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Godfather Of Graft: Wike’s Empire Of Power And Secrecy

September 26, 2025 4:22 am

“Behind the iron façade of power lies a multimillion-dollar fraud empire stretching from Port Harcourt to Palm Springs.”

 

By
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert | International Business/Immigration Law Professional

 

Executive Summary

This twelve-part investigative series unmasks the empire of graft surrounding Nyesom Wike, former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. It traces a trajectory of power, secrecy, and alleged corruption that stretches from Port Harcourt’s corridors to Florida’s gated estates, exposing the anatomy of a political machine sustained by patronage, silence, …

Nigerians Will Be Lucky To Have Wike As President - Mohammed

Nigerians Will Be Lucky To Have Wike As President – Mohammed

March 1, 2022 4:19 am

The Governor of Bauchi State and 2023 Presidential hopeful, Bala Mohammed has declared that Nigerians will be luckier to have Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as their next President.

The governor asserted that it is important that Nigerians get to consider giving Wike the opportunity to serve them at the national level because the Rivers governor is a man with the vision of knowing how to harness resources in improving the quality of life of the citizenry.

He maintained that ‘if Rivers State is lucky to have Wike, Nigerians will be luckier’.

Governor Mohammed made this assertions while speaking at the …

JUSUN Strike Wike Threatens To Activate 'No Work No Pay'

JUSUN Strike: Wike Threatens To Activate ‘No Work No Pay’

May 26, 2021 7:41 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the state government will no longer pay salaries of the state’s chapter of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) if it fails to call off its strike by the end of May.

Wike insisted that there was no basis for JUSUN strike in Rivers because the judiciary was already enjoying financial autonomy and improved staff welfare.

The governor spoke on Tuesday in Port Harcourt at the special court session in honour of the retiring Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.…

Sen Abe Praises Wike, Says He Has Done Well For Ogoni

Sen Abe Praises Wike, Says He Has Done Well For Ogoni

May 17, 2021 7:21 am

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has commended Governor Nyesom Wike for his developmental strides in Ogoniland.

Speaking at the weekend during the grand reception of Wike by the Ogoni ethnic nationality, Abe, who is a prominent indigene of Ogoni, said his people would remain grateful to the Governor.

Addressing the Governor, Abe said: ‘I am here today because you have helped my people, you have respected them. And for that reason not just because of the project, I am here today because I know that my presence will make …

Coronavirus - Wike Shuts Land Borders Against All States

Coronavirus: Wike Shuts Land Borders Against All States

March 25, 2020 1:16 pm
In a move to check the spread of coronavirus to Rivers State, the State Government on Wednesday announced that air, sea and land routes into the state will be closed to traffic, beginning from 6am, Thursday, March 26, 2020.

In a broadcast on Wednesday, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike said that the measure became necessary in view of recent developments.

He said: “It is with gratitude to God that I announce to you that our State would have been infected with Coronavirus yesterday, but for the vigilance of security agents who, acting on a tip- off prevented an infected person

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Wike: Dickson Plans To Defect To APC To Avoid EFCC Arrest

December 25, 2019 10:16 am
Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has accused his Bayelsa counterpart Seriake Dickson of planning to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for corruption at the end of his tenure.
“Dickson concluded plans to join the APC…(and) colluded with these people so that EFCC will not arrest him when he leaves Government,” Wike said in a statement by his media aide Simeon Nwakaudu.

Both governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but have been at loggerheads since the party lost the Bayelsa State governorship election to the APC in November.

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Nyesom Wike: The Enfante Terrible Of Nigerian Politics

December 18, 2019 8:51 am

His Excellency, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (CON), is certainly the enfant terrible of Nigerian politics. He knows how to give and take political punches. He does not suffer fools gladly. He defends Rivers State with his soul, heart and might, as if his very life depends on it. To say he loves Rivers is an understatement. To say he is a proud Ikwerre son and scion is a statement of fact that he himself proclaims to the high heavens. No wonder, only penultimate Saturday, Wike was conferred with the prestigious title of Dike Oha of Ikwere land (the strength …

Wike: I’ll Nurture Real Madrid Academy Till Its World Class

November 9, 2019 9:02 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he will nurture the Real Madrid Academy into a world class institution for the development of professional football. 

Swearing in the Special Adviser on Real Madrid Academy, Christopher Green, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Alozie Achinihi Nwala, at the Government House Port Harcourt,yesterday, governor Wike described the academy as his personal project, noting that it will be carefully groomed.

He said: “The Real Madrid Academy is a project I will never toy with. It is a personal initiative. While I’ here, I will groom it.

“The whole world is talking …

Wike: Niger Delta Govs Behind NDDC Audit

Wike: Niger Delta Govs Behind NDDC Audit

November 7, 2019 4:08 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, wednesday said that the Niger Delta governors were behind the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to audit the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Wike explained that the governors had told the President during their visit to about the rot in the commission and the need for a forensic audit of the interventionist agency.

Wike, who made these revelations when members of the commission’s interim board visited the Government House in Port Harcourt, added that apart from the demand for the audit of the commission, the Niger Delta governors also urged the President to …

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