Ex-militant leaders from the Niger Delta region have described as “provocative” the recent statements by Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi against the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. They also warned Sheik Gumi and his cohorts against actions that…
PUNCH. The Rivers State Civil Society Organisation has slammed Governor Nyesom Wike over his sundry donations running into billions of naira to some states outside Rivers. Governor Wike may have donated about N2.4 billion to five states in the last…
THE NATION The Rivers State government is set to conduct the local government election in April. The state government has enjoined the electoral commission to conduct a free and fair election. But the APC National Executive Committee is kicking. It…
VANGUARD GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has directed all Government House personnel to undergo compulsory Covid-19 test to ascertain their status. Wike who disclosed this in Port Harcourt, yesterday, while receiving three ambulances donated by the BUA Foundation, said…
PREMIUM TIMES The federal government on Wednesday said some pilots who were recently arrested in Port Harcourt for allegedly violating the lockdown order imposed by the Rivers State government, had permission to fly. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the pilots working…
VANGUARD RIVERS State Government has committed N2Billion of its 2020 contingency funds to purchase of foodstuffs for distribution to Rivers people as palliatives against hardship being posed by Corona Virus. Wike during a Monday update briefing at the Government House,…
THE NATION Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Dakuku Peterside has told Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to stop humiliating monarchs. A statement yesterday by his media team faulted how the governor addressed traditional rulers…
RIPPLES NEWS The Nigerian Army has lost its integrity due to the unprofessional conducts of a few officers who aided elections rigging in the country, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said. The governor, however, praised the military for preserving…
PUNCH NEWS As the feud between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, continues unresolved, stakeholders are of the view that the Soku Oil Wells issue is only being used as a platform to…
THIS DAY The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mandated Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to reconcile Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Hon. Seriake Dickson, who have been locked in a bitter battle over…