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Ogoni leaders write Tinubu over alleged moves by Wike to sabotage peace dialogue
Leaders and people of Ogoniland have petitioned President Bola Tinubu, urging him to rein in Nyesom Wike, minister of the…
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Wike: I never received N200bn yearly as governor, but states now budget over N1trn
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the petrol subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu has made…
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‘He defies obstacles to deliver results’ — Tinubu celebrates Wike at 58
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on his 58th birthday. In a…
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Atiku: Nothing cheery about lifting Fubara’s suspension… Tinubu lacks power to suspend a governor
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says there is nothing to cheer about the lifting of the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara, the…
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‘The coast is clear’ — Wike says emergency rule in Rivers will end on September 18
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says he is optimistic that the state of emergency declared…
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‘This is not Rivers state’ — Diri warns against planned protest by pro-Wike group in Bayelsa
Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa, says a planned protest by a group loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the…
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Imagine Rivers state without a state of emergency
By Bayo Onanuga Imagine a Rivers state where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hesitated to declare a state of emergency. The…
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SERAP sues Tinubu ‘over illegal suspension’ of Fubara, deputy
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court for his “illegal suspension” Siminalayi Fubara,…
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Rivers state: A republic of anomaly renews its methods
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he…
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PDP governors poise for legal war over Rivers emergency rule
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have directed their attorneys-general to challenge the state of…
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