The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has made a promise to pay a compensation fee of N20 million to each of the families of the eleven policemen killed by the unknown gunmen in the state. According to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday hits back at Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, saying he is reaping the evil he planned against Rivers State. Wike alleged that the APC had mismanaged the opportunity Nigerians gave them to make a difference and deserve to be voted out in 2023. The governor also alleged that
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, said he sacked Dr Igbiks Tamuno as the Commissioner for Environment because he engaged in acts tantamount to sabotage. Wike stated this shortly after the signing of contract for the Trans-Kalabari and Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono road projects at the Government House, Port Harcourt. The governor, in a statement by his
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the National Assembly of double standard for confirming former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai and other ex-Service Chiefs as non-career ambassadors. Wike also took a swipe at a National Assembly member from Kogi State, Smart Adeyemi, for describing Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State as
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Governor Nyeson Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has commiserated with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State over the death of his Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu, who died on Thursday 4, 2021. Gov. Wike also consoled the former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is the elder brother of the
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The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Thursday Nigerians would vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the central government in 2023 because of its inability to tackle insecurity and corruption in the country. Wike, who stated this when he visited his Adamawa State counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri, said Nigerians have realized they made
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, vowed on Saturday he would not leave behind any uncompleted project for his successor. The governor, according to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, stated this at a reception organized in honour of the former governor of the state, Celestine Omehia, who was conferred with
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday announced his donation of N500 million to the Sokoto State Government to support the rebuilding of the Sokoto Central Market which was ravaged by fire on Tuesday. This was disclosed by Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s special adviser on media and publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, in a statement made available to
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Thursday he has silenced members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other critics with his laudable projects in the state. Wike, who disclosed this at the commissioning of the Abonnema Ring Road in Akuku Toru local government area of the state, asked the APC to encourage
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said that Nigerians now wait earnestly to have the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) take over power at the federal level in order to enshrine good governance. The governor called on the current ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be courageous enough to accept defeat in 2023. A
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Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has presented 29 new Renault Koleos 2020 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to chairpersons of the state’s customary courts. The governor said the vehicles were given to the judicial officers to enable them to discharge their functions unhindered. He asked them to operate independently, without influence or intimidation. In a
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Three suspects in connection with the attack on the Christian Universal Church International that belongs to the father of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, were arrested on Thursday, 3 December and paraded by the police command in Rivers State. The suspected IPOB members pertaining to the information gathered from them
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The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has denied involvement in the explosion that rocked a church said to be owned by the father of Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt. About five youths had invaded the church identified as Christain Universal Church International in Port Harcourt and detonated an explosive suspected to
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The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has condemned the plan by the state government to demolish Ikokwu Market for the construction of the seventh flyover in the state capital, which would traverse Azikiwe Street to Ikokwu Market area in Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt. The state government had said it would demolish the Ikokwu
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour total curfew for two weeks on parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State due to cult activities and related violence. The curfew which takes effect from Monday, 23rd, covers the entire area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro. The governor explained the decision was due to an
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