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…
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…
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…
Shock as Wike Hails Buhari
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stunned his party people on Wednesday when he congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Governor Wike urged the President to use his victory to work for all Nigerians, irrespective of their…
Stop Patronising Cult Groups, Wike Warns Oil Companies
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has blamed oil companies operating in the state for the escalation of oil theft and insecurity in the state. The governor, who spoke while receiving three Germans in his office in Port Harcourt, also indicted security agencies for illegal oil bunkering. The Germans were Konrad Adenauer (German Foundation), Andreas…
Wike Set to Battle Ganduje
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he is ready to meet his Kano State counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje, in court over the mosque demolition saga in Port Harcourt. Ganduje had said he would sue Wike for allegedly demolishing the Rainbow Town Central Mosque in Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. But in a…
Wike Blames Military for Low Voter Turnout
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has blamed the low turnout of voters in Saturday’s governorship election on the intimidation of voters by the military. Wike, who spoke to reporters after voting at Rumuepirikom Ward, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, said the action of the military in the presidential and National Assembly elections coupled with their intimidating…
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