The member of the House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt Constituency II, Chinyere Igwe, has declined appeals by members of his constituency to seek reelection to the federal house. In a statement he issued on Thursday, a copy of which was made available to the magazine, Igwe said having done so much to meet the…
Why I want to be President, Wike declares
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will be vying for the office of the President of Nigeria under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Governor Wike, who made his intention known in Makurdi, Benue state after a meeting with PDP stakeholders on Sunday, stressed that his priority will be to…
I Can Account for My Security Votes- Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has bragged that he can give account of the huge monthly security votes that he draws from the coffers of the state. Wike who was speaking during the handing over of 14 gunboats to security services in Port Harcourt on Friday, said equipping security services with needed infrastructure and logistics…
Robbers Rob NUJ Chairman in Rivers
Escape with union bus Amaechi Okonkwo, the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Rivers State, said he was still traumatised from his household’s encounter with robbers who robbed him and his neighbours early Friday. Okokwo told the magazine that despite the precautionary measures he took to stave off trespassers…
Wike Orders Compulsory Acquisition of Saro-Wiwa’s Property
…says Time for stomach infrastructure. Rivers State Govenor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the compulsory acquisition of a corporate office complex belonging to the martyred environment rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa. The governor made the order on Tuesday during the inauguration of Oroabali Flyover in Port Harcourt. He said the abandoned complex was defacing the newly commissioned…
Rivers 10th Flyover to Cost ₦8.2bn
Rivers State Executive Council has approved the construction of a flyover at Elimgbu/Rumuokwurushi axis of the East-West road in Port Harcourt at the cost of ₦8.2 billion. The approval was given at the EXCO meeting held at Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday. At a press briefing, the Commissioner for Works, Elloka Tasie-Amadi, said the…
Wike Lied About ‘Missing Aircraft’ – Rivers APC
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the state governor, Nyesom Wike, lied when he said that he had just discovered that the Legacy 600 jet belonging to the state government was abandoned in Munich, Germany. Citing a government press release issued shortly after Wike assumed duties as governor in…
Wike Says Niger Delta is Not Marginalised
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that contrary to popular notion in the region, the Niger Delta is not marginalised by anyone. The governor who was speaking at the 2022 Ogoni Day celebration at Bori said rather it was the people of the region that had been marginalising themselves by selling out to enemies…
Soot Pollution: Wike Reads Riot Act to Council Chiefs, Threatens Traditional Rulers with Dethronement
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has given marching orders to local government chairmen to stop all artisanal refining of crude oil in the state. The governor, who also deplored the insubordination of identified First Class chiefs in the state that do not attend state functions, threatened to dethrone such traditional rulers. The governor’s order and…
