Reno Omokri: How Ibe Kachikwu taught Amaechi how to be a &#8216;Minister&#8217;

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1. Ace producer, OJB Jezereel goes home Popular producer and singer, OJB Jezereel, died today after suffering a relapse of his kidney transplant. 2. DSS gives reason for keeping El-Zakzaky in custody The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it is keeping the... Read More

Amaechi, Cross River, DSS, El-Zakzaky, Kachikwu, MASSOB, OJB Jezereel

June 3, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Here are your top five stories to monitor today. 1) Niger Delta Avengers strike again Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, this morning, blew up an oil pipeline belonging to Shell. 2) Amaechi accuses Jonathan of… Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, declared that former president Goodluck Jonathan failed to implement the UNEP report despite... Read More

Amaechi, jonathan, Militants, pipeline, Shell, UNEP

June 3, 2016

Jonathan, our brother, failed to clean-up Niger Delta – Amaechi

Former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, said that his administration did everything, including fasting and praying, to get former President Goodluck Jonathan to implement United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Report on Ogoni. The former Governor made this known during the flag-off ceremony of the Ogoni land clean-up by Vice... Read More

Amaechi, Buhari, clean up, jonathan, ogoni land, Osinbajo, president, Rivers State

May 27, 2016

Opinion: Amaechi- 51 garlands to the new face of democracy in Nigeria

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze PREAMBLE My good friend and political leader, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who piloted with other great Nigerians the ousting of the last looting PDP Administration under the watch of Dr Goodluck Jonathan that ruined and brought our country to her knees, will by this Friday, May 27,... Read More

Amaechi, APC, election, Ex-Governor, Minister, River State, transport

May 25, 2016

‘There is no money to run government’ -Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday said that Nigerians are more interested in having money in thier pockets rather than the structural changes the Buhari administration is aiming to build. The minister said this while speaking in Abuja at a forum organised by News Agency of Ngeria (NAN). While pleading with Nigerians to... Read More

Amaechi, APC, FG, impatient, Minister, money, nigerians, transport

May 23, 2016

‘We, PDP must assist APC’ | 7 things Bode George wants his party to know

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George has identified selfish interests and indiscipline as the main cause of the crisis which is tearing the fabrics of his party to shreds currently. The PDP has been in the news for the rift in the leadership of the party and just recently... Read More

Amaechi, APC, Buruji Kashamu, crisis, nigeria, PDP, sheriff, Vanguard, wike

May 20, 2016

Where is Patience Jonathan?

Yesterday, the South-East caucus All Progressives Congress issued a press statement shaming former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan for doubting the Chibok girls kidnap in 2014. Which made us stop and think. Where is the Adama She has been dearly missed. Not just by us. Here’s proof I miss Dame Patience Jonathan https://t.co/wAFy96MDfJ — Anazodo Godwin... Read More

Aisha buhari, Amaechi, first lady, jonathan, Where is Patience Jonathan? Mama Peace

May 20, 2016

Governor Wike to borrow N10 billion to pay salaries

The Rivers State House of Assembly has given the state Governor, Nyeso Wike, the go-ahead to take a N10 billion loan from the Federal Government. The members of the House agreed to the governor’s request to apply for bailout funds from the Federal Government at a session yesterday. Rivers had previously refused to take the bail... Read More

10bn, Amaechi, bailout, lawmaker, Rivers, salaries, states, wages, wike

May 16, 2016

President Buhari and Governor Wike in private talks- did they discuss Amaechi?

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers and bitter rival of the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi had a short private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 16 at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock. According to Punch, Wike arrived the Presidential Villa around 2pm for the said meeting. Wike and Amaechi have... Read More

Amaechi, Buhari, corruption, Mail Online, nigeria, Rivers, uk, wike

May 6, 2016

Two tablets of chill pill for Rotimi Amaechi… and all the APC saints

Perhaps one of the biggest heroes of 2013 was former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammad II, when he revealed the day-light robbery that was happening in the Petroleum industry under the eagle-eye watch of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Somehow, the ‘secret letter’ Sanusi had... Read More

Amaechi, APC, jonathan, sanusi

May 6, 2016

Rotimi Amaechi explains his involvement in ‘leaked’ Sanusi letter

Following the tell-all interview by the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammad II, wherein he spoke on the letter he wrote to former President Goodluck Jonathan on corruption in the NNPC, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, confirmed that he leaked the letter. According to... Read More

Amaechi, jonathan, letter, sanusi

April 26, 2016

Commentary: What else does Tinubu want – the Presidency?

