The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined a request by the Rivers State House of Assembly to constitute a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct. Justice Amadi based his decision on existing court orders that barred him from taking any…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday made his first public appearance after returning from an overseas trip reportedly connected to consultations with President Bola Tinubu, amid renewed impeachment moves against him by the state legislature. Fubara attended a special church service at St Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to mark the…
Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum has condemned the impeachment notice recently issued against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Ordu, by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. This position was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by a former Deputy Governor of Rivers State and Acting Chairman of…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has rejected the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu by the state House Assembly. The party spoke against the backdrop of the commencement of a fresh move by the lawmakers to impeach the governor. However, the move was…
The festering crisis between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nysom Wike, has taken a new twist as the state’s House of Assembly, made up of Wike’s loyalists, has begun impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. They are accusing them of gross misconduct, reports Channels TV….
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo -Olu, that there are plans to impeach him. He cautioned that if he wants to finish his tenure we’ll he needs to retrace his steps. This is coming on the heels of a rumoured of rift…
The absence of Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during President Bola Tinubu’s flag-off of the Epe-Ijebu Ode road project, Thursday, has raised fears that the no love lost between the duo may lead to impeachment of the governor. His absence has fueled new speculation that their strained relationship is real and potent to trigger off…
Achuba (L), former Gov. Yahaya Bello The Court of Appeal in Abuja has directed the Kogi State Government to pay a total of ₦1,070,860,138.00 to the impeached former Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, being his unpaid salaries, allowances, and statutory entitlements as captured in the state’s approved budgets for 2017 and 2018. The appellate court…
Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly have unanimously rejected the return of the ousted Lagos state Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers who spoke to journalists at the Lagos Assembly Complex earlier on Thursday, frowned at the decision to return the ex-Speaker without prior notice. They openly rejected Obasa as Speaker and sought…
President Bola Tinubu has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against him over alleged rights violations. The suit, filed by a legal practitioner, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, alleged that President Tinubu’s administration had suppressed peaceful protests, which amounts to an impeachable…
