Tag: Rivers State
Why I took N10 billion loan – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has explained why he has applied for a N10 billion loan less than a…
Wike sends policemen to invade, raid Ibim Semenitari’s property
The immediate past Commissioner of Information in Rivers state, Ibim Semenitari, has raised alarm over the unlawful invasion of her…
Governor Wike Sacks 344 Poly Workers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Governor Nyesom Wike-led government of Rivers State has ordered the sack of 344 employees comprising lecturers…
Wike promises to pay salaries, allowances of Dolphin players
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has promised to settle the backlog of salaries and other allowances owed players of…
Wike expresses satisfaction with Woji-Akpajo bridge
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the level of work done on…
Gov Wike To Sack 13,200 Teachers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State may soon sack 13,200 teachers employed by his predecessor, former governor…
Rivers APC tells Wike to declare assets
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State,Governor,…
Rivers APC accuses INEC of mixing up 2015 election materials
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers state has accused the state Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, of…
Wike tells new commissioners to treat all Rivers residents equally
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has charged newly sworn-in commissioners and secretary to the State Government…
Excitement As P/Harcourt Refinery Begins Operation Soon
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians this morning heaved sighs of relief and expressed happiness at the news that the Port Harcourt Refining…
UPDATE: Ogogoro death toll rises to 68
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The death toll of those who have died after consuming the locally brewed gin popularly known as…
Wike pledges to partner Buhari, business community
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has assured of his administration’s desire to partner with the President Muhammadu…
Ogogoro: 66 dead in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The death toll of those who have died after consuming dog meat and the locally brewed gin…
Rivers Looting: Police quiz suspects over missing vehicles
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command and other security agencies are quizzing some persons who were arrested in a hideout…
Wike appoints SSG, Chief of Staff, others
Rivers State Governor, Chief Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, has approved the appointment of Kenneth Kobani the immediate past Minister…
Looting: Amaechi’s aide threaten legal action
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Liaison Officer for Abuja liaison office, John Enebeli has dismissed the allegations of looting…
Rivers ban consumption of local gin after the death of 22 persons
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has banned the consumption of local gin popularly called Ogogoro following the death of…
Amaechi Slams Wike Over False Claims
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has raised alarm over attempts by his successor,…
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…
Wike accuses Amaechi of looting State House
The new Peoples Democratic Party government in Rivers State has accused former governor Rotimi Amaechi of stripping bare the State…
Wike swears in Justice Okocha as Rivers CJ
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has sworn in Justice Daisy Okocha as the acting Chief Judge…
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…
Wike sacks Board of Directors appointed by Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked dissolved the Board of Directors of Greater Port Harcourt…
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…
Rain, late delivery of materials mar Rivers council polls
Late arrival of election materials and heavy rain have affected the accreditation of voters for the local government elections in…
Rivers police restrict movement for LGA election
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has announced the restriction of movement for conduct of local government election…
11 Reasons Why Nyesom Wike Should Not Be Sworn In As Governor On May 29
By Joe Igbokwe Because we have not sufficiently punished political criminals in Nigeria for 16 years now, the hearts of…
Tension in Rivers over council polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension has enveloped Rivers State over the plan by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to…
PDP plans to disrupt May 23 council polls – Rivers APC alleges
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has been accused of plotting to use violent means…
Set Up Checkpoints, Face Arrest, Police Boss Tells Cops
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Dan Bature, has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of any policeman…