The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Chief Nyesom Wike the worst Governor in the history of the State, even as it dismissed his excuse for poor performance as untenable. Governor Wike had recently blamed the current economic recession in the country for his administration’s failure to live up to […]
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Unidentified gunmen attacked a bus belonging to “God is Good Motors” at Elibrada, Emohua axis of east-west road in Rivers state on Monday, shooting the driver and abducting at least five passengers. The spokesman of the Rivers state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed this, saying that three of the passengers were rescued following the intervention […]
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There seem to be no end to the dogfight between incumbent governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi. Wike has accused the former governor and minister of transportation of overwhelming corruption. Addressing the 106th Quarterly Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt on Monday, He claimed […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingAdams Dabotorudima, speaker of the Rivers state house of assembly, has resigned. His resignation was announced hours after Kenneth Njoku quit his position as speaker of the Abia state house of assembly. Njoku, who was elected 24 hours before he left the plum job, was replaced by Chikwendu Kalu. In Rivers, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, representing Andoni […]
Continue ReadingA senior police officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Alkali Mohammed, of Mobile Police Unit 48, and his orderly have been killed by thugs in Rivers state. DSP Alkali: killed in Rivers They were beheaded on Saturday at Ujju community near Omoku in Ogba/Edema/Ndoni council area, during the rerun elections in the state. The General […]
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