Nigerian Airforce takes action against Niger Delta Avengers

As the spate of militancy in the Niger Delta region keeps growing, the Nigerian Airforce has deployed more fighter aircrafts to the region to aid the ongoing efforts of the military. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, the aircrafts deployed... Read More

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June 3, 2016

‘Buhari has experienced darkness, he fears no shadow’

Following the barrage of accusations President Muhammadu Buhari faced over his failure to visit Ogoni land, Senator Shehu Sani has come to the his defense. It was alleged that the President skipped the visit over the assassination threat purportedly made by militant group, Niger Delta Avengers. Sani, who represents Kaduna state in the National Assembly,... Read More

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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

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June 2, 2016

As Buhari visits, Ogoni people have a message for trouble makers

As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to pay a state visit to Rivers state where he would flag off the Ogoni land clean up, the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, on Wednesday, said the Ogoni people are excited about the President’s visit. This was made known by the National Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Fegalo... Read More

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June 1, 2016

Wike begs… and begs his people to be peaceful as Buhari visits tomorrow

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, called on the people of the state to maintain law and order as President Muhammadu Buhari visits the state to flag-off the clean-up of Ogoni land. The spate of violent crimes in River state has in the past few months increased, even as militancy has reared up... Read More

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May 31, 2016

Retirement package: Joseph Yobo gets political appointment from Governor Wike

Former Super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo, has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant on Sports Development to Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike. A statement was released to this effect by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media. Yobo recently commemorated his exit from the Nigerian national team with a... Read More

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May 31, 2016

Governor Wike reveals details of ‘private meeting’ with Buhari

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on May 16, had a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Prior to now, details of what was discussed at the meeting wasn’t known and news reported thus far on the matter, were at best, speculative. Two weeks after the meeting, Wike has revealed... Read More

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May 31, 2016

‘President Buhari is a son of Niger Delta’

The Rivers State All Progressive Congress (APC), on Monday, declared President Muhammadu Buhari as a true son of the Niger Delta region, saying that the President has done for the region what former President Jonathan, had failed to do. According to a statement issued by the party, the APC Rivers state Chairman Dr. Davies Ibiamu... Read More

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May 29, 2016

Joseph and Adaeze Yobo honoured with chieftancy titles in Rivers (PHOTOS)

Former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo and his wife, Adaeze were honoured with a Chieftaincy title at a ceremony in Rivers state on Saturday. The couple was bestowed with the titles- Mene Aborlo 1 and Waamene Aborlo 1 of Ogoni, Rivers. Yobo on Friday, bowed out of the sport in a testimonial game graced by... Read More

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May 26, 2016

These photos of Nyesom Wike kissing his wife and everything, are everything

When last did you hear news about the Rivers governor that didn’t involve fire, brimstone and political enemies? Yeah. So we really like what we are seeing. Since celebrating her birthday, Nyesom Wike has been swooning all over his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike. He threw her a lavish private birthday dinner as she turned... Read More

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May 26, 2016

Secondus, Metuh, 6 others bow to PDP caretaker committee

Of the 12 members of the dissolved National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), eight have accepted the sack issued by the party at a National Convention in Port Harcourt on Saturday, May 21. In a jointly signed statement, the 8 former NWC members announced their decision to follow the resolutions reached... Read More

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May 24, 2016

Wike supports Buhari’s move to end…

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, pledged to support the federal government’s effort to end militancy in the Niger Delta region. Wike stated this when he hosted the Military High Command led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, at the Rivers state government house, Port Harcourt. The governor noted that... Read More

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May 17, 2016

Court stops PDP national convention | ‘Convention must go on’ -Sheriff

A Lagos Federal High Coury has issued an order stopping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its national convention on May 21, 2016 im Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The suit, brought before Justice Ibrahim Buba, was allegedly filed by the National Chairman of the party, Ali Sheriff, the National Secretary, Adewale Oladipo and National... Read More

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May 17, 2016

‘Wike, Fayose, are accidental leaders of PDP’ -APC

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, said Governor Nyesom Wike and his Ekiti state counterpart, Ayodele Fayose, were accidental leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are hell bent on kIllini it. According to a statement signed by its spokesman, Senibo Chris Finebone, Fayose and Wike are ‘PDP settlers’ with dubious and... Read More

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May 16, 2016

Former N’Delta militant, Ateke Tom warns Niger Delta Avengers

Former Niger Delta militant, Ateke Tom, on Monday, cautioned Niger Delta Avengers against causing more harm in the region through their violent activities and attacks on oil installations. The warlord stated this while speaking in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. “As one of the peace ambassadors in this region, I want to state it... Read More

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May 11, 2016

Army says it has arrested 17 cultists and armed robbers in Rivers

On the backdrop of the violent attack at the Rivers state High Court premises on Tuesday, the Nigerian army has announced that troops of the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, have arrested 17 cultists and armed robbers. According to the spokesman of the 2 Brigade, Captain Eli Lazarus, the army arrested the... Read More

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May 10, 2016

That’s how gunmen attacked the Rivers state court complex yesterday

Rivers State is in the news for violence again. Gunmen have invaded the premises of the Rivers state judiciary complex in Port-Harcourt, killing two private security officials stationed at the court and injuring another. The gunmen were said to have attacked the court premises last night, resulting in the closure of the institution. State security... Read More

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April 27, 2016

‘Wike doesn’t obey any part of Nigeria’s constitution’ – APC

Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike of running a parallel government contrary to the law of Nigeria. The state chairman of the party, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, while speaking to pressmen in Abuja said Wike does not obey any part of the constitution of... Read More

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April 17, 2016

Prof Itse Sagay: My review of the Supreme Court decision in Rivers state governorship election

