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BREAKING: Rivers State Chief Judge Finally Denies Assembly Request On Impeaching Fubara and His Deputy – FULL DETAILS
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, has declined a request from the State House of Assembly to establish a seven-member panel to probe allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.
Naija News reports that the Chief Judge based his decision on court orders that prohibited him from creating such a panel.
While acknowledging the request from the State Assembly for him to set up a panel to investigate the Governor and his Deputy, Justice Amadi noted that his office is also in receipt of two separate court orders of interim injunction preventing him from taking such action...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.
He emphasized that constitutionalism and the rule of law remain the bedrock of democracy, and he is bound to obey the interim order until it is set aside or the suit is finally determined.
Recall that the Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, in its first sitting of 2026, held on January 8, initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct.
The lawmakers, at their resumed hearing on January 16, declared that the impeachment proceedings against the Governor and his Deputy would continue as planned.
The lawmakers unanimously voted in support of an investigation of the allegations of gross misconduct against Fubara and his deputy.
Based on the resolution, the legislators called on the Chief Judge of the state to set up a panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct.
However, a Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, subsequently issued an order preventing the Chief Judge of Rivers State, from accepting an impeachment notice directed against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The order was issued by the High Court of Oyibo Local Government Area, sitting in Port Harcourt, following two separate suits filed by Governor Fubara and his deputy, marked Suit No. OYHC/7/CS/2026 and Suit No. OYHC/6/CS/2026.
In the interim orders of injunction, the court restrained the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 32 others, including the Clerk of the House and the Chief Judge, from taking any steps towards the impeachment process.
Specifically, the court barred Justice Amadi from receiving, forwarding, considering or acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment or any form of communication from the 1st to the 27th defendants for the purpose of constituting a panel to investigate the alleged misconduct against the governor and his deputy for a period of seven days.
The presiding judge, Justice F. A. Fiberesima, gave the ruling while granting motions ex parte in the two suits filed by the governor and his deputy.
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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for a three-nation visit to France, Kenya, and Rwanda. He will attend the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi (May 11-12), co-chaired by Presidents Macron and Ruto, focusing on energy transition, digital transformation, and climate action. He will then proceed to the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali (May 14-15), themed “Scale or Fail,” highlighting Nigeria’s investment reforms. The trip will last approximately two weeks.
Key Points:
The Africa-France Summit theme is “Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth.”
The Africa CEO Forum is in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Over 2,000 top executives and national leaders will attend the Kigali forum.
Tinubu will hold high-level meetings with global and African business leaders.
He will be accompanied by some ministers and senior aides...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.
The president will return to Nigeria at the end of the Rwanda summit.
Sources: Bayo Onanuga/x
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The Presidency and opposition figure Peter Obi have traded words over the Federal Government’s borrowing profile. President Bola Tinubu had defended the administration’s borrowing, stating, “Borrowing is not leprosy.” Obi countered on X, saying: “Borrowing is not only leprosy, but a killer cancer when it is borrowed for consumption and not production.” Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga responded, accusing Obi of “demagoguery” and insisting the government borrows for infrastructure, not consumption.
Key Points:
Obi argued that debt without productivity is dangerous.
He cited the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 on cost-benefit analysis requirements.
Onanuga said Nigeria has willing lenders because the country is credible.
Onanuga advised Obi to “rise above the pedestrian level.”
Obi said borrowing for consumption is “double jeopardy.”..TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.
The exchange highlights ongoing debate over Nigeria’s borrowing strategy.
Sources: Nigerian Tribune, Vanguard
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Nigerian workers to wield their collective voice and votes to demand competent leadership. In a Workers’ Day statement, Obi said workers must “refuse to reward failure, corruption, ethnic division, and bad governance.” He described workers as the “backbone of every nation” and said the current minimum wage of N70,000 can no longer guarantee a modest standard of living.
Key Points:
Obi said when workers suffer, the nation suffers; when workers are empowered, the nation prospers.
He called for leadership built on competence, character, capacity, credibility, and compassion.
He noted the minimum wage is unevenly implemented across states.
The statement came on International Workers’ Day.
Obi is positioning himself as a labour-friendly leader ahead of 2027...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.
Obi urged workers to refuse to reward failure and bad governance.
Sources: Leadership
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