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Nigeria's Tinubu Declares Emergency Amid Looming Food Crisis

3/20/2025

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending the governor and lawmakers to tackle a deepening political crisis. This decisive move seeks to restore stability as ECOWAS raises alarms about a looming food crisis, potentially affecting 47 million people in West Africa by mid-2025.

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending the governor and lawmakers to tackle a deepening political crisis. This decisive move seeks to restore stability as ECOWAS raises alarms about a looming food crisis, potentially affecting 47 million people in West Africa by mid-2025.