By: Abudu Olalekan Okay, hold on. Let’s unpack this drama. It’s getting messy in Rivers State. A High Court just stepped in. Hard. And the political temperature just went from hot to volcanic. Here is the play-by-play. Justice F. A. Fiberesima of the Rivers State High Court dropped an interim order. A big one. It…
By: Abudu Olalekan Well, this is interesting. The 2027 chessboard is getting set. And former President Olusegun Obasanjo appears to be moving the pieces. A major alliance is crystallizing. Reportersroom has learned that the proposed joint ticket between 2023 Labour Party candidate Peter Obi and ex-Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso is not just talk. It’s in…
By: Abudu Olalekan “We’re Not Backing Down” – Rivers Lawmakers Double Down on Fubara Impeachment The air in Port Harcourt was thick with tension. Monday. Four lawmakers walked out. Said they wanted peace. Said they’d had enough of the fighting. Said they’d try dialogue. By Friday? They were back. And this time, they weren’t just…
By: Abudu Olalekan Tinubu absent during Nigeria’s worst crisis as Peter Obi criticizes President’s 196 days abroad and silence on critical national issues. Peter Obi is asking questions. Hard ones. And honestly, many Nigerians are probably asking the same thing. Where is the President? The former Labour Party presidential candidate took to X on Monday…
By: Abudu Olalekan Rivers State House of Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and Deputy Ngozi Odu over alleged gross misconduct and budget failures. Things just got messier in Rivers State. Way messier. The Rivers State House of Assembly has officially kicked off impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. His deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Atiku Abubakar rejects pressure to quit ADC presidential race, accusing President Tinubu of destabilizing opposition parties. So, the rumours were everywhere. You know how Abuja gossip works. Whisper, whisper. They said Atiku was tired. That he was finally going to step aside. Let a Southerner take the flag. Maybe even cut a…
