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Rivers people should thank Tinubu for declaring Emergency Rule -Ex-Rivers HoS

…says Fubara had outlined destructive plans to unleash terror
… using his brother in Bayelsa to support his acts
..plans to blow up oil pipelines
…how he ordered demolition of Assembly Complex
The immediate past Rivers State Head of Service, George Nweke has opened the underbelly of the suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s highly destructive acts before Emergency Rule was introduced in the State.
Declaring via a viral sighted, Nweke said that Rivers people should thank President Bola Tinubu for his timely declartion Emergency Rule in the State.
“I want to use this medium to thank Mr President for his swift intervention in Rivers State crisis especially on the declaration of a state of emergency that was declared and assented to by our National Assembly.
“You will recall that when the governor was suspended as Head of Service I was the next in command, so I am not speaking as an outsider or as a novice, I am speaking as insider and as someone that has much information.
“If not for the intervention of Mr President, Nigeria would have faced the worst economic sabotage and Rivers State would have been in flames and by extension other neigbouring states of the level of insider destruction that I saw.
“First, it all started with the state house of assembly where the Governor Sim Fubara directed his chief of staff to burn down the assembly in a way to avert his suspected impeachment.
That evening Edison was in Government House with many of his boys including the former chairman of Ibio-Akpo one Mr Chijioke Ewon.
“I was there with them with a bag of money was handed over to Edison for that operation, though I did not actually know what it was meant for or the amount inside.
Read full interview below:
“My dear people of Rivers State, it is with humility and every sense of responsibility and a sense of patriotism that I stand to address you today as your former Head of Service and someone who served from my heart.
“You would recall that I was appointed Head of Service by our suspended Governor Sim Fubara. Let me also use this opportunity to appreciate him for giving me the opportunity to serve as Head of Service.
“With loads of misinformation on print and electronic media, I have chosen to put the record straight. I was not sacked, neither was I pressured to resign, I did so willingly from the depth of my heart.
“However as an insider and a key player in the administration and by my position who worked closely with the suspended governor, it will be unfair for me to keep mute or for me not to address some key factors that has affected or that will affect our state if we continue on this trajectory and I pause to say that good men must talk so that things will be put right.
“I want to use this medium to thank Mr President for his swift intervention in Rivers State crisis especially on the declaration of a state of emergency that was declared and assented to by our National Assembly.
You will recall that when the governor was suspended as Head of Service I was the next in command, so I am not speaking as an outsider or as a novice, I am speaking as insider and as someone that has much information.
If not for the intervention of Mr President, Nigeria would have faced the worst economic sabotage and Rivers State would have been in flames and by extension other neigbouring states of the level of insider destruction that I saw.
First, it all started with the state house of assembly where the Governor Sim Fubara directed his chief of staff to burn down the assembly in a way to avert his suspected impeachment.
That evening Edison was in Government House with many of his boys including the former chairman of Ibio-Akpo one Mr Chijioke Ewon.
“I was there with them with a bag of money was handed over to Edison for that operation, though I did not actually know what it was meant for or the amount inside.
I want to tell Rivers people today, that the house of assembly was complex, …was clear to brought down by a duel of Edison and some of his boys under the instruction of the sitting governor then.
I challenge them to an open confrontation and this will make us to throw more light on this.
A day after that incident, I almost resigned but I was very scared because I know the power of a sitting governor and he knew that I am aware of the whole plan and that I am discomforted with the uncautionable act and deliberate posture of innocence and mire of a sheep.
Another attempt was also made to destroy the residential quarters of the house of assembly members. If not for the press conference that was made there by Rivers youths, Rivers Elders and National Assembly members, that would have been another barbaric demolition in Rivers State.
I came to realise that they actually wanted to demolish that second building because after some weeks, he the governor personally told me and a couple of other that if he knew early he would have gone to pull down their hall before visiting the residential quarters of the assembly and that he didn’t actually know what they had, that they had such a beautiful hall where they are using now for sitting, I was so rudely shocked.
And I asked myself, how could a man that wants to lead his people be destroying his state assets and wasting public funds in a needless ego fight?
Thirdly, I want to advice some key stakeholders who have condemned the state of emergency made by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly to re-track that statement. They are speaking from point of ignorance.
I also understand that they are only seeing the surface. If they had knowledge, they will even be commending Mr President.
If the President did not take proactive steps, no one knows who would have been affected by the sinister plans that were cooking.
While I thank Mr President for the state of emergency that was declared in Rivers State for a period of six months, I will plead with him not to give up on Rivers State affairs because a lot is going on there with Governor Fubara.
One of the factors that got me removed was when Governor Fubara told me that judge to decide who becomes the next president of Nigeria and I asked him how will that work? Is it by votes or by what means? I am still worried.
