Rivers State

2023 Guber Tonye Cole Must Account For Rivers $50m – Wike

2023 Guber: Tonye Cole Must Account For Rivers $50m – Wike

May 9, 2022 2:07 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that no person would succeed in becoming the next governor of the State if his or her intention is to make the State a personal estate while accusing an aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole of mismanaging $50m from the coffers of the State.

Governor Wike made the declaration while speaking at the thanksgiving service yesterday, to celebrate the legal victory secured at the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the oil well dispute between Rivers and Imo States, that held at Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Port …

To Retain Power, APC Would Need A ‘Killer-Punch’ – Abe

To Retain Power, APC Would Need A ‘Killer-Punch’ – Abe

May 6, 2022 12:23 am

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe in the upcoming general elections has said the party needs what he described as a ‘killer-punch’ to retain power after President Muhammadu Buhari.

Senator Abe has also reiterated his support for Bola Tinubu, for president, saying that he (Bola) is the only presidential aspirant that has the capacity to represent APC on the 2023 election.

The former lawmaker representing Rivers South-East senatorial district stated this when he addressed his teeming supporters at a rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He explained: “I have told you …

I Am A Supporter Of IPOB’s Agitation, Wike Claims

I Am A Supporter Of IPOB’s Agitation, Wike Claims

May 3, 2022 2:24 am

Rivers State Governor and 2023 Presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike has declared that he supports the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB recalling that the leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu once sang his praises.

He made these assertions when he appeared on a Channels Television’s Politics Today program which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

Wike claimed that he supports IPOB’s agitation, however, he frowns against the group’s violent approach to solving problems.

He, however, called on the Federal Government to listen and discuss with IPOB over their agitation.

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2023 Losing Primary Would Not Push Me Out Of APC– Amaechi

2023: Losing Primary Would Not Push Me Out Of APC– Amaechi

May 1, 2022 12:36 am

A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday expressed his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the Presidential primaries of the party.

Amaechi pledged the loyalty during a consultative meeting with executives, delegates and other party faithful at the Rivers APC Secretariat yesterday.

The Minister of Transportation pointed out that in his bid to become the President of Nigeria, which he is thoroughly qualified for, he was neither desperate nor disloyal stressing that not even the outcome of the Party primaries would change that.…

Governor Nyesom Wike: A Typical Example of Shamelessness

Governor Nyesom Wike: A Typical Example of Shamelessness

April 22, 2022 1:15 am

Nyesom Wike, the current Governor of Rivers State, is an example of a man whose quest for power can drive him to do unthinkable and unimaginable things. He is a man who is willing to discard anything noble in favor of selfish and egotistical ambition.

Simply put, Wike, like many Nigerian politicians, lacks honor. The only thing they value is their own selfish ambition, primarily for the purpose of mass exploitation.

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Uproar In Rivers Over Wike’s ₦500 Million Donation To Sokoto

January 26, 2021 7:50 am

Mixed reactions have greeted the ₦500 million donation by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to Sokoto State.

Wike donated the sum last week to assist the Governor Aminu Tambuwal government to rebuild a section of the burnt Sokoto Central Market.

While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some aides of the governor defended the gesture, an All Progressives Congress (APC) former spokesman in Rivers State, Chris Finebone, and an ex-agitator, Sobomoba Jackrich, described it as ‘selfish and politically-motivated.’

Jackrich, who is the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG), said his group was worried about the way …

Women Should Be Given More Political Appointments – Amaechi

We’re Back To The Days Of Ateke – Amaechi Laments On Rivers

September 27, 2020 4:50 am

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has lamented the recurring spate of insecurity and political intimidation in Rivers State.

Amaechi, a former Governor of the State expressed the concern during the funeral service of the late Justice Adolphus Godwin Karibi-Whyte at Saint Augustine’s Anglican Church, Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.

While extolling the virtues of the Late Supreme Court Judge, Amaechi said fear has pervaded the state he bequeathed in 2015 but residents have failed to openly challenge the current administration.

Amaechi who was making reference to activities of Kidnappers and cultists stated that Rivers is heading …

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I Will Not Obey IG’s Order To Leave Benin, Says Wike

September 19, 2020 4:07 am

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday said that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has called him to leave Edo ahead of the State’s governorship election scheduled for later today.

Wike made the claims on Channels Television following earlier alarm by the Peoples Democractic Party, PDP that security operatives including policemen, laid siege on the hotel where he and some of his colleagues are lodging in Benin ahead of the governorship election.

Governor Wike, who is the Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election said the IGP said he should leave Benin because …

Gunmen Storm Funeral, Shoot And Kidnap Guests In Rivers

Gunmen Storm Funeral, Shoot And Kidnap Guests In Rivers

September 13, 2020 4:22 am

Unknown gunmen, Saturday stormed Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, shot sporadically and abducted several persons in a gory operation.

Some of the abducted victims are identified as Sunny Hart, Thomas Allison and Theophilus Ibiama, among several others.

Chairman of Bonny Local Government Council, David Irimagha and lawmaker representing Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Abinye Blessing Pepple, escaped being killed in the attack.

The incident happened during a funeral at Finiapiri-Ama, Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny Local Government Area of the State.

While the LGA Chairman and the State lawmaker …

Police Nab ‘Boboski,’ Rivers’ Most Wanted Criminal Gang Leader (1)

Police Nab ‘Boboski,’ Rivers’ Most Wanted Criminal Gang Leader

September 12, 2020 1:03 pm

Residents of some parts of Ogoniland jubilated on Saturday morning as news filtered in that officers of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested Honest Diigbara, aka Boboski, a notorious leader of a kidnap and armed robbery gang.

Boboski was alleged to be behind different atrocities in the areas for many years.

The gang leader had been on the police watchlist for years and had bounty of N30 million placed on his head by Governor Nyesom Wike.

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He was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, in a sting by the …

Rivers Businessman Commits Suicide Over Huge Debt

Rivers Businessman Commits Suicide Over Huge Debt

August 29, 2020 9:44 am

A 45-year-old man, Chinedu Peter Ogwa has taken his own life at his home situated at Wokoma street in Mile 3 Diobu in Rivers state on Thursday night August 27.

It was gathered that Peter Ogwa left behind a suicide note where he blamed huge debts among other reasons for snuffing life out of himself.

The businessman who hailed from Ebonyi State but traded at Ikokwu spare parts market in Diobu, Port Harcourt, reportedly killed himself over his failure in his business undertaking.

Chidinma Ogwa, wife of the deceased, discovered that her husband started behaving strangely on Monday, August 24 …

FG Is Lying About Security In Nigeria – Wike

Gov Wike Reacts To Tinubu’s Edo State Comments

August 9, 2020 7:21 am

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Saturday said he was shocked by the comments made by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the political crisis rocking Edo state.

He also said former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole does not have the moral standing to tell Edo people not to vote for Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Governor Wike who is also the Chairman of PDP National Campaign Council for the Edo 2020 Governorship Election said the purported issue of secondary school certificate does not hold water.

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