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19
2025
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Russia vs Ukraine: Ceasefire Wobbles Amid Fresh Attacks Overnight

Russia vs Ukraine: Ceasefire Wobbles Amid Fresh Attacks Overnight

Foreign
Barely 24 hours after US President Donald Trump moved to broker a 30-day pause in fighting between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia traded blames today following mutual drone attacks, overnight, targeting both countries' energy facilities, in clear violation of yesterday's ceasefire. Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of breaking a promise made during talks with Trump to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Recall that during a call with Trump on Tuesday, March 18, Putin agreed to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days as part of a limited ceasefire - but rejected a…
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Mar
19
2025
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Rivers Emergency: Disaster Looms, Buhari Managed N/Delta Better -Ojudu Berates Tinubu

Rivers Emergency: Disaster Looms, Buhari Managed N/Delta Better -Ojudu Berates Tinubu

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Back to Ground Zero: Who Advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Do This? I have just picked up my phone after breaking my fast to find multiple missed calls and countless messages about an alarming development: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. If this is true, then I must ask: Who advised the President to take this course of action? Whoever it is, they are certainly not a friend of his administration, nor do they have the best interests of Nigeria at heart. How could the President willingly walk into a raging…
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19
2025
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Pictures Of FCT Minister And Rivers State Administrator Ibas Surface Online

Pictures Of FCT Minister And Rivers State Administrator Ibas Surface Online

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Few hours after President Bola Tinubu imposed a state of emergency in Rivers State, sacked Governor Siminalayi Fubara and appointed Vice Admiral Ibanette Ibas as Rivers State Administrator, pictures of the Naval officer and the Minister ov the FCT Nyesom Wike, has surfaced online. The pictures were likely taken when Wike was Rivers State Governor. As a general in the Nigerian Navy, Ibas undertook several duty tours across the country, especially in the riverine states. Wike has been a major player in the crisis that brought democratic rule in the state to its knees. His main rival and one-time protégé…
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19
2025
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Pictures of Nyesom Wike And Rivers State Administrator, Ibas, Surface Online

Pictures of Nyesom Wike And Rivers State Administrator, Ibas, Surface Online

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Few hours after President Bola Tinubu imposed a state of emergency in Rivers State, sacked Governor Siminalayi Fubara and appointed Vice Admiral Ibas as Rivers State Administrator, pictures of the Naval officer and the Minister ov the FCT Nyesom Wike, has surfaced online. The pictures were likely taken when Wike was Rivers State Governor. As a general in the Nigerian Navy, Ibas undertook several duty tours across the country, especially in the riverine states. Wike has been a major player in the crisis that brought civil life to its knees. His main rival and one-time protégé Siminalayi Fubara is the…
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19
2025
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BREAKING! Fubara Speaks, After Imposition Of Emergency Rule

BREAKING! Fubara Speaks, After Imposition Of Emergency Rule

BREAKING
My dear Rivers People, I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility and calm, as we navigate this unfortunate moment in our state’s political history. Since assuming office as your Governor, all my actions and decisions have been guided by my constitutional oath of office and a great sense of duty. We prioritized the protection of lives and property and ensured the continuous progress of our dear State. Even in the face of the political impasse, we have remained committed to constitutional order and the rule of law, putting the interest of our people above all else. This…
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19
2025
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Mbah Flags Off Construction Of 141 Urban Roads

Mbah Flags Off Construction Of 141 Urban Roads

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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, Tuesday, March 18, flagged off the construction of 141 urban roads across 13 zones of the state capital, insisting that residents of the capital city and State deserved nothing but the best. The beneficiary zones are Abakpa, Achara Layout, Asata, Awkunanaw, Coal Camp, Independence Loyout, New Haven, Old GRA, Thinkers Corner, Trans-Ekulu, and Uwani. Performing the symbolic flag-off at Ologo under Coal Camp Zone, Enugu North Local Government Area (LGA) and Monaque Avenue in Awkunanaw Zone, Enugu South LGA, Mbah explained that the roads were part of his administration’s…
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Mar
18
2025
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Who Is Rivers New Sole Administrator Ibas?

Who Is Rivers New Sole Administrator Ibas?

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Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas was born in Nko, Cross River State, South South Nigeria. He enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of 26 Regular Course on 20 June 1979 and was commissioned sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1983. He began his primary education at Nko Primary School, Nko, in 1966 and completed at Big Qua Primary School, Calabar in 1971. He then proceeded to the prestigious Hope Waddell Training Institute Calabar from 1972 to 1976. Between 1977 and 1979, he attended the School of Basic Studies Ogoja before proceeding to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1979.…
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18
2025
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Russia Vs Ukraine: Trump Records Breakthrough Ceasefire

Russia Vs Ukraine: Trump Records Breakthrough Ceasefire

Foreign
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets for 30 days, Kremlin said after call with United States (US) President Donald Trump. Poland leader Volodymyr Zelensky said he supports the energy truce but insisted Russia isn't "ready" to end the war, in his first response to the call. The Russian President, however, set out several conditions for a fuller ceasefire during the 90 minute call, including that any settlement should "eliminate the root causes of the crisis", the Kremlin said. Fresh Ukraine peace talks will also begin in the Middle East immediately, the White House…
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Mar
18
2025
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PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S BROADCAST SPEECH, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025

PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S BROADCAST SPEECH, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025

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TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any solution to the crisis. With the crisis persisting, there is no way democratic governance, which we have all fought…
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18
2025
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Emergency Rule In Rivers: Ibas Named Sole Administrator, Abuja Now To Play Big Role In State’s Governance

Emergency Rule In Rivers: Ibas Named Sole Administrator, Abuja Now To Play Big Role In State’s Governance

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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan President Bola Tinubu has named Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas as Sole Administrator of Rivers State in the wake of the president's proclamation of a state of emergency in the oil-laden, vote-heavy Niger Delta State tonight. He is expected to be in office for an initial period of six months. In a nationwide broadcast, Tuesday evening,March 18,2025, Tinubu said the Administrator cannot make any new laws, pointing out, however, that all regulations to be made by him will be examined and ratified by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the president himself. The declaration of emergency rule…
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