He clearly told me that he is chief security officer of Rivers State and his brother is in charge of Bayelsa State and all the pipelines are under their care, that at the appropriate time, they will tell the boys what to do and fund was not an issue at all.
That was when he made that statement in his public function that and I quote “I will tell the boys what to do at the appropriate time” deep down in me, I knew that something was up and perhaps the time was near.
He boasted to be the David that will bring down the Goliath of Rivers State. That he has the backing of the crème de la crème in the state, the likes of our former Governor Dr Peter Odili and family, promised to use their contacts in the judiciary including some members of the University Council to break new grounds for him.
The plan was to start from Ijaw speaking areas to destroy oil facilities, to remove attention from the Ijaw and make it have a state wide look. The Ogoni, Oyigbo, Ahoda areas were to be bombed first before the Ijaw zones.
This would have brought down the government of President Tinubu and usher in a new president from the coalition of political parties with a vice president possibly himself as he was boasting.
The media must be captured by paying heavily for airtime and retaining the social media influencers and known social critics in their payroll.
I am not aware of what this revelation means but I am doing this to free my conscience and warn those innocent persons that are used to swell public sentiments, that there is more that meets the eyes in the Rivers matter.
Sometimes I sleep over a the Government House but I started becoming very uncomfortable when Governor Bala Mohammed and some other stakeholders that several nurturer visits to Rivers State.
I recall that one of such visits he told me that he would support Bala Mohammed for President or any other Northerner, that discussion in still ongoing.
Though I am not bothered by who he supports or not, I am more concerned about the quantum of state resources that were being released to these visitors at each of those unwanted visits.
Let me draw the attention of the Nigerian Labour Congress to call the chairman of their Rivers State chapter to order to avoid politicizing Labour.
I am privy to several private meetings between the governor and Labour leaders in the state and largess that accompany each meeting to compromise Labour Union and I pause to ask, why? What is actually the benefits to gain from all these unnecessary destructions.
More worrisome is the several meetings between the governor, his chief of staff and some militant leaders, details of these meetings, I am not privy too since I was not allowed into such meetings. However each meeting ended with huge sums of money in hard currency.
I wish to state categorically that Rivers people and indeed Nigerians are the beneficiaries of the declaration of the state of emergency rule in Rivers state and not Governor Fubara neither it is our former minister Nyesom Wike.
Finally I wish to call Mr President to urge the sole administrator to step up his guards and be very vigilant because I am aware of the sinister arrangement and dastardly plans to continue to harsh their plans if not put in check.
This accounts for the organised media condemnation and seeming public outcry against Mr President and National Assembly. Those who love democracy, those who love Rivers State, those who love development in any ramification and those who love humanity in general will always protect humanity and democracy.
Mr President sir, you have just protected democracy and humanity in Rivers State, you are our hero in Rivers State, thank you sir.
I can now sleep having cleared my conscience.
Long live Federal Republic o f Nigeria!
Long live Rivers State!
THE END
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DANGER! Ex-Soldier Abubakar Affan Vows to Kill VeryDarkMan ‘Like Deborah Samuel’

On Friday, Abubakar Affan, whose social media profiles suggest he was a soldier with the Nigerian Army, threatened to kill Martins Vincent Otse, a social media influencer known as VeryDarkMan, if he “commits what Deborah did in Sokoto State”.
On May 12, 2022, Deborah Samuel was publicly stoned and burnt to death by a group of unruly students and Islamic extremists at the Shehu Shagari College of Education over an allegation of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed (SAW) on a WhatsApp group.
Recently, 16 men identified as northern hunters were burnt alive in Uromi, Edo State. Their deaths caused national outrage and demands for justice.
On Friday, Otse reminded the public about the need for justice to be done in the case of Deborah Samuel in the same vein.
“Arresting and prosecuting the killers of Deborah would bring justice and unity to Nigeria to a large extent. Fish out Deborah’s killers just like the Uromi 16 killers were arrested. I stand for justice,” Otse posted on his X handle.
A screenshot image of Abubakar Affan’s quote in response to Otse’s post.
The social media influencer attached a collage picture of the victim and one of her killers at the scene of the killing to the post.
Nigerians on X engaged the post in hundreds, echoing Otse’s sentiment.
However, Affan quoted the post with a direct threat to the influencer. Affan said he would kill Otse if he did what Deborah Samuel was accused of “today”.
“If, today, you committed what Deborah did in Sokoto, I’ll find you and send you where she’s now,” Affan posted, adding a cartoon depicting different levels of reactions to mob killings in Lagos, Sokoto and Edo. His post is archived here.
Abbakar Affan.
“The hypocrisy of the animal we share country (sic) with. Bunch of gays,” Affan added.
