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No surrender of weapons, no amnesty- Rivers Govt to Ogoni Cultists

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2017 0

Following recent violent clashes among the various cult groups in Ogoni, resulting in killings and an atmosphere of insecurity in the affected areas, the Rivers State government has declared that no amnesty would be granted to repentant cultists without a total surrender of their weapons. This

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Rivers traditional rulers tell Buhari to restore Wike’s security

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2017 0

The Rivers State Traditional Rulers  have  called on President Muhammadu Buhari  to use his good  offices to prevail  on the Police High Command to restore the security details of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.    This is as Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike  assured that all the Local Government Areas in the state would have at least two […]

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Navy gets 10 gunboats for Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2017 0

The Nigerian Navy now has 10 new state-of-the-art security gunboats meant to be deployed to patrol of the waterways in Rivers State. The gunboats would be delivered to the Navy anytime from now. According to the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, the gunboats were acquired by the state government to assist the Navy in enhancing its operations.     Speaking […]

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Former ministers pledge support for Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2017 0

Former Ministers, going under the aegis of Former Ministers Forum, have declared their unflinching support for the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, asking the governor to stand firm in his defence of democracy. This is as Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike assured that he would remain focused to defend democracy and the interest of the Rivers […]

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Wike signs Rivers State  N470b 2017 budget into law

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2017 0

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,  has given his assent to the state N470billion 2017 Appropriation Law passed by the Rivers State  House of Assembly barely two weeks ago, with a pledge  to  accelerate  the  development of the State this fiscal year. Speaking during  the signing ceremony, Governor Wike  commended the Rivers State House of Assembly […]

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Rivers will support army to strengthen security – Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2017 0

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that the State Government will  support the 6 Division  of  the  Nigerian Army  in the strengthening  the Security Architecture of the state.   The governor advised the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army  6 Division  against  the  politicisation  of crime, noting that security  was vital to the actualisation of  all

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Senator Abe berates Rivers Assembly for quick passage of 2017 budget passage

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2016 0

Senator Magnus Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, has condemned the hurried passage of the Rivers’ 2017 budget. He described the budget presented by Gov. Nyesom Wike and passed by the state legislature “as too hasty.” Senator Abe was speaking at a reception organized in his honour by the people of Kono […]

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Rivers Pledges More Projects for Bonny Kingdom

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2016 0

The Rivers State Government says it has earmarked several developmental projects for the people of Bonny Kingdom in the 2017 budget.    The state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said this during  the 20th coronation anniversary of the Natural Ruler and Amanyanabo of Grand  Bonny Kingdom, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple the Third, Perekule the […]

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Wike leads Rivers people on protest march against alleged police brutality

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2016 0

…demands immediate transfer of Steven Hasso and Akin Fakorede  Apparently dissatisfied with the performance of security operatives in the Saturday December 10 rerun election in Rivers state, Governor Nyesom Wike, Thursday, took to the streets of Port Harcourt, leading thousands of Rivers people on a protest march against the alleged mass killings and brutality by

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Arrest SARS Commander, NDDC Director, Rivers PDP Demands

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2016 0

–    Says Election Was Between Army, Police, INEC, APC Armed Thugs and PDP   The People’s Democratic Party,PDP, in Rivers State has called for the arrest and prosecution of the Commander of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Rivers State, Mr Chidi Wihioka and the Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta […]

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Wike declares Rivers’ SARS commander unwanted

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2016 0

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has said that the video tape showing the Officer in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad  (SARS), Mr Akin Fakorede, in a scuffle with polling agents and which has gone viral, has vindicated his earlier statements that the credibility of the December 10 legislative election in the state […]

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Wike Demands Results

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2016 0

   

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Rivers: APC not ready for Saturday’s election- Senator Nwogu

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2016 0

…describes mega campaign rally as charade The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Re-Run Election for Rivers South East Senatorial District, Senator Olaka Nwogu, who is to slug it out at the poll with Senator Magnus Abe, has described the campaign rally by the All Progressives Congress (APC) which held at the […]

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INEC, police read riot act to parties, supporters in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2016 0

Ahead of Saturday’s Rivers state rerun elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and the state police command have jointly warned that both agencies would not spare electoral offenders. The two bodies rose from some stockholders meeting in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, with a vow to prosecute those who would deliberately flout the electoral laws during the

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APC slams Rivers’ amnesty programme, urges police to trace source of returned arms

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the Amnesty Programme of the Rivers state government as a sham meant to hoodwink Nigerians. The party stated in a statement released on Sunday by the state chairman, Chief Davies Ikanya, that the whole process was stage-managed as the arms being returned under […]

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Rivers re-run: We will resist rigging, Wike warns

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

Rivers state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has repeated his warning that the state will resist any attempt to rig the re-run elections slated for December 10, 2016. He said that Rivers was too big for anybody to impose representatives on the people, stressing that the people must be allowed to elect their representatives. Speaking during a […]

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NAF destroys illegal oil barges in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has destroyed another set of illegal oil barges in River state.Two of the latest barges filled with stolen oil were set ablaze by NAF helicopters on armed patrol around Okoromabie and South East of Port Harcourt refinery. The third barge, surrounded by canoes carrying drums, was […]

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Unnecessary Fixation on Rivers’ Poll

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2015 0

That the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) both engaged in electoral malpractice during the last general election is an obvious fact. What is irritating is the fixation of the APC on the outcome of the poll in one out of the 36 states of the federation. That state is Rivers. […]

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Rivers: APC Accuses Wike of Evading Court Summons

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday, heard at its inaugural sitting in Abuja that the state governor-elect, NyesomWike, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been evading service of court processes of a petition challenging his election. One of the petitioners, DakukuPeterside of the All Progressives Congress(APC),who made the

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Rivers NLC in Crisis as Williams Emerge Factional Chair

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2015 0

In a bid to take the Nigeria Labour Congress [NLC] Rivers State Council to the next level,the newly elected factional leader, Comrade Prince Adda Williams has promised to overhaul the union in the state. During an exclusive interview with the Daily Times in Port Harcourt, Comrade Williams said his administration will put anti-union activities to […]