Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, Charles Aniagwu, has said that the alleged boycott of the Campaign Council by the Governor Nyesom Wike group does not foreclose reconciliation with other stakeholders, stressing that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was still open for further dialogue. The Delta State commissioner of Information,…
Wike vows to stop Cole from succeeding him as governor
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers people would resist individuals who have looted assets of the State from becoming governor after his tenure. Governor Wike made the assertion on Thursday shortly after signing the contracts for the construction of the eleventh (11th) and twelfth (12th) flyover bridges, and the dualisation of Azikiwe…
Wike rewards Rivers United FC ₦12Million each
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has rewarded each of the players of Rivers United Football Club with the sum of $20,000 (₦12million) for winning this year’s Nigerian Professional Football League championship. The governor also said the team would be sponsored on a tour to Real Madrid in Spain for two weeks and will get the…
Wike Dissolves Cabinet
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dissolved the State Executive Council with effect from today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A statement issued by the Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said also sacked are the Chief of Staff to the governor and Senior Special Assistant (Protocol). Ebiri said Wike commended the commissioners…
Wike blasts Uzodinma, Ihedioha as Supreme Court restores 17 oil wells to Rivers
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Friday took a swipe at his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodinma, and his predecessor, Emeka Ihedioha, for attempting to take over oil wells belonging to Rivers State without engaging the Rivers State Government. Wike was addressing selected leaders of Rivers State at Government House, Port Harcourt after…
Reps Member Declines Offer to Seek Reelection
The member of the House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt Constituency II, Chinyere Igwe, has declined appeals by members of his constituency to seek reelection to the federal house. In a statement he issued on Thursday, a copy of which was made available to the magazine, Igwe said having done so much to meet the…
Why I want to be President, Wike declares
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will be vying for the office of the President of Nigeria under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Governor Wike, who made his intention known in Makurdi, Benue state after a meeting with PDP stakeholders on Sunday, stressed that his priority will be to…
I Can Account for My Security Votes- Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has bragged that he can give account of the huge monthly security votes that he draws from the coffers of the state. Wike who was speaking during the handing over of 14 gunboats to security services in Port Harcourt on Friday, said equipping security services with needed infrastructure and logistics…
Wike Orders Compulsory Acquisition of Saro-Wiwa’s Property
…says Time for stomach infrastructure. Rivers State Govenor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the compulsory acquisition of a corporate office complex belonging to the martyred environment rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa. The governor made the order on Tuesday during the inauguration of Oroabali Flyover in Port Harcourt. He said the abandoned complex was defacing the newly commissioned…
Wike Lied About ‘Missing Aircraft’ – Rivers APC
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the state governor, Nyesom Wike, lied when he said that he had just discovered that the Legacy 600 jet belonging to the state government was abandoned in Munich, Germany. Citing a government press release issued shortly after Wike assumed duties as governor in…
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