April 20, 2025
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Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to seek re-election if he is truly a smart politician.

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By Bayo Wahab Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to seek re-election if he is truly a smart politician. Baba-Ahmed, who appeared on Arise Television’s political program, ‘Prime Time,’ on Friday, believes Tinubu’s time is up, adding that everything is there for the…

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Emergency rule: Rivers administrator talks tough, warns mischief-makers

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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…

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National Assembly House of Reps Ad-Hoc Committee Invites Rivers Sole Administrator to Appear for Interactive Session

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Abuja-FCT | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – The Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight, constituted by the House of Representatives following the Resolution of the National Assembly approving the Presidential Proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, held its inaugural meeting today at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. The meeting, which followed the…

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BREAKING: Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas summons Suspended Governor Fubara And Deputy to Govt House

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Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Dr Ngozi Ordu, to appear before him at the Government House in Port Harcourt. This was contained in a special announcement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky…

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House of Reps Sends Warning to Rivers Sole Administrator Against Legislative Overreach

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By Stanley Uhegbu. The leadership of the House of Representatives has issued a stern warning to the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retired), cautioning him against attempting to perform legislative duties or encroach upon the responsibilities of the state assembly. Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Philip Agbese, raised the alarm…

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Jonathan speaks on Rivers crisis, describes the situation like an Indian proverb, which says that “if somebody is really sleeping, you can easily wake up that person, but if someone is pretending to sleep, it will be difficult to wake the person up.”

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“Of course, what is happening in Nigeria today regarding the situation in Rivers State is like an Indian proverb…”Leaders pretending to be sleeping.” Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised members of the three arms of government in Nigeria, the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary, to do the right thing while in office and avoid…

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Babangida’s Book: Don’t Throw the Baby away with the Bath Water – It’s Time, Ndigbo deserves a national contrition and political recompense from official Nigeria

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Even as it is coming so late in the day, I must commend Babangida for revealing (or finally confirming) the following self-evident truths in his epic Book – ‘A Journey in Service’: First: That the 1966 coup was not an “Igbo coup” but somewhat of a revolution aimed at regime-change and installing Awolowo as the…

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