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2023 Wike, Masari Makes Strong Case For Nigeria’s Unity

2023: Wike, Masari Make Strong Case For Nigeria’s Unity

May 4, 2022 1:05 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and his Katsina State counterpart, Aminu Masari, have called on Nigerians, irrespective of political leanings, to make unity a priority to ensure the speedy development of the country.

The governors made this call when they met at the Government House, Katsina, Katsina State on Tuesday, stressing that sustenance of the unity in diversity of Nigeria over the years have played a citical role in the growth and development of the country.

Africa Daily News, new York reports that Governor Wike, who is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, disclosed that he …

APC Ticket Lagos Will Support Tinubu - Sanwo-Olu To Amaechi

APC Ticket: Lagos Will Support Tinubu – Sanwo-Olu To Amaechi

April 28, 2022 5:32 pm

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday hosted Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday in Marina where he informed the 2023 presidential hopeful that the Lagos State chapter of the party would not support his Presidential dreams. 

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Minister of Transportation is presently on a tour of States in the South West over his bid to run for the office of the President on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaking during the courtesy visit, Sanwo-Olu informed the former Rivers Governor that the Lagos chapter …

Rivers Govt Warns Against Plans To Exhume Buried COVID-19 Bodies

Rivers Govt Warns Against Plans To Exhume Buried COVID-19 Bodies

May 30, 2020 12:38 pm
The Rivers State Government has issued a strong warning to those attempting to invade the Port Harcourt cemetery to exhume bodies of their loved ones to have a re-think.

Reports emerged late Friday that the remains of the late Executive Chairman of Asari-Toru Local government area of Rivers State, Odiari Princewill who died of coronavirus, was exhumed.

It was gathered that Late Princewill’s body was exhumed by gunmen suspected to be natives of Buguma, his hometown.

Read Also: Manager Of Demolished Hotel Among New Cases Of COVID-19 – Rivers

But the Rivers state government downplayed the report describing it as

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Why Rivers Is Most Peaceful State – Gov. Wike

January 26, 2020 4:46 am
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that Rivers State is one of the most peaceful states in the country because of the blessings of God that flow from the prayers of Christians.

Speaking during the 2020 Diocesan City Wide Mega Crusade of the Diocese of the Niger Delta North, in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Governor Wike said the relative peace in Rivers State was because God had honoured the prayers of the servants of God.

He said: “All through last year, despite the security challenges in the country, Rivers State remained relatively peaceful. The security of Rivers State is

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Rivers: 5 Young Men Go Insane After Intake Of Unknown Drink

January 24, 2020 2:14 pm
Five young men have reportedly gone insane after drinking mixed herbs with gin fondly called ‘Kaikai’ at Omuakwuru community in Igboo-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The victims, who are young men from the community, committed the act of drugging themselves when they went for the burial of one of their elders, Blessing Wokowa.

Read Also: Yoruba’s Have Come Together To Fight A Common Enemy – FFK

A source in community, who confirmed the incident said, “The boys started misbehaving immediately after the intake of the root mixed with local dry gin which was prepared by one of

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Rivers: Girl Dumps Newly Birthed Twins In Gutter (Photos)

January 20, 2020 2:33 pm

A young girl has just killed her twin babies after giving birth to them in Portharcourt by throwing them inside the drain in Rukpokwu Town, Elikpowodu Community precisely.

Read Also: Portuguese Doctor Suspended After Baby Born Without A Face

Ogbonda Godfrey Nyemovuchi Who Hails From the community shared the photos on social media and wrote:

This evil act happened in my village in Rukpokwu town in Elikpokwodu community..
A young girl gave birth to this beautiful twins last night and dumped dem inside the drains early hours of today..Rip innocent soul..let death locate the bastard of a girl before

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Wike Reveals Who Only Will Decide Next Rivers Governor

December 17, 2019 8:37 am

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, declared that he has not promised any ethnic nationality in the state the position of governor.

Wike said only God has the capacity to make any ethnic nationality governor of Rivers State.

He spoke during a solidarity visit by the Ogoni Ethnic Nationality at the state’s Government House Port Harcourt.

According to Wike: “Let nobody say that I have met with Ogoni Ethnic Nationality and I promised them Governor. I didn’t promise because I cannot give.

“It is only God that will give the position of Governor. With proper arrangement, things …

Rivers Wins Soku Oil Wells From Bayelsa

December 16, 2019 10:27 am

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the transfer of Soku oil field from Bayelsa State to its rightful owner, Rivers State.

Delivering judgment in a suit instituted by Rivers State, Justice Inyang Ekwo, ordered the National Boundary Commission to rectify the error in its 11th edition of Administrative Map, which designated San Bartholomew River as the boundary between the two states, instead of River Santa Barbara.

The error was said to have surfaced in the 11th edition of Administrative Map produced by the NBC in 2002.

The NBC was said to have in its letter dated July …

FG Has Capacity To Stop Pollution In Rivers –Cleric

December 9, 2019 8:59 am

General Overseer of Abundant Life Evangel Mission International (ALEM), Eugene Ogu, has declared the Federal Government has the capacity to stop the pollution of the atmosphere in Rivers State, but has deliberately refused to do so.

This was even as Ogu commended members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Rivers State, for their commitment to fight against environmental injustices in the Niger Delta region.

The cleric spoke yesterday, during a thanksgiving service of the NUJ correspondents’ chapel to mark the end of the 2019 Press Week at ALEM headquarters in Port Harcourt.

He said: …

Rivers Assembly Calls For Establishment Of Amphibious Raid

December 6, 2019 5:43 am

Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Transport has called for the establishment of an amphibious operation sting joint command to provide surveillance and check criminal activities on the waterways. 

The Assembly made the call yesterday, saying the establishment would be a way to cub piracy and criminality on the Port Harcourt/Bonny sea route.

This formed part of recommendations of the House Committee on Transport, in its report on the review of security measures on the Port Harcourt/Bonny waterways by security agencies, submitted at the floor of the House by Chairman of the committee, Piccolo.

Piccolo said after several interface …

Abe Seeks End To Politics Of Bitterness In Rivers

December 2, 2019 9:23 am

Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has identified the inability of politicians in Rivers State to eschew bitterness and rancor as being responsible for the slow pace of development and growth in the state and called for an end to it.

Abe, who spoke at the funeral service in honour of Late Mrs. Fyna Oby Boms, wife of former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State, Barrister Worgu Boms, at the Civic Centre in Port Harcourt on Saturday said, the time had come for the political elites to put politics of bitterness and hate behind them and work together to …

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