The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday challenged the service chiefs to resign and allow the Federal Government to inject fresh ideas and strategy in the ongoing efforts at tackling the country’s security challenges. Wike, who made the call during the wreath-laying and parade ceremony to mark the country’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day in
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The Biafra Nations League (BNL) has attacked Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, saying he has no idea about his root or tribe though is an Igbo man. The BNL was reacting to Wike’s claims that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was trying to rename Rivers State and that he would do everything possible
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Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has Petitioned President Mohammadu Buhari and the National Leadership of the party over alleged plot by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to instigate crisis in the State. A release signed by the State Caretaker Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ogbuatu Chidi Simbad and made available to Everyday
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has raised alarm against the position of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, about the extra- judicial killing in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state during the EndS SARS. The Governor of Rivers State, challenged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to file their petition to the panel of inquiry investigating activities
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The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday hosted some South-East states governors in a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt. At meeting was also leaders of the apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and a few leaders of the Igbo community in Rivers State were present South-East governors present at the
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday renewed the call for the restructuring of Nigeria as well as joint efforts to achieve unity among the various groups in the country instead of agitating for secession. Several Nigerians including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the General of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch
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Rivers State indigenes living in the United States of America and Canada have attacked the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over the bounty he placed on Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike. The indigenes under the auspices of Ogbakor Ikwerre, USA/Canada (OIUSA), Inc., a socio-cultural organization, rose from their North American continental
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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has threatened to impose fresh restrictions on worship centres in the state for allegedly flagrantly violating set Covid-19 protocols. Governor Wike issued the threat on Sunday while speaking at the Saint Thomas Anglican Church in Mile 2 Diobu, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, during Chief Azubuike Nmerukini’s
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Mr. Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State has declared to donate N20 million each to families of soldiers and policemen killed by members of proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organisation of Biafra (IPOB) in Oyigbo last week. The governor stated this on Wednesday, During his condolence visit to the police headquarters in Port Harcourt. According to
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Rivers especially, the capital city comprising Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpo local government areas boiled on Wednesday with violence caused by hoodlums who hijacked the #ENDSARS protests. But Governor Nyesom Wike immediately imposed a 24-hour curfew in the entire Oyigbo Local Government Area to avoid the escalation of the violence. Wike, in a statewide broadcast, extended
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday joined protesters and called for the total reform of the Nigeria Police Force. The governor, who had banned #EndSARS protests in the state last night, made a U-turn on Tuesday. Wike, while addressing the protesters, said though he was not in support of the Tuesday protest, no
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EndSARS protesters in Rivers state stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday in defiance to Governor Nyesom Wike’s directive. The youths who converged opposite the Pleasure Park at Aba Road began their procession carrying placards and chanting “End SARS” insisting the Governor had no right to ban peaceful protests.
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Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike, has advocated a new revenue sharing formula that will make the state get more money for development. This is as the governor described as “unfortunate ”, comments by his Bayelsa State counterpart , Douye Diri , on the ownership of the Soku oil well, located in the state ,
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Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday engaged in a verbal fight at the burial of a former Justice of the Supreme Court , Adolphus Karibi -Whyte, in the Abonnema, Akuku – Toru Local Government Area of the state . Amaechi, who is the Minister of Transportation , while
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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called for the reformation or scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police, following another alleged extra judicial killing. Governor Wike made the call on Tuesday in a series of tweets on his offcial timeline following the murder of a local musician identified as
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