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In a major political development shaking the politics of Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State, the Rivers State House of Assembly has formally commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Joseph Fubara. Lawmakers in the state capital, Port Harcourt, began the process on Thursday in what political analysts describe as a culmination of a long-running power struggle between…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to resign his appointment, accusing him of making unwarranted attacks and interfering in the internal affairs of the ruling party, particularly in Rivers State. In a statement released on Monday, Basiru…
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When six members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State crossed from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the moment appeared abrupt. In retrospect, however, the defections read less like a surprise and more like the culmination of a long-running political drift in a state where power has rarely…
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In a show of political rapprochement, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara convened a high-profile meeting with members of the Rivers State Elders Council on Saturday in Port Harcourt. The gathering, which also drew the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule,…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the coast is now clear for the termination of the emergency rule in Rivers State. Speaking shortly after casting his vote in the just concluded local government elections, Wike explained that the peaceful conduct of the…
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