As a virtuous Nigerian, I have continued to ask myself again and again if indeed we owe the former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu the slot to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While on the surface, Tinubu is seen as the... Read More

Amaechi, APC, Buhari, Presidency, Tinubu

April 19, 2016

Lagos-Calabar rail project: The blame-game ensues as lawmaker takes another shot

The end to the blame game over the details of the 2016 budget between the National Assembly and the Executive, is at the moment, nowhere in sight. A member of the House of Representatives Committee on Transport, Ehiozuwa Agbonnayima has declared that the Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi lied when he claimed that the N100... Read More

Amaechi, budget 2016, ministry, NASS, president, transport

April 12, 2016

Ministry of Budget receives evidence on the controversial ‘Lagos-Calabar rail project’

On Monday, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning received evidence that the Calabar-Lagos rail line project was indeed included in the controversial 2016 budget and it was defended before the National Assembly. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Saturday, refused to assent to the budget following the discovery of inconsistencies... Read More

Amaechi, budget, NASS, Presidency

April 11, 2016

Senator confirms ‘Lagos-Calabar railway project’ was included in 2016 budget

The controversy around the 2016 budget appears to have deepened as the Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East), on Monday, stated that the executive actually included the Lagos-Calabar railway projects in the document. Ashafa’s position on the controversy matter runs contrary to earlier assertion by the Speaker of the House... Read More

2016 budget, Amaechi, gbenga ashafa

April 7, 2016

‘Accept that you lost the election woefully’ – Wike tells Amaechi

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, urged the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, to come to terms with the fact that his party lost the legislators rerun election in the state. Wike advised Ameachi and his party, the All Progressive Congress to join in the effort to rebuild the state, noting that the APC... Read More

Amaechi, Rivers State, wike

March 29, 2016

Nyesom Wike: How INEC collaborated with APC to rig Rivers rerun election (WATCH)

In a recent interview on Channels Television, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of plotting with the All Progressives Congress to rig the legislative rerun election held in the state two weeks ago. Wike spoke extensively on the election, the violence that characterized it and his relationship with his predecessor,... Read More

'I'm tired of being famous for a mistake, Amaechi, River State, wike

March 19, 2016

‘INEC was not prepared for rerun election’ – Wike

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission, was unprepared for the rerun elections currently being held in the state. The state is having a rerun of the Federal and State House of Assembly election. Wike revealed this in his ward 9 unit 7 in Rumuepirikom community, Obio/Akpor Local... Read More

Amaechi, election, rerun, Rivers, wike

March 13, 2016

Amaechi says Jonathan’s rail projects will create 240,000 jobs

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has commended the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for rejuvenating the railway transport system in the country. Amaechi, who has previously stated that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will not abandon projects from the previous administration, said on Saturday, that the federal government has obtained a loan to continue... Read More

Amaechi, Goodluck Jonathan, rail projects

March 13, 2016

‘Amaechi is a corrupt psychiatric patient that lacks sound parental upbringing’ – Wike

Not one to take an insult lying down, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as expected, has reacted to the accusations and disparaging comments made by his predecessor, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. While speaking at the PDP Rivers West Senatorial District Campaign rally at Ahoada on Saturday, Wike described Amaechi as a ‘corrupt... Read More

Amaechi, Nyesom Wike, Rivers, Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, Senate re-run, wike

March 13, 2016

‘Wike can sell his mother out of desperation’ – Amaechi

In continuation of a never ending war of bitter words, accusations and counter actions -and maybe actions- between two former allies turned political enemies, former Rivers state governor, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has slammed his successor, Nyesom Wike. Nyesom, who served as chief of staff to Amaechi from 2007 to 2011 before his... Read More

