Tag: Nyesom Wike
Wike bans Sowore’s ‘#RevolutionNow’ protest in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has banned Monday's planned '#RevolutionNow' protest in the state.
Wike sacks Rivers State University VC
Rivers State Governor and Visitor of the Rivers State University, Nyesom Wike has sacked the Vice Chancellor of the Rivers…
Illegal trading: Wike sets up 6 mobile courts to try offenders
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has set up six mobile courts to mete out instant trial and judgement on traders…
Wike sacks Permanent Secretary over fraud
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Samuel Eguma.
Wike launches news security outfit to sting criminals
In a major move to improve the security of lives and property across Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday…
If I was a cultist, I wouldn’t be governor – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday declared that if he was a cultist, he would not have been…
Wike appoints Emir as Chancellor of Rivers State University
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has approved the appointment of His Royal Highness, Emir of Lafia, Sidi M. Bage CON,…
We won’t allow Ruga Settlements in Rivers – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday said the state will not allow any Ruga Settlements for Fulani herdsmen.
Davido Pictured With Rivers, Ebonyi State Governors
OBO Davido has been pictured with Ebonyi state governor David Umahi and Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike for an official…
Wike says Rivers people believe in Nigerian unity
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, says Rivers people believe in Nigerian unity. He said that because of that they may not…
Gov. Nyesom Wike Sacks Cabinet
Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has sacked the State Executive Council.
Breaking: Dakuku Peterside escapes assassination, orderly shot
The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has survived an assassination attempt. This…
Dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Andoni
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following cult-related clashes on Saturday in Unyangala community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Victor…
3 dead as guns boom in Ogoni
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Gunshots were still being held in Yeghe, a community of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers and…
Port Harcourt residents sad over carnival’s cancellation
Some residents of Port Harcourt say the cancellation of the annual carnival by the Rivers Government has affected recreational and…
Rivers Assembly screens nominees for three boards
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly will Monday screen nominees into governing boards of different parastatals and…
Amaechi flags off Aba-Port Harcourt railway line
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chuibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transport and former former governor of Rivers state has flagged off…
RSUST VC slams non-Rivers students protesting discriminatory tuition fees
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following protests by non-Rivers State students in Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, Prof. Blessing…
Rivers Govt. has completed 70km of roads — Gov. Wike
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike said on Wednesday that the state government had completed 70 kilometres of roads in its urban…
Rivers gov. poll: APC candidate loses appeal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday expunged a petition filed against some security agents by Mr Dakuku…
Tribunal sacks Wike, orders fresh guber poll in Rivers
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal for Rivers State on Saturday nullified the election of Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers for…
Flood wreaks havoc in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Over 200,000 residents of Akinima town, headquarters of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, have…
Wike used to pose as a Muslim, says Amaechi
Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has hinted that his successor, Nyesom Wike might have converted from Islam to Christianity.…
Wike was a notorious bribe collector, says Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi has stated that his successor, Nyesom Wike has no basis…
Wike Appoints Permanent Secretaries
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, has appointed 12 persons as Permanent Secretaries into the…
Tension In Rivers Over Council Dissolution
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension has gripped local government councils of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, as 22 Caretaker Committee chairmen cleared…
Wike appoints Obuah sole administrator RSWMA
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has appointed Felix Obuah, the state chairman of the People’s Democratic…
Meet Nigeria’s sleeping governor, Nyesom Wike
The Peoples Democratic Party has repeatedly boasted that it would form a buoyant opposition but with one of its prominent…
Gov Wike Sacks Amaechi’s Appointees
Okafor Ofebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dissolved the Board of Directors of Greater Port Harcourt Authority…
I’ll sack the 22 APC chairmen elected in Rivers – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor-elect Nyesom Wike has vowed to dissolve the 22 council chairmen who were sworn in…