Court adjourns Rivers emergency rule case to October 13

Court adjourns Rivers emergency rule case to October 13

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned proceedings to October 13, 2025, to allow President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State to respond to an affidavit filed by a civil society organisation, Initiative for Freedom, Conflict Prevention and Social Integration. The suit challenges the legality of the President’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In…

Why President Tinubu cannot sign the Rivers state budget into law, by Opatola Victor

Legal expert Opatola Victor has analysed Rivers state’s emergency rule and detailed why Tinubu cannot lawfully sign a state budget under the Constitution.

Rivers People Express Discontent Over State of Emergency, Await October Resolution – Annkio Briggs

Environmental activist Annkio Briggs voiced the frustration of Rivers State residents on July 22, 2025, stating they are “still not happy but watching to see how this all ends by the 1st of October” regarding the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in March 2025.The emergency was imposed amid a prolonged political crisis, triggered by a power struggle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territo…

Federal Court Adjourns Tinubu’s Rivers Emergency Legality Challenge to 2025

A Nigerian court has postponed two high-profile legal challenges until October 2025, marking a pivotal moment in a dispute over the constitutional limits of…

Rivers Women Appeal To Tinubu To Reinstate Fubara

Rivers Women Unite for SIM, a pro Governor Siminalayi Fubara group, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to restore democratic governance in the state by reinstating the governor after four months of emergency rule. The women also said that the people of the state are committed to peace and stability in Rivers State, which... The post Rivers Women Appeal To Tinubu To Reinstate Fubara appeared first on New Telegraph.