*Says NWC members are tax collectors. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of the negotiations to bring in his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki in the governorship race of Edo State.In a statement Tuesday evening by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, Wike said he had headed back to…
Wike Reels Out Achievements in One Year
Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State on Friday took a look at the performance of his government in the past one year and declared that the government had done so marvelously well despite the difficulties. But he said the mood for celebration has been dulled by the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic, which as of Friday…
Five Years After, Wike Revives Amaechi’s Agric Project
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, may have put aside the political animosity between him and his predecessor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, by reviving the cassava processing factory at Afam initiated by the Amaechi administration eight years ago. Wike, who toured the project on Thursday, said the factory would soon be inaugurated and would receive…
COVID-19: High Profile Deaths Cause Stir in Port Harcourt
The death in the past few days of some high profile residents of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State is creating panic in the city, regarded as the hub of the oil and gas industry in in Nigeria. The deaths coupled with the spike in confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the state have given…
Nwakaudu, Wike’s Media Aide dies
The Government of Rivers State has announced the death of Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant to Governor Nyesom Wike on Electronic Media. A press statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, said Nwakaudu died after a brief illness at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt. Nwakaudu was chief press…
Hotel Demolitions: Eleme Chiefs Support Wike’s Actions
Traditional rulers and elders of Eleme community where the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, demolished two hotels for flouting government’s directives on closure of hotels and pubs during the period of Covid-19 have risen to support the action of the governor. The chiefs and elders met at the Palace of Oneh-Eleme XI, Philip Obele…
Wike Shifts Port Harcourt Lockdown, Says He’s Touched By The Suffering of The People
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has reviewed the total lockdown of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas which would have resumed on Thursday, May 14th. In a broadcast to the people of the state on Wednesday evening, the governor said the lockdown would now begin on Sunday, May 17th indefinitely. He said…
Council Chairman Blames Victims of Wike’s Demolitions for their Plight
The Chairman of Eleme Local Government, Philip Okparaji, on Sunday said the victims of Sunday’s demolition of hotels in the area by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, should take responsibility for their loss. Prodest Hotel and Edemete Hotel in Alode and Onne were demolished on the orders of Wike for allegedly violating the order…
Wike Makes Good his Threat, Demolishes Hotels
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…
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