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State of emergency

June 15, 2025

Group urges Gov. Alia to declare state of emergency over Benue killings

He urged the governor to publicly and firmly engage the federal government over the killings.

Governor Hyacinth Alia
March 20, 2025

Rivers Emergency Order: El-Rufai exposes Tinubu’s hypocrisy, warns against repeating 1962 Old Western Region catastrophe

Mr El-Rufai called Mr Tinubu’s proclamation of an emergency rule “a wanton aggression against democratic tenets and the rule of law.”

Bola Tinubu and Nasir El-Rufai (Credit: Daily Trust)
March 19, 2025

UK warns citizens against travelling to Rivers over Tinubu’s emergency rule

Mr Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the state legislature for six months on Tuesday.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
March 19, 2025

Tinubu’s suspension of Fubara, deputy, other elected officials unconstitutional: Fara Dagogo

According to Fara Dagogo, the only legal way to remove a governor or a deputy governor is through impeachment by the state parliament.

President Bola Tinubu
March 18, 2025

Tinubu pushing Rivers into ‘dark militant days’ with declaration of state of emergency: Atiku

Mr Abubakar said, “Tinubu cannot evade responsibility for the chaos his administration has either enabled or failed to prevent.”

Abubakar Atiku, President Bola Tinubu
March 18, 2025

PROFILE: Meet Rivers’ incoming military administrator, ex-chief of naval staff Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

Mr Ibas takes over leadership of River State following Mr Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich state.

Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas
March 18, 2025

Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, sacks Fubara, deputy, all elected officials

President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Tinubu Wike and Fubara
September 21, 2024

Declare state of emergency on Zamfara; Gov Lawal frustrating efforts against bandits, APC tells FG

APC said Zamfara residents had lost confidence in Governor Dauda Lawal’s ability to curb insecurity.

Governor Dauda Lawal
June 24, 2023

Ebonyi capital has no functional hospital: Gov. Nwifuru

“Many of the general hospitals in the state are not functional; how do we go about it? The governor lamented.

Governor Francis Nwifuru
June 16, 2023

NIS boss declares state of emergency on passport issuance

The acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju, on Friday, announced a state of emergency on passport issuance.

CROWD AT PASSPORT OFFICE