{"id":159743,"date":"2025-04-16T22:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-high-court-disowns-judgment-against-emergency-rule"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:01:29","slug":"rivers-high-court-disowns-judgment-against-emergency-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-high-court-disowns-judgment-against-emergency-rule","title":{"rendered":"Rivers High Court disowns \u2018judgment\u2019 against emergency rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Rivers State Judiciary has disassociated Justice Boma Diepiri and any other judge of the State High Court from any judgment involving the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, and others.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the High Court of Rivers State, David Ihua Maduenyi, the judiciary described as false an online news report alleging that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara secured a court victory over President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike at the Federal High Court.<\/p>\n<p>The report also said the court has ordered the sole administrator to vacate the Government House.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that the report falsely claimed Justice Diepriye presided over the case and ruled that the appointment of a sole administrator to oversee the affairs of a state, following the removal of a democratically elected governor, was illegal, null, and void.<\/p>\n<p>Ihua-Maduenyi clarified that Justice Diepiri is not a judge of the Federal High Court but of the Rivers State High Court and is currently on Easter vacation, which commenced on Monday, April 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the mention of Justice Diepiri\u2019s name in the report was both false and misleading, reflecting what he called the \u201ccrass ignorance\u201d of the reporter, since the Federal High Court and the State High Court are distinct institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Registrar further stated that no judge of the Rivers State High Court had issued any orders relating to the emergency rule in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed concern over the growing trend of bloggers and online reporters sacrificing professionalism for traffic and financial gain.<\/p>\n<p>Ihua-Maduenyi urged members of the public to seek proper clarification from the court or its officials before publishing or sharing court-related information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Rivers State Judiciary has disassociated Justice Boma Diepiri and any other judge of the State High Court from any judgment involving the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, and others. 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