RIVERS State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, yesterday, dismissed the petition by African Action Congress (AAC) and its candidate,  Biokpomabo Awara, seeking nullification of the result of the March 9 election which Nyesom Wike won.

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that nobody ran election against him during the March 9, 2019 Governorship election. Governor Wike and other Rivers leaders proceeded to the Government House Chapel of Everlasting Grace for Thanksgiving on the Tribunal Judgment that affirmed his victory. Reacting to the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal judgment […]

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State Government will ensure the total reconstruction of the Rumuepirikom-Rumuolumeni Road to create access to major companies,  military and educational institutions in the area.   In an interview with journalists after project inspection on Friday, Governor Wike said that the contractor has been mobilised to […]

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the driving philosophy of his leadership model,  is promoting the good of Rivers State in every action. Addressing journalists after defying a heavy downpour to inspect the ongoing construction of Mother and Child Hospital in Port Harcourt on Thursday,  Governor Wike said he will continue to […]

Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, on Monday announced the state government’s acquisition of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) 45 percent operating stakes in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 in Ogoniland, Wike, in a brief state broadcast, said his administration has also made a $150million bid for the purchase of some […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has announced Rivers State Government’s acquisition of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) 45% operating stakes in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 in Ogoniland, Rivers state. Wike, in a brief state broadcast moments ago, said his administration has also made a $150Million bid for the purchase of […]

Rivers State Government on Saturday unveiled the state-owned Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt, which was constructed to promote professional football. Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, while inaugurating the academy, also unveiled the ultra-modern football training facility. This was done in the presence of officials of Real Madrid Football Club and Rivers Government […]

The lines have clearly not fallen in pleasant places for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since the 2019 general elections. From lacklustre, perhaps, lousy approach to the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly, to the needless crisis over Minority leadership in the House of Representatives, and pockets of dissent in various state chapters, the PDP is like a rudderless ship manned by a drunk, puppeteered crew. It has lost momentum and direction.

Governors of seven states of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Friday in Port Harcourt. According to Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Gov. Nyesom Wike, the meeting was attended by Govs. Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); and Mohammed Mattawale (Zamfara). After the […]

Sokoto State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Tambuwal, has explained that six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors visited the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to commend him for his sustained projects delivery. He said the governors urged Wike to continue to deliver quality projects and sustain good governance for the development of Rivers State. Governor […]

THE harmattan is coming early for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In one week alone, the party lost at the presidential election tribunal, and also left daggers in the backs of two of its contestants in governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa, only a few months away to the polls. 

Middle Belt PDP Progressive Youth Forum, a socio-political pressure group made of PDP youths in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria, has lambasted Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over his recent statement, accusing the panel set up by the PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) of Corruption.

The Rivers chapter of Labour has urged Gov. Nyesom Wike to constitute his cabinet immediately to ensure effective governance. Mr prince Reuben, the state’s chairman of the party said at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Monday. Reuben said that the governor’s refusal to set-up a cabinet four months after the election is anti-democracy. […]

…Receives traditional coronation in Elelenwo By Davies Iheamnachor The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has charged people of the state to make sacrifices to ensure the state is clean and peaceful. Wike also reiterated his commitment to the development of the state, noting that he would do anything to transform the state for […]

New questions as to the intentions of Governor Nyesom Wike came to the fore after three bristling utterances from him between Wednesday and Thursday.