Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers said the dissolution of the State Executive Council was to ensure better performance of the machinery of government. The governor stated this on Sunday at a Thanksgiving service over the victory of Mr Evans Bipi, the Majority Whip of the State House of Assembly, in the rerun election for Ogu/Bolu […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dissolved his cabinet. He directed all former commissioners to hand over to the permanent secretaries in their ministries. The development was disclosed by Simeon Nwakaudu, his special assistant on electronic media, who issued a statement on Saturday. He also thanked them for their service and wished them well […]
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…Described Wike’s allegation that Amaechi is recruiting militants as a sign of desperation and ploy to embark upon another massive killings of Rivers State people The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, for admitting that he imposed Nyesom Wike as Governor of Rivers State. […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation and former Governor of Rivers State, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has refuted the allegation of Governor Nyesom Wike that the $43m discovered in a flat in Ikoyi, Lagos, belongs to Rivers state government. The incumbent Rivers State governor had alleged at a press conference on Friday night, that “the money in […]
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The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, huge sums of money, uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in an apartment in the Ikoyi area of Lagos on Wednesday, belong to Rivers state. A court in Lagos has ordered forfeiture of the money. The fund which has generated a lot of controversies and […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned a police report alleging the involvement of Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers in bribing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The chairman, PDP National Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi, said the alleged recovered money displayed by the police reminded him of the actions of magicians. Speaking on […]
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The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has welcomed the Inspector-General of Police panel investigation report which uncovered the bribing of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials by the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike to the tune of N360m of which the sum of N110m has been physically recovered from the […]
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Former Governor of Rivers State and Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has admitted that his administration procured the two helicopters impounded by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), but alleged that the incumbent Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike lied to former President Goodluck Jonathan that the helicopters would be used to campaign against him. Recall that […]
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The two armoured Bell helicopters seized by Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and given to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were ordered by former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, when he was at the helms in Rivers State. His successor Nyesom Wike made this known on Saturday, contradicting the claim of NCS that the owner of the aircraft […]
Continue ReadingThe Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated a joint investigative panel on the Dec. 10 legislative re-run elections in Rivers, with one of the tasks being to probe the phone call between Governor Nyesom Wike and some electoral officials. The 15-man panel, headed by DCP Damien Okoro, consists of officers […]
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