Nyesome Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has criticized Rotimi Amaechi’s moral and political values, claiming that he has no respect for the judiciary or rule of law. Wike made the statement on Tuesday during his appearance on ‘Politics Today’, as he verbally attacks the personality of the man whom he succeeded as […]
BY PATRICK WEMAMBU (With Agency Report) Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governors of Kaduna and Rivers States Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi respectively, as well as other opposition figures involved in the coalition against President Bola Tinubu, have reiterated their resolve to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress from power in 2027. The trio […]
By Tunde Opalana Former governors, Lyel Imoke of Cross River State and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State have been appointed by a new political movement, the League of Northern Democrats (LND) to play critical roles in coalition talk ahead of the 2027 general election. This is coming barely 48 hours after major opposition political.gladiators settled […]
US-based Nigerian nurse, public health practitioner and social media influencer, Augustina Amaechi has stated reasons why she did not support abortion unless it’s a risk to the mother’s life. In Nigeria, Abortion is illegal and it carries a heavy jail sentence of up to 14 years in imprisonment unless if it is performed to save […]
By Amaka Agbu The current move by the governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to prosecute former Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, APC 2023 gubernatorial candidate, Arch. Tonye Cole, and others for alleged N96 billion fraudulent sale of Rivers State assets has been described as a ploy carefully crafted by the […]
After weeks of intrigues and uncertainty, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) elected a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate. The 70-year-old politician was able to get northern governors behind himself and handed crushing defeats to other younger and agile aspirants, including the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Some weeks before the […]
By Andrew Orolua A frontline Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, lost the legal battle to stop his probe over an alleged N96 billion fraud including fraudulent sales of valued assets belonging to Rivers State when he was […]
At the weekend, Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi sparred over the latter’s assertion that poverty in Rivers is due to high unemployment. Amaechi said Wike ruined all the job-creation programs and projects he launched in the state as Governor while speaking to defectors to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday. […]
The ministry of transportation claims it objected to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) awarding channel management contracts because it is more cost-effective to purchase required equipment and execute contracts in-house. The ‘cold war’ between Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation, and Hadiza Bala-Usman, the suspended managing director of NPA, has been linked to the renewal […]
Nigeria’s Minister for Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi is grappling to save his wife, Mrs. Judith Amaechi from probe over the looting of N48billion from a contract she received from the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, when Nelson Brambaifa was the acting Managing Director. Brambaifa, a lackey of Amaechi was appointed Acting MD of NDDC in […]
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s major aim for investing in rail construction all over the country is to create employment for Nigerian youths. Amaechi, who stated this on Sunday in a statement by his Media aide, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said that all the ongoing projects would contribute to the […]
The House of Representatives on Monday resumed the probe of Chinese loans for the development of the rail sector in the country. READ ALSO: NASS to grill Amaechi over Government loans Daily Times gathered that the Ministry of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the Chairman of the House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreement, Rep. Ossai […]
By Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni Nigerian transportation industry which comprises aviation, land (road and rail) and maritime subsectors has faced challenges of infrastructure deficit since independence and successive administrations have taken steps to address these challenges. Since assuming office on May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken giant strides to address these challenges across the transport […]
Federal Minister of Transportation and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has asked the National Assembly to look away from probing the terms and conditions of Nigeria’s current debt to China, as this may affect China’s disposition to further grant Nigeria more loans, which is already being set in motion. “The reason why I […]
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki says Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has vindicated him on the cancellation of a maritime security contract given to Hosa Okunbo. Before now, the chairman of Ocean Marine Security Limited (OMSL), Hosa Okunbo had accused the governor of instigating the cancellation of the contract but the governor denied. Okunbo […]
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of transportation on Monday during the briefing by members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja revealed that he is scared of the deadly coronavirus. The ex-Rivers state governor revealed that in order to stay safe, he carries his sanitiser and extra mask around, The Nation reports. READ ALSO: Covid-19: FG […]
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that he is not aware of the removal of the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Security Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside as widely announced on social media platforms yesterday. While speaking in an interview organised on AIT Kakaaki programme in Abuja, Amaechi said that the President has the […]
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he was never attacked in the train on his way to Kaduna. Amaechi went to Kaduna last night for Gov. Nasir el-Rufai’s 60th birthday and reports have it that he was attacked by some people on the train. Pakistan to vaccinate 40m children amid fears […]
Abuja – Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has described the various achievements in the ministry as the dedication to the sector by President Muhammadu Buhari towards uplifting the standard of living of Nigerians. In an interview Amaechi said among the achievements was the introduction of military personnel in the country’s waterways to ensure […]
A youth group from six Niger Delta states (Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Cross River and Edo) has issued seven days ultimatum to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to to the Chief Chibuike Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation over the group’s recent attack on him in Madrid, Spain. The youths under the aegis of […]