Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima says the eight years of Nasir El-Rufai as governor of Kaduna state brought pain and sorrow for many residents of the state. Speaking in an interview with Sun, Shettima also rubbished the coalition being spearheaded by El-Rufai against President Bola Tinubu, saying it won’t have any impact on the 2027 general elections. “Even if they merge, they won’t have any serious political influence in any party they may join. Let me break it down this way. In the last election, did Nasir El-Rufai deliver Kaduna to Tinubu? The…

Veteran journalist and former presidential media aide, Dr. Reuben Abati says Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State’s attitude showed that he was interested in grabbing the position vacated by the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. After declaring a state of emergency in Rivers and suspending the govenor, his deputy and the state House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu swore in Ibas as the sole administrator of the state with the sole of mandate of forestalling breakdown of law and order in the state. Speaking on Arise TV, Abati who had earlier advised the…

Former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai says President Bola Tinubu violated the order of the Supreme Court by suspending Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and imposing a state of emergency on Rivers State. El-Rufai who made the revelation during a press conference held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre in Abuja said what President Tinubu has done is ‘constitutionally and violently unlawful’. He said “Ladies and gentlemen, the two cases referred to happened during the Obasanjo administration, in which His Excellency, both the vice- president and my humble self were part of. It is…

Popular content creator, Mr Macaroni has revealed that he incurred more than N500 million in debt after falling into a scam and a failed investment. He said his precarious financial situation, commencing in 2021, was worsened by his financial recklessness and unbridled generosity. Mr Macaroni, whose real name is Debo Adedayo, revealed this in an emotional post on X on Thursday. “Sometime around 2021/2022, I was victim of a scam and simultaneously a failed investment that cost me all I had saved at the time. It shook me deeply but I told NO ONE about it,” he revealed. He said…

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials. Details later…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Senator Seriake Dickson were, on Thursday, locked up in a heated argument over the provision of Senate Rules in the handling of debate on the State of Emergency in Rivers State. As the Senate convened for plenary, Leader Michael Bamidele Opeyemi moved a motion for the Order Paper to be re-ordered to enable the Senate to handle the debate on the state of emergency before any other motion itemized for legislative action. As Bamidele stood to point out the relevant order, Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District and former governor of Bayelsa State…

Frontline journalist and public affairs analyst, Olawale Olaleye on Tuesday says it was wrong for President Bola Tinubu to suspend Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara while keeping the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in office. Reacting to the state of emergency declaration on Rivers by the president, Olaleye, a Deputy Editor with ThisDay said the president has clearly shown that he was an interested party in the crisis. He wrote “President Tinubu suspended an elected governor and his deputy but kept an appointee and critical party to the crisis in Rivers State. “What more does anyone…

Former Senate Minority Leader and the lawmaker representing Abia South District, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe says if he were President Bola Tinubu, he would have handled the political crisis in Rivers State differently and not impose a state of emergency on the state. President Tinubu on Wednesday suspended Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Victoria Odu and the state house of assembly and also declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State for an initial period of six months. He also appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as Sole Administrator of Rivers State. Speaking on Arise TV, Abaribe who says every president…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara has denied claims that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and a delegation of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) paid him a solidarity visit. In a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, the governor said the claims were sponsored by some elements to create chaos in the state. “Our attention has been drawn to a malicious post circulating on social media, claiming that a delegation of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) paid a Solidarity Visit on Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in Government House on Sunday, March 16, 2025. There is also…

Alhaji Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections committed a mistake by declaring support for President Bola Tinubu, who was candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In July 2022, Kwankwaso had declared that he will support Tinubu to win the 2023 Presidential Elections if he senses he cannot get it. Speaking on Arise TV, Galadima said though Kwankwaso made the statement innocently, many Nigerians, especially journalists believe that he is currently working for Tinubu. Galadima who said that statement is still ‘following’…