Ngozi Odu
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The declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State and the six-month suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the State Assembly have continued to elicit debate over the constitutionality of the process.
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The Federal Government has been dragged before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court), sitting in Abuja, over the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
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Four days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State, an unusual coldness still pervades the state. Activities at the Government House, Port Harcourt, were paused on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, immediately President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
19 Mar
President Bola Tinubu is facing backlash on X following his decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspend Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs. Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the state House of Assembly. Tinubu announced during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening that the suspension would last for…
18 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (retd) as Administrator for Rivers State, following the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs. Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the state’s House of Assembly. Tinubu made this appointment during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday amid the political and insecurity crisis in…
18 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared the suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months. Tinubu, during the national broadcast, noted that the suspension was part of efforts to safeguard the interests of the state.…
18 Mar
Following the receipt of notice of allegation of gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule...
11 May 2024
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has barred the Speaker of the state assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 24 lawmakers who decamped to the All Progressives Congress...
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