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 […]
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 Commissioner […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What exactly does Governor Nyesom Wike mean, when he brags often about a certain “Ikwerre governorship” in Rivers State? Rivers State belongs to the Ogoni, the Ikwerre, Ijaw, the Etche, and many other communities bound together by a long and triumphant history in 1967. The diverse cultural and ethnic tapestry of the State was always […]
Commercial sex workers in Rivers State, have mapped out measures to defend themselves against incessant killings of young girls by serial killers in order not to disrupt their business activities. Some sex workers who spoke to The Punch, explained that since they were not ready to leave their trade, they were also not prepared to […]
Nneka Nwogwugwu Rivers State National Assembly members have alleged that the administration of the Muhammadu Buhari led government has totally abandoned Rivers State, especially in the area of infrastructural development. The house made this known on Monday, while observing a peaceful protest on the Aleto/Akpajo Bridge along the East-West road in Rivers State to draw […]
Godwin Anyebe Nigerian telecom operators grew their revenue by 15 per cent in one year to reach N2.25 trillion in December 2018 from N1.96 trillion in 2017, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The 2018 network/subscriber data recently obtained from the NCC indicated that the GSM operators made up of MTN, […]
Motolani Oseni The Federal Government (FG) deducted an accumulated sum of N122.4 billion from the monthly allocation due to thirty-five (35) states in Nigeria between January and July 2019, the monthly Federal Account Allocation Committee’s (FAAC) report released (year-to-date) by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. While providing details on the item, the […]
Amaka Agbu – Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has described as unfortunate the false information being circulated that the state government demolished a mosque in Port Harcourt, saying that the false report was planted by mischief-makers to create disaffection. Addressing journalists at the location of the purported mosque on Biambo Street on […]