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By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, is angry with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. He is saying Ooni wants his downfall after he (Oluwo) helped him (Ooni) to mount the throne. In a going viral video, Oluwo said he influenced Oba Ogunwusi’s emergence as the Ooni when he was contesting the stool in 2015. ...
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March, 2025
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20 March
Senate approves emergency rule in Rivers, behind closed doors
By ~Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa The Senate in Nigeria has also approval grant President Tinubu the authority to enforce emergency measures. This was done behind closed doors. The Senate has gone into an emergency session to discuss President Bola The Senate has gone into an emergency session to discuss President Bola Tinubu’s request for constitutional approval to declare a state of emergency ...
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20 March
Eyebrows raise as Reps approve Emergency Rule by Voice Vote
By, Onome Jackson Many who had thought that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot by any chance get approval are in shock, raising voiced against voting method used. The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of state of emergency in Rivers state. The approval for the president’s proclamation was given by voice vote by over 240 members during ...
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20 March
Over 10,000 FG’s troops in Rivers to protect Pipelines
By, Isa Abdullahi Over 10,000 operatives have been deployed to collaborate with other security agencies to provide adequate peace and security of lives and property. YOUNEWS gathered that the Federal Government has deployed 10,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel to curb further attacks on oil pipelines. This is against the backdrop of the blasts at oil installations in ...
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20 March
Oil Cabal frustrates Dangote for reducing fuel price
By, ~Onome Jackson The naira-for-crude deal emboldened the Dangote refinery to lower the prices of PMS repeatedly, forcing the NNPC to do so even when it was affecting its margins. Industry sources said stopping the naira-for-crude deal might be a calculated attempt to reduce the influence of the $20bn refinery, which some players in the downstream accused of planning monopolistic ...
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18 March
Fubara meets Service Chiefs, reveals; Wike behinds the 2 Pipelines Bombings
By, Onome Jackson Governor Sim Fubara is currently meeting with the Service Chiefs and briefing them on the security situations in the state and the pipeline bombing incident. He said , in what appears to be an orchestrated attempts to create insecurity in Rivers State and have a state of emergency imposed on the state, a militant group said to ...
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18 March
Fubara threatens Tinubu hours before Broadcast
By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa Governor Fubara Similayi of Rivers States gave President Tinubu a piece of his mind, just before Me President go on air to declare the state of emergency. In the manner of a wounded Lion, he had explode earlier today; “I think we have given Mr. President and the Supreme Court too much undeserving respect, enough is enough. ...
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18 March
Full text of Tinubu’s broadcast, Orders State of Emergency in River State
Text of the Broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, declaring State of Emergency in Rivers state on Tuesday 18 March 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope ...
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18 March
Tinubu removes Fubara, nominates new Administrator
By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa Political crisis in River State has come to a head, State of emergency has been declared! By this declaration, the Governor of Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu and all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State have been suspended for an initial period of six months. President who ordered ...
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18 March
Prof. Ijaodola, SAN is dead, buried
By, Ayoofe Aiyedatiwa Professor Rasheed Jimoh Ijaduola is dead. Former Dean of Law at the Oba Erediuwa College of Law,Igbinedion University,Okada,Edo State, Prof. Ijaodola, SAN, was laid to rest on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in accordance with Islamic rites. Professor Ijaduola was no doubt an authority. He was a rare personality who devoted his time to academics and community service. ...
