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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said Nigeria is a stagnant and underdeveloped country. Wike said this during the special thanksgiving service for the PDP candidates of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District on Sunday at the All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Bori, Khana Local Government Area. He called on the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to address... Read More
The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has taken note of Nyesom Wike’s “subtle threat of violence come 2019.” The party said this in reaction to the governor’s claim that he would risk his life to stop the APC in 2019. Chris Finebone, spokesman of the APC in Rivers said... Read More
The governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike says he is ready to risk his life to prevent the All Progressives Congress (APC) from winning the governorship election in 2019. Speaking at a thanksgiving service in honour of the sacked senator, George Sekibo, who represented Rivers East in the national assembly, Wike asked that his supporters be... Read More
by Alexander O. Onukwue Disclaimer: Both never actually declared an intention to be on a ticket, they just happened to be on one owing to the similarity of their character. In terms of a Presidential bid, Wike-Fayose is a definite impossibility in Nigeria, and will be dead on arrival, both being from the South... Read More
The governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, in a video published online by Gossip Mill, has said he will drive out members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Highlights of what he said holding up a machete: The machete is meant for a purpose which is to clear all the unwanted members living... Read More
The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State Dakuku Peterside, said on Wednesday that the present governor, Nyesom Wike is only making a mockery of governance in the state. He decried the way Wike is handling the state’s affairs, recounting what had happened in the last couple of days, where the governor... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to invite former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Senate President Bukola Saraki; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara back to the party. According to Vanguard, others targeted by the party include Senators Rabiu Kwankwaso, Aliyu Wamakko, Abdullahi Adamu, Danjuma Goje and Sokoto... Read More
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. WE’RE STILL REVIEWING OUR POSITION ON THE QUIT NOTICE TO IGBOS – AREWA YOUTH The leadership of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (ACYF) under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) yesterday declared that it is not in a hurry to withdraw the October 1st... Read More
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy of Novotel Hotel, Port Harcourt, one of the places where Amaechi lodges whenever he visits the state, TheCable reports. According to the news medium, the facility which has 117 rooms is located at 3 Stadium road, Rumola, Port Harcourt. Former commissioner... Read More
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has no evidence to prove the allegations of corruption against him. Wike had earlier claimed that he had documents that could nail Amaechi of corrupt practices. But in a statement on Tuesday, Amaechi said Wike‘s claims was the same “old, false, provocative rabble-rousing... Read More
These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. There’s fraud evidence against Amaechi – Wike 2. APC Kaduna on the path of destruction – Shehu Sani 3. 15 political parties endorse Andy Uba as consensus candidate for Anambra election 4. N’Delta leaders give FG ultimatum to implement 16-point demand 5. $10.5m allocated to North-East to assist... Read More
The Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that the evidence of corruption against the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, was too overwhelming to deny. Wike, who addressed the 106th Quarterly Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt, added that Amaechi admitted paying $39 million for... Read More
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. WIKE CLAIMS HE HAS CJN, JUDICIARY IN HIS POCKET – AMAECHI The Minister of Transportation and past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the present governor, Nyesom Wike once threatened President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and now boasts that he has the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice... Read More
From the papers, tracklist. IPOB members storm Anambra governor’s church, chanting “no referendum, no election” – YNaija Amaechi’s blackmail will fail – Wike – YNaija Reps frown over slow delivery of N6.1bn vehicles – YNaija Quit notice to Igbos is just a part of the Kaduna Declaration – Northern youth – YNaija ASUU threatens indefinite... Read More
These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. IPOB members storm Anambra governor’s church, chanting “no referendum, no election” 2. Amaechi’s blackmail will fail – Wike 3. ‘Reps frown over slow delivery of N6.1bn vehicles’ 4. Wike claims he has CJN, judiciary in his pocket – Amaechi 5. Quit notice to Igbos is just a part... Read More
The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said that the Minister of Transportation and Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi’s reckless blackmail will fail. Nyesom Wike in a statement signed by Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Read thus. “Our attention has been drawn to a reckless Press Statement... Read More
The Minister of Transportation and past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the present governor, Nyesom Wike once threatened President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and now boasts that he has the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the entire judiciary in his pocket whereupon he can manipulate any judgement against him... Read More
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has asked the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to present any APC governor who has done outstanding projects like him since he came on board two years ago. Wike made this challenge yesterday while commissioning 10 internal link roads in Ogbunabali community, Port Harcourt, saying his... Read More
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Governor Nyesom Wike for saying that the Buhari-led administration has not done much for Rivers State and the Niger Delta Region. A statement by it’s Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya said Wike and critics forgot that former President Goodluck Jonathan, “failed the region by... Read More
by Alexander O. Onukwue President Buhari has received the Acting President, 11 Governors, one party Chairman and one Minister, and there is every possibility that another delegation will be on its way to London in no time. Only that, instead of the usual entourage of Public officials, some persons are calling for ordinary citizens to... Read More
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has displaced his Lagos counterpart, Akinwunmi Ambode as the worst Nigerian governor in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors. Wike who was ranked 34th last week achieved this feat due to his silliest of reasons. The sleepy governor who has over the years developed a habit of engaging in media wars with the police... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers has said the All Progressives Congress cannot defeat the state governor, Nyesom Wike in the 2019 elections. Glory Emeh, a PDP leader in the state said this while reacting to a statement by the APC that it would shock the ruling party in 2019. Speaking with journalists in... Read More
The chairmanship tussle in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) came to an end on Wednesday as the Supreme Court declared former Kaduna governor, Ahmed Makarfi as the party’s authentic chairman. The battle for the party’s numero position has been a long fought one between Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff. Between several supposed meetings and court rulings, many pitched... Read More
The Federal Government on Thursday will arraign 23 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission accused of receiving N360m bribe from the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The officials who would be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt were said to have received bribe to compromise the December 10, 2016 rerun in... Read More
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said Nigeria’s unity was being threatened by the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free and fair elections. He made this remark in his keynote address at the 20th national convention of a group, Ogbakor Ikwerre, based in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday. He alleged... Read More
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Andrew Uchendu, has recalled how the leader of the party in the state, Rotimi Amaechi, knelt to beg Obio/Akpor people on behalf of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike. According to Daily Post he said this decrying the ongoing face off between the Minister of Transport... Read More
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, says ongoing agitations are symptoms of rot in the Nigerian system. Abubakar made the remark in Sokoto when Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, paid him a Sallah homage, NAN reports. The sultan said, ”In the past, a lot of things were done by some people with impunity and... Read More
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said nobody has the right to issue quit notice to any Nigerian. The governor spoke on Monday when the Rivers State Muslim Community paid him a Sallah Homage at the Government House Port Harcourt. The governor stated, “Nigeria must be one. All of us will live together. All of... Read More
Taraba governor, Darius Ishaku is the worst Nigerian governor in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors. Ishaku who was previously ranked in the 18th position fell off the pecking order due to the massacre of some Fulani residents by some yet to be identified persons in the Mambilla area of the state. The situation... Read More
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