Tag: Gov Sim Fubara

Fubara and the witches By Festus Adedayo

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Three Nigerian “witches” just got beaten by a midnight downpour. They are, Siminalayi Fubara, Nyesom Wike and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in ascending order. Last Thursday, September 18, 2025, there was an initial apprehension in Rivers State over whether its reinstated governor, Fubara, was “coming home.” An earlier excitedness over the end of emergency rule got momentarily dampened. Apprehension however dissolved when Fubara’s nemesis, FCT Minister, Wike, proclaimed that indeed, Fubara was coming home. The frenzy over Fubara “coming home” was similar to “It’s coming home!”, a phrase taken out of…

Peace, reconciliation and political solution panacea for moving Rivers State forward – Oby Ndukwe …..Calls on Gov Fubara to sue for peace

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A political analyst and President of Citizens Quest for Truth initiative, Chief Oiaruko Ndukwe has reiterated the need for peace moves on the part of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, asserting that reconciliation and political solution are panacea for moving the State forward.   Chief Obiaruko who was responding to questions on TVC news “Sunday Politics” following the trending meeting of Governor Fubara’s with President Tinubu, noted that what many people didn’t know was that, governor Fubara had met with the FCT Minister earlier on Good Friday…

PDP governors praise Tinubu for intervening in Rivers crisis, says he’s truly President for all Nigerians

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s intervention on the crisis between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.   The governors, under the platform of the PDP Governors’ Forum, expressed concern over the crisis, adding that they have offered their platform for the resolution of the crisis.   Speaking after their meeting that lasted for more than two hours in the Oyo state governor’s lodge, the governors said that the recent judgement of the Supreme Court on the 2023 Presidential Election, which…

Unwrapping the Shigidi in FCT! By Olaleye Olawale

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The Yoruba say, “Whenever the Shigidi (a minor god in the form of an effigy) wants to wear humiliation like a badge of honour, it asks to be taken to the stream to bathe. Unfortunately, there’s no time to further break that down. Minding the space is more compelling. For those who knew or had a vague idea of the alleged humiliations Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State, suffered in the hands of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, before and after the polls, it was sure their honeymoon was designed to…