Rivers Crisis

Rivers: Confusion Over Supreme Court Dismissal of Fubara’s Suit 0
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- February 10, 2025
The political tension in Rivers State was accentuated on Monday following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of a suit filed by the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, against the 27 members of the State House of Assembly who had defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the passage of the
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President Court of Appeal Sets Up Special Panel on Rivers’ Crises 0
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- November 12, 2024
…NJC Denies Deaths of Judges on 2023 Presidential Election Tribunal The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, set up a three-member special panel on Monday to hear all appeals relating to the political disputes in Rivers State, including the one between Governor Simianalayi Fubara and the House of Assembly. The panel, led
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Falana Seeks Transfer of Rivers Assembly Case to Port Harcourt 0
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- October 27, 2024
Citing conflict of interest and potential bias in Abuja because of the FCT Minister’s gift of a housing scheme for judges in Abuja, Mr. Femi Falana SAN has requested the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho to reassign a case filed against the Rivers State House of Assembly and others to
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