Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, made good his threat on Sunday morning when he demolished two hotels in the state for staying open for business after he ordered all businesses closed in the state. On Sunday, he personally supervised the demolition of Prodest Hotel, Alode and Etemeteh Hotel, Onne in Eleme local government area of…
Wike orders Auction of Impounded Vehicles, accuses Police Chief of Sabotaging Lockdown
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has directed the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of the state to auction all the vehicles impounded for violating the lockdown of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas. The governor gave the directive while reviewing the total lockdown of the two local government areas which began on Thursday. He…
Wike Declares Total Lockdown of PH, Offers N.1m to Whistleblowers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared a total lockdown of the two local government areas that make up the Port Harcourt metropolis with effect from Thursday, May 7th, 2020. The two local government areas are Port Harcourt and Obio Akpor. In a statewide broadcast on Monday, Wike said apart from those authorised to be…
Police Fire Cop Who Shot Dead Policewoman, Withdraw Men from Wike’s Task Forces
The police in Rivers State have dismissed the police sergeant, Bitrus Ossai, who shot dead a female police sergeant, Lovender Elemachi, last week in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Joseph Mukan, disclosed this when he visited the family of the deceased police officer at Ozuzu, near Port Harcourt. He said the…
Covid-19: Wike to Pull Down Business Houses, Expel Vagrants and Almajiris
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that he would not hesitate to pull down business houses in Port Harcourt where he declared an indefinite total lockdown. In a broadcast he made on Monday, the governor declared a 24-hour curfew on some parts of Port Harcourt, and said landlords in the affected areas…
Rivers’ First Covid-19 Casualty
Rivers State recorded its first casualty in the Covid-19 war Thursday, April 23, when an armed member of the Rivers State Task Force on Covid-19 shot dead a policewoman, who intervened to save the destruction of wares of some roadside traders in Eneka, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of the state. It was the first casualty…
APC Flays Task Force on Border Closure in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised the decision of the Rivers State Government to set up a task force on the closure of borders in the state. A press statement issued by the former Publicity Secretary of the last executive committee of APC in the state, Chris Finebone, said the task force to be…
Dead fish on Atlantic contaminated with heavy metal, Bayelsa govt warns
Bayelsa Government has warned that eating the fish found dead along the Atlantic coastline could be injurious to health. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Environment of the state, Warimapo Amatari, said that investigations have shown that the fish contained heavy metal, which could cause cancer, kidney and liver diseases. In a statement in…
Wike Denies Disrespecting Traditional Rulers
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has denied showing disrespect to traditional rulers in the state. Wike made the denial on Saturday at the installation of a former Minister of Transportation, Precious Sekibo, as the War Canoe Chief of Awolome-Biri in Okrika. He accused his political foes of misconstruing his speech to traditional rulers that…
Dickson to Appoint More Aides Despite Criticisms
Governor Seriake Dickson has asked party local government caucuses in the state to nominate women that he will appoint next week as special advisers. In a statement in Yenagoa on Thursday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fidelis Soriwei, said the women will come from “areas where they have not been considered for appointment.”…
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