A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee led by Sokonte Davies has called on the State Governor, Nyesom Wike to reopen markets in the state. Davies, who spoke while receiving a delegation of market women in the state at the party’s Secretariat in Port Harcourt on Wednesday […]
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Wike lifts Bonny, Onne lockdown
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has lifted the lockdown he imposed on the oil-rich Bonny Island and Onne to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Wike in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, said he would formally address all the issues in a […]
Why Buhari approved N78.9bn refund – Rivers commissioner
Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), approved the refund of N78.9bn to Rivers for the repair of federal roads because of Governor Nyesom Wike’s “courage to speak up when others are silent”. Nsirim stated this in response to an […]
Rivers Commissioner blasts Adesina over comments on Wike
Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, has lambasted Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, over some comments the presidential aide made about Governor Nyesom Wike of the state in a piece he wrote during the week titled ‘Wike vindicates Buharists’. He […]
Women who specialize in buying and selling babies arrested in Port Harcourt
A gang of women syndicate were arrested in Port Harcourt while negotiating the sale of a two-week-old baby. Mrs Roseline Nwokocha from Umuahia was arrested with her sister, Chioma, at Rumuokuta junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Chioma had accompanied her to Rivers State to see the baby, Roseline told […]
Wike threatens to sanction erring contractors
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to sanction contractors, who failed to deliver on their agreements with the state government. Wike said it was unacceptable for contractors, particularly those, who had received full payment before the COVID-19 pandemic, to use the Coronavirus an excuse not to deliver their projects […]
COVID-19: Panic over Rivers mortuaries littered with corpses
The Rivers State Coronavirus intervention and impact monitoring group, COVID-19 Situation Room, has decried the littering of of mortuaries with corpses following new guidelines on burials instituted by the State Government to check the spread of the pandemic. The Situation Room, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and media […]
Rivers APC Crisis: Party chief urges Abe to reconcile differences with Amaechi
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Eric Nwibani, has urged Senator Magnus Abe to reconcile his political differences with the Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi. Nwibani in an open letter to Abe insisted that it was time Abe discontinued his fight with Amaechi and return to […]
Wike eulogizes Buhari, urge him to visit Rivers
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has commended President Buhari over his magnanimity in refunding Rivers State government funds used in the rehabilitation of some federal roads in the state. Parts of the letter reads, ” I wish to, on behalf of the Government and people of Rivers State, appreciate […]
I’m happy APC is in crisis, they’ll continue making mistakes – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he is happy the All Progressives Congress, APC, is going through a crisis and prays for it to continue making mistakes as that is one of the ways his party, the PDP can return to power. Wike said this during a special interview with […]