Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized Nigeria’s judiciary, alleging it has played a detrimental role in intensifying political tensions across the nation. His remarks were issued through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, on Wednesday, in response to a recent Federal High Court judgment impacting Rivers State’s finances. The judgment from the Federal High Court […]
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BREAKING: Court Halts CBN Allocations to Rivers Government
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disbursing further monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. In her ruling on Wednesday, Justice Abdulmalik criticized Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member Rivers State House […]
Rivers LG Chairman Removes Wike’s Name From Council Building
Chijioke Ihunwo, chairman of the Obio Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, has ordered the removal of former Governor Nyesom Wike’s name from the administrative block of the council secretariat. This action comes amid an ongoing power tussle between Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi […]