January 18, 2022 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged the National Assembly to immediately conclude issues surrounding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto. The forum made the call in a communique at the end of its meeting on Monday in Port-Harcourt. In the communique read by its ...

January 13, 2022 The Chairman, League of Patriotic Lawyers,  Abubakar Yesufu , wants Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, to join the 2023 presidential race on account of his performance as governor. He said Wike’s performance and sterling achievements as governor shows that he would provide good governance if elected President of Nigeria. Yesufu urged Nigerians ...

Jan. 10, 2022 …Declares 19 Persons Wanted For Operating Illegal Refineries in the State Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State directed the State Head of Service to query one Mr. Temple Amakiri, a Director in the Ministry of Energy, for abetting bunkering activities and hand him over to the police for investigation and possible prosecution. ...

January 10, 2022 Following continued public outcry over the persistence of soot in the air in Rivers state, Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday declared 19 individuals wanted for operating illegal crude oil refining sites said to be responsible for the soot scourge in Rivers State. The soot menace has raised public health concerns among residents ...

Jan. 6, 2022 By Gboyega Akosile I have read a lot reactions and media reports on the engagement between the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the residents/property owners in Magodo Phase II Estate and a certain Chief Superintendent of Police, who was sent from Abuja to lead the supposed execution/enforcement of the Supreme Court ...

January 3, 2022 An overtly angry Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has ordered the shutdown of illegal crude oil refining sites in the state with immediate effect. This followed series of complaints from residents about rising volume of black soot in the atmosphere which medical experts have said is carcinogenic and could trigger other lung-related ...

December 14, 2021 Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Monday, sacked the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike, for allegedly hosting preliminary session of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) without approval. Wike turned 58 on the day he sacked the commissioner. The Governor was still receiving goodwill messages from across the country when ...

December 13, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ,PDP Governors’ Forum  and former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, are among persons and institutions that have congratulated Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as he marks his 58th  birthday. Also sending congratulatory message to Wike is Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta. They variously described him as ...

December 2, 2021 ThisNigeria newspaper has conferred its inaugural Gold Award in Public Service on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in recognition of his efforts to reposition the country’s electoral system for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections, despite daunting challenges. The event took place Wednesday at the newspaper’s well-attended ...

December 1, 2021 Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has appeared before a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in a N7 billion libel suit against ThisDay newspaper. Thisday had published a story with the caption “With Wike, Obaseki Meets His PDP’S Waterloo; Almost” on June 23, 2020 in the ...