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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Daniel Ayantoye |Dennis Naku |Bankole Taiwo
The political feud between the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have worsened following a dramatic walkout by women believed to be Fubara’s supporters at an event attended by the wife of the Sole Administrator, Theresa Ibas. This came amid ongoing reconciliation efforts initiated by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Segun Osoba, to restore peace between the two former political allies.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Dennis Naku
The River State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd,), was expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s administration under the emergency rule on Thursday but did not attend the meeting. The Committee Chairman, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, conducted a closed-door session with committee members, lasting about 50 minutes, but declined to speak to the press afterward. Journalists were left disappointed as the committee members refused to comment.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Raphael Ede |Adeyinka Adedipe |Gabriel Oshokha |Samuel Ese |Gbenga Odogun | +4 more
As Christians across the globe marked Easter on Sunday, Nigerian leaders, including state governors, religious figures and political stakeholders, used the occasion to deliver messages of hope, love, unity and spiritual renewal to citizens, especially in the face of current national challenges.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Uthman Salami |Animasahun Salman |Stephen Angbulu |Dennis Naku |Dirisu Yakubu
Former presidential aspirant and presiding overseer of the Lagos-based Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned that under President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria risks a popular uprising unless the administration changes course on security and the economy. Addressing worshippers during his Easter State-of-the-Nation broadcast in Ikeja, the former APC presidential aspirant said the country is being driven toward the brink amid a fresh wave of killings in Plateau, Benue and Enugu.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Godwin Isenyo |Dennis Naku |Abiodun Nejo
As Christians across the world celebrate Easter, former President Goodluck Jonathan, several state governors, and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have called on Nigerians to embrace unity, peace, and national reconciliation. In separate Easter messages, the leaders urged citizens to draw inspiration from the sacrifices and resurrection of Jesus Christ, stressing that the season presents a renewed opportunity to foster love, heal divisions, and recommit to the nation’s progress.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Daniel Ayantoye |Solomon Odeniyi |Gift Habib |Adeyinka Adedipe |Dennis Naku
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to restore peace and security, emphasising that clear directives had been issued to the armed forces and relevant security agencies to end insecurity decisively and without delay. Tinubu, who stated this on Friday in his Easter message to the nation, expressed empathy with citizens affected by violence and unrest, stating that he understood the pain and fear such events had caused.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Dennis Naku |Dirisu Yakubu
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), on Thursday, warned political actors and mischief-makers testing his will, while refuting allegations of high-handedness and impunity leveled against him by civil society groups in the state. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Hector Igbikiowubo, Ibas frowned on the myriads of fake information by persons he described as mischief-makers, saying such development will not do any good to anyone.
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4 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Dennis Naku
More protests rocked Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Wednesday as women under the aegis of the Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group took to the streets to demand the reversal of the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wednesday’s protest comes just days after a similar demonstration on Monday. The protesting women declared both the emergency rule and the appointment of a Sole Administrator as illegal actions.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Deborah Musa |Dirisu Yakubu |Dennis Naku |Dele Ogunyemi
•Fagbemi drafts S’Court response, PDP berates President, Ibas, Tompolo hints at Fubara’s returnThe Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has sprung into action and commenced drafting the response of President Bola Tinubu to the People’s Democratic Party’s governors’ suit challenging the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Dennis Naku
The Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) came under scathing criticisms on Wednesday following the sacking of the 23 local government caretakers and the head of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. The caretakers were replaced with administrators in the 23 LGAS in the state, while the RSIEC chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), was replaced by Dr Michael Odey. Odey will work with six members, four of whom are professors.