In this summary, I make the comment on the important issues raised by the Supreme Court in that case. 1. On Card Reader The Supreme Court, in rejecting the use of the Card Reader adopted its earlier views on the matter in Okereke v. Umahi S.C. 1004/2015, that the use of the Card Reader would... Read More

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April 9, 2016

Wike given green light to borrow another 10bn

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, was on Friday, given approval to obtain a N10 billion loan from the Excess Crude Account (ECA). The approval of the loan by the Rivers State House of Assembly, was in response to a letter Wike sent to the assembly through the Speaker. In the letter, dated April 5, 2016,... Read More

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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

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April 3, 2016

Wike can’t keep threatening violence and war just to win elections – Amaechi

“No democracy can survive with (Nyesom) Wike’s kind of attitude and disposition to elections”, says the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, about his successor – the Rivers state governor. In a statement released by his Media Office in Abuja on Saturday, Amaechi said the allegations by Wike that the Peoples Democratic Party won the election... Read More

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March 31, 2016

‘Wike’s destination is destruction’ – APC

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act decisively in the crisis and political violence currently prevalent in Rivers state. In a statement signed by the chairman of the APC Rivers state, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, the party asked the president to look into the violence... Read More

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APC, Buhari, PDP, Rivers State

March 30, 2016

‘Wike twisted, butchered and turned the truth upside down’ – Rotimi Amaechi

In a recent interview on Sunrise, a morning show on Channels Television, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, declared that the ‘monorail project’ of his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, won’t be touched by his government. Wike had stated that the people of Rivers have advised him to ditch the project, hence his resolve to discontinue work on... Read More

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March 23, 2016

#RiversRerun: ‘Where is my money’ | APC chieftain fights INEC official (WATCH)

All appeared to be calm in one of the collation centers of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Rivers state, as the electoral officers went about their task unhindered, until the sudden appearance of Azubuike Nwanjoku, a member of the All Progressives Congress. “Where is my money,” Nwanjoku, a former Rivers lawmaker shouted at the INEC... Read More

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March 23, 2016

Amaechi left Rivers ‘quietly and shamefully’ – Wike

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday, said Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi hurriedly scampered away from the state after the poor outing of his party, the All Progressives Congress in the recently concluded rerun elections. Wike also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for not exerting his influence over the elections and being neutral during the... Read More

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March 17, 2016

Rivers election: Gunmen lay siege on Emohua LGA, behead 1, abduct another

Pre-election violence has commenced in full swing in Rivers state, as gunmen have reportedly kidnapped one man and beheaded another. The unidentified gunmen laid siege to Mgbuitanwo, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Thursday morning, Vanguard reports. Emohua is the local government of the Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the... Read More

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March 17, 2016

‘The killings in Rivers state is nothing less than genocide’

The All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in the Rivers state 2015 election, Dakuku Peterside, has said that by upholding the election of Nyesom Wike, as governor of the state, the Supreme court has increased the suffering of people of the state. Peterside, who was last week appointed the Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and... Read More

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APC, Dakuku, election, genocide, RIver side, Rivers State

March 16, 2016

Buhari only reacts to killing of Nigerians when there’s an election – Fayose

“Only a president with ulterior political motives will elevate political violence above the kind of genocide carried out by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State,” says the outspoken and loquacious governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose. Fayose has also accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress of plotting to rig Saturday’s senate re-run election in Rivers... Read More

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APC, Buhari, PDP, Rivers State

March 16, 2016

The 24 sins of Wike, Jonathan and PDP in Rivers state – APC

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has listed 24 sins committed against the people of the state- by Governor Nyesom Wike, former president, Goodluck Jonathan, and the Peoples Democratic Party. A statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, by the state chairman of APC, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, who said: “These, amongst... Read More

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Nigerian Airforce takes action against Niger Delta Avengers

‘Buhari has experienced darkness, he fears no shadow’

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

As Buhari visits, Ogoni people have a message for trouble makers

Wike begs… and begs his people to be peaceful as Buhari visits tomorrow

Retirement package: Joseph Yobo gets political appointment from Governor Wike

Governor Wike reveals details of ‘private meeting’ with Buhari

‘President Buhari is a son of Niger Delta’

Joseph and Adaeze Yobo honoured with chieftancy titles in Rivers (PHOTOS)

These photos of Nyesom Wike kissing his wife and everything, are everything

Secondus, Metuh, 6 others bow to PDP caretaker committee

Wike supports Buhari’s move to end…

Court stops PDP national convention | ‘Convention must go on’ -Sheriff

‘Wike, Fayose, are accidental leaders of PDP’ -APC

Former N’Delta militant, Ateke Tom warns Niger Delta Avengers

Army says it has arrested 17 cultists and armed robbers in Rivers

That’s how gunmen attacked the Rivers state court complex yesterday

‘Wike doesn’t obey any part of Nigeria’s constitution’ – APC

Prof Itse Sagay: My review of the Supreme Court decision in Rivers state governorship election

Wike given green light to borrow another 10bn

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

Wike can’t keep threatening violence and war just to win elections – Amaechi

‘Wike’s destination is destruction’ – APC

‘Wike twisted, butchered and turned the truth upside down’ – Rotimi Amaechi

#RiversRerun: ‘Where is my money’ | APC chieftain fights INEC official (WATCH)

Amaechi left Rivers ‘quietly and shamefully’ – Wike

Rivers election: Gunmen lay siege on Emohua LGA, behead 1, abduct another

‘The killings in Rivers state is nothing less than genocide’

Buhari only reacts to killing of Nigerians when there’s an election – Fayose

The 24 sins of Wike, Jonathan and PDP in Rivers state – APC

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