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Rivers Crisis: Presidency insists Tinubu’s emergency rule constitutional

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2025

The Presidency has justified President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State, stressing that the move was both constitutional and necessary to avert a total collapse of law and order. The clarification came after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) criticized

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Full text of Stateside Broadcast by Governor Siminalayi Fubara

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR SIMINALAYI FUBARA, GSSRS, ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 My dear good people of Rivers State Recall that Rivers State was placed under a six-month emergency rule, declared by Mr. President, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the 18th of March, 2025, following the intense political crisis in […]

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Tinubu to Aisha Buhari: I Will Uphold Buhari’s Legacy of Integrity and Patriotism

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the family of late former President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration will remain steadfast in upholding the values of honesty, patriotism, and integrity for which Buhari was widely respected. Tinubu gave this assurance on Friday, September 19, during a condolence visit to the Buhari family residence in Kaduna, where […]

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Fubara: I’ve Reconciled With Wike for Peace in Rivers

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has announced that he and his predecessor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have mended fences after months of political conflict. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fubara revealed that their reconciliation was part of the peace process brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the […]

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Why I Didn’t Challenge Emergency Rule in Court – Gov. Fubara

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained why he chose not to contest the state of emergency declared in the state earlier this year. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, September 19, Fubara said his decision was driven by the need to prioritize peace, stability, and reconciliation over legal battles. “I accepted the emergency rule […]

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Olayinka Hits Back: Sowore Has No Moral Standing to Call Tinubu a Criminal

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), of hypocrisy. In a statement shared on social media on Friday, Olayinka criticized Sowore for labeling President Bola Tinubu a