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N29bn Scholarship Storm: Rivers Assembly Orders Arrest of PAMO University VC

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N29bn Scholarship Storm: Rivers Assembly Orders Arrest of PAMO University VC

The Rivers State House of Assembly has escalated its investigation into scholarship funds paid to PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt, ordering a warrant for the arrest of the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Smith Jaja. The dramatic development followed the alleged failure of the Vice-Chancellor to honour repeated invitations from an ad hoc committee of…

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Rivers Assembly Says Chief Judge Acknowledged Impeachment Request Despite Court Order

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Rivers Assembly Says Chief Judge Acknowledged Impeachment Request Despite Court Order

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday confirmed that the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, has received and acknowledged impeachment-related correspondence from lawmakers concerning Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, despite a recent court injunction restraining impeachment actions. In an official statement, the Assembly’s spokesperson, Hon. Enemi George,…

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Rivers State Assembly Fails to Resume Plenary After Impeachment Notice Against Governor Fubara

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Rivers State Assembly Fails to Resume Plenary After Impeachment Notice Against Governor Fubara

Political uncertainty heightened in Rivers State on Thursday as the Rivers State House of Assembly failed to resume its scheduled plenary sitting, days after issuing an impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. The development has further deepened the ongoing power struggle within the state’s political structure. The Assembly had…

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