Rivers: Twists as Wike, Fubara resume fight

December 13, 2023 Verity News Admin 0

Following what appeared to be a brief respite, the political crisis engulfing Rivers State took on a new significance on Monday when 27 of the 32 members of the State House of Assembly defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is in power, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Observers say the fresh crisis marks a failure of the reported mediation by President Bola  Ahmed Tinubu in the rift between Rivers Governor, Siminalayi […]

Land racketeering: Massive protest in National Assembly as indigenes demand Wike’s resignation as minister

December 6, 2023 Verity News Admin 0

On Wednesday, thousands of Abuja natives and representatives of civil society organized a large-scale demonstration demanding that Nyesom Wike resign as the FCT’s minister. The protesters, who stormed the National Assembly complex, said the Wike’s administration was incompetent and lacked vision for the FCT. Speaking for the protesters, […]