Covid-19 Politics

COVID-19: Pay March salary before closing markets, workers urge Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

Some workers on the payroll of Rivers Government on Friday pleaded with Gov. Nyesom Wike not to close markets in the state without paying March salary. Reports gathered that Wike had ordered the closure of all markets as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Vigilante

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OPM Free Specialist Hospital A Blessing To Women And Children – Barr. Ogbu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2020 0

The founder of Learning and Lighting International Barr. Mrs. Ogbu Francisca has described the OPM free Specialist hospital situated in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital as a blessing to women and children. She also urged the government at the state and federal levels to recognise and support the efforts of individuals who are impacting […]

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Coronavirus: Wike takes drastic measures, locks down Rivers State

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

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 6pm, Thursday, March 26, 2020. In a broadcast on Wednesday, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the measure became […]

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Rivers PDP elects Akawor as new state chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2020 0

Former Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea, Desmond Akawor has been elected as the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state. This is as the state Governor, Nyesom Wike called on Nigerians to mount pressure on the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to ensure credible elections in 2023. Ambassador Akawor […]

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Police unaware over killing of 3 in Rivers community – Spokesman

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

The police in Rivers state say it is not aware that a police officer killed three persons during a raid on a criminal hideout in Andoni Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, stated this on Monday in Port Harcourt. He was reacting to allegations that some policemen killed at […]

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NYCN collapses factions, unanimously adopts Sukubo as President

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

Unity has returned to the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) as all factions has closed their ranks and adopt Amb. Sukubo Saraigbe Sukubo as President of the apex youth body in Nigeria. The over eight years crisis rocking the council finally came to rest as factional leaders such as Amb. Oladele John Nihi, Comrade […]

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Wike decries lack of federal projects Rivers, alleges exclusion by FG

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has decried the alleged exclusion of the state from the benefitting from projects executed by the federal government. This is just as the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, stated that the proponents of change were now worse than those they changed. They spoke on Thursday night at the Government […]

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NDDC, Rivers partner to drive agricultural development

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2020 0

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is partnering with the Rivers state Ministry of Agriculture to promote mechanized agriculture and move the Niger Delta region away from subsistence farming. NDDC acting Managing Director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, said this during a courtesy visit by officials of the Rivers state Ministry of Agriculture led by the

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NBA demands resignation of Rivers police boss over killing of mechanic

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

The Port Harcourt branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has demanded for the resignation of the Rivers state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha DanDaura over the killing of a mechanic, Chima Ikwunado by police officers. The association also called for the resignation of the former E-Crack Commander, Benson Adetuyi and the state Police Public Relations […]

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Court reinstates 8 permanent secretaries sacked by Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

The National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state on Friday voided the sack of eight permanent secretaries by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state. The Rivers state government had in 2015 sacked the eight permanent secretaries, the state head of service and the state accountant general, among others. The sacked permanent secretaries are Samuel […]

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2023: I will not impose anybody on Rivers State says Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2020 0

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that he will not work towards imposing any Governor on Rivers people at the expiration of his second term in 2023. Speaking during a Solidarity Visit by the Orashi Region of Rivers State at the Government House Port Harcourt on Saturday,  Governor Wike said power can never […]

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Wike tasks new judges on commitment to dispensation of justice

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2020 0

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on judges to show more commitment to the administration of justice. Speaking during the swearing-in of judges of the Rivers state High Court and Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Gov. Wike urged the judges to observe their oath of office as […]

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Wike appoints Yibo Koko DG Rivers Tourism Agency

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2020 0

Daily Times has been informed that Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike has approved the appointment of Mr. Yibo Koko as the Director-General of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency. According to the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, the appointment takes immediate effect. Read Also: Buhari won’t rush withdrawal of military […]

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Institutionalising Good Corporate Governance

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2019 0

Never before has the issue of good governance within the polity and indeed, corporate governance in the private sector become imperative and compelling. Over the weekend, the media published a damning report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the Second Corruption Survey Report in Nigeria. The report indicted many agencies of the Federal […]

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Rivers legislators partner NGO to kick-start Clean Seas Initiative

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

Huge quantity of plastics were harvested for recycling from the sea when concerned members of the Rivers state House of Assembly in partnership with the Second Opportunity Africa Foundation embarked on an enlightenment and marine clean up exercise to kick-start an initiative aimed at ensuring plastic free seas and oceans in Nigeria. The initiative saw […]

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NDDC donates medical kits, vaccines to flood victims in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2019 0

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has started distributing relief materials to communities affected by flood in Rivers state, an official has said. Acting Managing Director NDDC, Dr. Joi Nunieh, disclosed this in a statement by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Charles Odili, in Port Harcourt on Sunday. According to her, the exercise […]

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Forces of darkness dislodged during Rivers governorship election, says Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2019 0

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he remains the state governor because of the intervention of God who dislodged the forces of darkness primed to rob Rivers people of their mandate on March 9. Speaking during the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Holy Ghost rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on […]

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Wike calls on Rivers people to promote peace, development

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has called on the people of the state to promote peaceful co-existence as they need each other for the development of the state. Speaking during a solidarity visit by Ogbakor Ikwerre Worldwide at the weekend at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Gov. Wike also urged the Ikwerre ethnic nationality […]

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Wike says he expected victory at apex court

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he expected the confirmation of his re-election by the Supreme Court because the defeated governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Mr. Biokpomabo Awara, couldn’t have won an election he didn’t contest. Speaking at the weekend, Gov. Wike said that from the very beginning, there was […]

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Police kill kidnap gang leader terrorising Ogoni

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

The Police in Rivers on Monday said they had killed “a notorious gang leader’’, Linus Lebari, 35, popularly known as Bobby/Devil, terrorising Ogoni area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, in Port Harcourt that operatives from the Bori Police Station, in a coordinated operation, trailed the deceased and his gang to their […]