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​ Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Ordu. This followed a recent intervention by President Bola Tinubu in the lingering political disagreements between Fubara and the 27 members of the Assembly loyal to Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The lawmakers had moved to impeach the governor and his deputy over alleged misappropriation, with the impeachment move intensifying political tension in the state, underscoring a deepening battle between the executive and legislature. However, the latest development signaled a possible phasedown in the crisis, with stakeholders expressing cautious optimism that the presidential intervention would foster renewed cooperation. THISDAY learned that the decision to withdraw the impeachment proceedings was announced dur-ing yesterday’s plenary, shortly after the Assembly concluded deliberations in a committee of the whole convened to ...

The Department of State Services has fixed February 25 to arraign a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, was assigned to Justice Joyce Abdulmalik by the Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho, who subsequently fixed the date for the defendant’s arraignment. The DSS had on Monday filed a three-count criminal charge against the former governor, accusing him of unlawfully intercepting the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The secret police alleged that El-Rufai’s actions contravened provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024, and the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003. In the first count, “the DSS alleged that the former governor, on February 13, 2026, while appearing as a guest on Arise TV’s Prime Time Programme in Abuja, admitted during the interview that he and oth...