Nurudeen Shotayo is a Senior News Reporter at Pulse Nigeria. He has a special interest in politics which he's covered extensively for years. You can hit him up via nurudeen.shotayo@pulse.ngNurudeen has covered two national elections and several off-cycle elections, including field reporting and studio analysis. He wrote an important fact-check to debunk viral misinformation during Nigeria's 2023 presidential election. He also has a huge interest in sports and digital marketing. 88
Top opposition figures held a joint press conference last week to condemn President Tinubu's state of emergency declaration in Rivers, sparking talks of a possible coalition ahead of 2027.
Wike and his estranged political godson, Fubara, have been engaged in a supremacy battle over Rivers politics, leading to President Tinubu's declaration of emergency rule in the oil-rich state.
The court had earlier granted an interim injunction on Thursday, restraining INEC, its staff and agents from receiving or acting on any petition containing signatures of members of Natasha’s senatorial district.
The SDP chieftain didn't mention the names of the presidential aspirants but said his party can't afford to lose any of the interested political heavyweights to other parties.
The youths are seeking an order of the ECOWAS Court to set aside Tinubu's suspension of elected officials and the usurpation of democratic structures and institutions in Rivers State.
The group insisted that President Tinubu's decision to suspend an elected governor, his deputy, and state House of Assembly members was a direct assault on Nigeria's democracy.
Senator Natasha alleged that the Nigerian Senate condones sexual harassment against women and stifles the freedom of expression of members with dissenting opinions.
Despite the slight upward movement, the Nigerian passport only ranked above six countries in Africa, including South Sudan, Libya, the DRC, Sudan, and Somalia.
The NYSC announced last year that corps members' monthly allowance would be increased to N77,000 to reflect the adjustment in the national minimum wage, but implementation has stalled since then.
Governor Okpebholo expressed his support for Tinubu's declaration of emergency rule in Rivers, which he said would restore peace and bring a lasting solution to the crisis-ridden oil-rich state.
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