive partisan issues,…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a statement issued via his official X handle on Friday, Kwankwaso described the move as an unconstitutional decision that threatens Nigeria’s democratic principles. Kwankwaso also berated the president’s…
LAST week, I opted to write on the way the Federal Government was “dashing” out universities in various parts of the country. The Tinubu administration even moved further by “adopting” a state-owned university, the Tai Solarin University of Education in Ogun State. Already, Ogun State is the university capital of the country. There are about 10…