WHAT AFFAN’S DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS SAY ABOUT HIM
The quote has garnered over 411,000 impressions. Curiously, over 1,647 accounts have liked it, suggesting an impressive number of people shared Affan’s extremist sentiment.
A peep into his X profile showed that he spent four years in the northeast with Nigerian troops combating Boko Haram terrorists.
Boko Haram and ISIS terrorists got recruits by twisting and manipulating Islam, Affan said in an article posted by Strike Source, a security news website. The website was unsafe at press time because its secure site lock (SSL) certificate had expired.
“Many of their [ISIS] recruits are Nigerians from neighboring countries that speak Kanuri. They twist the words of the Koran and take advantage of the lack of education. By using a faith as a weapon, they tell them that the military is the enemy because they don’t follow their version of Islam, and that we are pagans,” Strike Source quoted Affan to have said.
On March 19, he shared that he had quit his job in the army.
A screenshot of Affan’s post talking about his military experience in the northeast.
On his LinkedIn profile, he described himself as a former soldier who enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 2012:
“I’m Abubakar Affan, a dedicated and highly skilled special forces officer of the AFS with a passion for counter-terrorism operations and combating extremism. With nearly a decade of experience in the Armed Forces, I take immense pride in serving my country and contributing to the safety and security of the nation.
“I embarked on my journey in the military in 2012, enlisting in the Nigeria Army Armed Forces. My foundational military training at the prestigious Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria laid the groundwork for my subsequent growth as a specialized operative.
“For the past six years, I have been actively deployed in counter-terrorism operations in northern Nigeria, engaging and neutralizing extremist groups with unwavering determination. Throughout the service, I Abubakar has had the honor of being part of various Special Forces units, honing, skills and expertise in tackling complex security challenges.”
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CBN not happy over debt servicing as FX reserves drop $2bn

Nigeria’s gross foreign exchange reserves fell by $2.57bn from January to March 2025, marking a 6.29 per cent decrease over the three-month period.
This was revealed in external reserves data available on the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Earlier this week, the CBN attributed the decline in the country’s foreign exchange reserves during the first quarter of 2025 to the burden of foreign debt servicing.
On January 2, 2025, Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves stood at approximately $40.88bn but dropped to $39.72bn by the end of the month.
By the end of February, the reserves fell further to $38.42bn, representing a decline of $1.3bn within one month, equivalent to a 3.27 per cent decrease.
The downward trend continued into March as the reserves dropped to $38.31bn by the end of the month. This represents an additional reduction of $110m, translating to a 0.29 per cent decline compared to the previous month.
The combined month-on-month decreases led to a total quarterly drop of $2.57bn, representing a cumulative decline of 6.29 per cent over the first quarter of 2025.
Despite the strong reserves position at the end of 2024, the first quarter of 2025 witnessed a reversal, primarily driven by the need to service foreign debts.
The CBN noted that the first quarter figures reflected seasonal and transitional adjustments, including significant interest payments on foreign debt.
These obligations have been a consistent pressure point, leading to a drawdown of reserves despite the improvements observed in the preceding quarter.
In a statement, the CBN said, “Reserves have continued to strengthen in 2025. While the first quarter figures reflected some seasonal and transitional adjustments, including significant interest payments on foreign-denominated debt, underlying fundamentals remain intact, and reserves are expected to continue improving over the second quarter of this year.”
Data from the CBN revealed that Nigeria’s total debt service payments amounted to $540m in January 2025 and $276m in February 2025.
This means that a total of $816m was spent on foreign debt servicing in the first two months of the year.
The significant outflow in January was attributed to scheduled foreign debt repayments, creating substantial pressure on the reserves.
The reduction in February’s debt servicing to $276m provided some respite, but high debt obligations continued to weigh on reserve levels.
Despite the decline in the first quarter, the CBN remains optimistic about a rebound in reserve levels as oil production improves and non-oil FX earnings are expected to rise.
The apex bank expressed confidence that improved oil production levels and a more supportive export growth environment would boost non-oil FX earnings and diversify external inflows.
The bank has reiterated its commitment to prudent reserve management, transparent reporting, and macroeconomic policies that aim to stabilise the naira, attract investment, and build long-term economic resilience.
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The nonagenarian, who was also Balogun of Oyo and Otun Bobasewa of Ife, died in the early hours of Sunday.
A former Editor of the Nigerian Tribune, Barrister Oladapo Ogunwusi confirmed Olunkoyo’s death in a statement on Sunday morning.
The statement reads, “With a heavy heart but gratitude to the Almighty, we announce the passing into glory of Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, former governor of Oyo State, mathematician and engineer, and renowned technocrat, a few days before his 90th birthday.
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