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 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has released N72 billion counterpart funding for the construction of Lagos-Ibadan modernisation railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi made this known at the quarterly Presidential Business Forum which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Abuja, on Monday. The News Agency […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent Electoral Commissioner in charge of South South, Dr Lecky Mustapha has said that the commission is ready to conduct free and fair polls on Saturday. Mustapha said this while supervising electoral materials in Port Harcourt Local Government Area (Phalga) Friday evening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rerun elections will […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress APC, said the allegations against Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by Justice Inyang Okoro and Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court have been linked to several top Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders. The APC in a statement signed by its Chairman, Chief (Dr) Davies Ibiamu […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has given Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court one week to withdraw the bribery allegation he made against Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, or be ready to go to jail for contravening the Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offence Act 2000. The demand […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has given an assurance that the Calabar-Port Harcourt Coastal rail line and the Lagos-Kano rail modernisation project would be completed before the end of 2018. Amaechi said this on Wednesday in Abuja while signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project with a Chinese company, China Civil […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on the construction of Warri-Ajaokuta-Itakpe-Baro-Abuja railway line. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government while Chen Xiao Xing, Vice President of CRCC, signed for the company in Abuja. Amaechi […]
Continue ReadingMinister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, in an interview on The Osasu Show, said that Nigeria was in recession under former President Goodluck Jonathan but that the government only covered it up by saying it was cash-strapped. Mr. Amaechi, who was then the chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), said the economy went into a recession […]
Continue ReadingRotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, speaking at a meeting on corruption organised by the ministry of justice, the former speaker and governor of Rivers state lamented the “deliberate attempt” to link public office holders to corruption.He denied the allegation of Nyesom Wike, his successor, that he received over N3.1 trillion during his tenure as governor of […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, on Wednesday said he agreed to a peace accord with his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, in the interest of the state. Briefing members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a rally in the Degema area of Rivers state, the governor said he willingly participated in the meeting because of […]
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