Amaechi, Rivers State, Senate rerun, wike

March 11, 2016

Opinion: Wike’s legacy of violence makes him the usual suspect

I am compelled to react to Mr Oraye St. Franklyn’s latest piece on the violent political/cult killings in Rivers State captioned “APC’s politicisation of insecurity in Rivers State: Unpatriotic and bad for development” in which he tried frantically albeit unsuccessfully to absolve Governor Nyesom Wike of blame on the numerous violent killings in Rivers State.... Read More

Amaechi, opinion, Oraye, Rivers, Rivers State, wike

February 19, 2016

‘We’ll not abandon the good ideas of Jonathan’ – Amaechi

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, stated that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will not ‘abandon the good ideas’ of the Goodluck Jonathan administration or that of previous governments. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers state, said this while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna Rail Project at Idu, Abuja. The minister further stated that N150 billion... Read More

Amaechi, Goodluck Jonathan, minister of transport, rail project

February 8, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Chibok community replies OBJ | Bill Clinton throws a punch for Hillary | David Mark is ready | More stories

Fayose says Buhari’s sudden vacation is suspicious. This Day David Mark is ready for Benue senatorial rerun election. Leadership Chibok community replies Obasanjo; that their girls would be found. Leadership Wike accuses Amaechi of spending $150 million on APC elections. Punch APC attacks Fayose over payment of workers salaries. Vaguard Senator Garbai claims Boko Haram... Read More

Amaechi, benue, Buhari, chibok, etisalat, Fayose, MTN, tracklist, wike

January 29, 2016

‘Amaechi left most abandoned projects in the history of Rivers state’ – Wike

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called on the former governor of the state, who is now the minister for transport, Rotimi Amaechi to account for an estimated N3 trillion he received throughout his eight years as governor. The state government’s position was made by the commissioner for Information, Tam George in Port... Read More

3trillion, Amaechi, Rivers, wike

January 19, 2016

Opinion: Activating the Koboko (horsewhip) revolution in Nigeria

Apart from institutional leakages where deliberate non-implementation of policies has continued to lead to porosity of public funds; braze greed of unpatriotic public servants and sheer lust to climb the ladder of societal superiority are elements that have continued to rekindle the flames of corruption in Africa. Beyond these elements however, one behavioral attitude which... Read More

Amaechi, Buhari, Koboko revolution, opinion

December 29, 2015

Calabar Carnival 2015: Amaechi, Ayade, Ita-Giwa, others step out for ‘Plant-A-Tree’ march (PHOTOS)

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, was on Monday, the recipient of loud cheers, when he attended the Calabar carnival. As part of the events of the climate change themed carnival, Amaechi on Tuesday, joined Governor Ben Ayade, Senator Florence Ita Giwa and others on the “Plant a Tree” march to raise awareness for the campaign.... Read More

2015, Amaechi, calabar, carnival

December 28, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Shehu Sani adopts 60 children | ‘2016 budget doesn’t need crude oil’ | Man struck by a train, survives | More stories

Amaechi says FG will complete Abuja-Kaduna railway in2016. Leadership Nigerian troops, Boko Haram engage in a gun battle in Maiduguri. This Day Obasanjo has a word for the rich. YNaija FG wants to involve EFCC, DSS in prosecution of pipeline vandals. This Day Shiite members seek release of El-Zakzaky. Leadership CBN explains why Naira ATM cards was... Read More

Amaechi, CBN, Fayemi, FG, Kachikwu, petrol, Shiite, tracklist

December 15, 2015

Amaechi approves commencement of Port Harcourt-Aba train service

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has disclosed that the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has approved the commencement of the Port Harcourt-Aba Mass Transit Train Service. In a statement signed by Abdulraouf Akinwoye, the Public Relations Officer of the NRC in Lagos on Monday, it said the train service has become necessary in an attempt to make... Read More