The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing the move as divisive, biased, and detrimental to democracy. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the forum, led by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, condemned what it called the President’s tacit endorsement…

Governor Siminilayi Fubara has called on the people of Rivers State to remain peaceful and law-abiding following President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state.    President Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency on Monday March 18, comes after prolonged political turmoil in Rivers, which saw impeachment attempts against…

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair A person needs a scorecard to discern just how far to the right the political and economic systems move with each passing day. When the US government moves as far as it now plans on the issues related to the laws of war, then attention must be paid. The Guardian reports “Pete…

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a political manipulation done in bad faith. Atiku who reacted to the announcement by Tinubu in a…

Nasa astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth after nine months in space. A SpaceX Dragon capsule containing Wilmore and Williams, along with Nasa’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Aleksandr Gorbunov, splashed down off the coast of Florida after a 17-hour descent on Tuesday evening, March 18.   Within an hour,…

Photograph Source: Tilman2007 – CC BY-SA 4.0 With the Ukraine War and the retreat of the United States from what has routinely been called Europe’s security architecture, states are galloping to whatever point of presumed sanctuary is on offer.  The general presumption is that the galloping is done in the same step and rhythm.  But Europe, for…