State of Emergency

The House of Representatives has created an Ad-hoc Committee to oversight the implementation of the sate of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The committee according to a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by…

Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie Dr. Onyereri’s response to my to my earlier critique of his initial piece titled “Dismantling the False Narrative of a ‘Coup’ in Rivers State,” is elegant, thoughtful, and rhetorically compelling—but…

By Rt. Hon. Dr. Jones Onyereri Let me begin by stating unequivocally: democracy is not a suicide pact. The framers of our Constitution, in their wisdom, embedded provisions like Section 305 precisely to prevent the…

Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie, FCA, FCAI When President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, many believed it was a necessary intervention to restore order. Others, however, saw through the constitutional…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has moved its scheduled Annual General Conference (AGC) earlier slated to hold in Port Harcourt Rivers State to Enugu in protest against the imposition of State of Emergency on Rivers State by President…

A peaceful protest organized by the Take-It-Back Movement and allied civil society groups was forcefully disrupted by police operatives in Abuja today, as demonstrators gathered to decry worsening economic conditions, political…

The Administrator of Rivers State Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd) has issued a firm warning against acts of lawlessness, emphasizing the government’s zero-tolerance stance on disorder and criminal activity. In a statement…

Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution as Amended outlines the procedure for the declaration of a state of emergency. This provision grants the President the authority to issue such a proclamation under specific circumstances and…