By Dirisu Yakubu The River state governor, Nyesom Wike and All progressives Congress, APC, national chairman, Tuesday traded blames on the concept of leadership by example. The two leaders were at each other’s throat at the official presentation of “The Big Interviews,” a book authored by the immediate past Managing Director of the Sun Publishing […]

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight corruption within the ambit of the law. Governor Wike declared that any action outside the tenets of the law is corruption. Governor Wike spoke on Monday during the “Walk Against Corruption ” organised by the EFCC to […]

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has approved the inclusion of 2,673 additional retirees into the monthly pension payment scheme of the state government. According to a statement on Sunday by the Director-General, Rivers State Pension Board, Ijeoma Samuel, the approval followed the completion of biometric data capture of the new pensioners. This is in addition […]

By Aliu Shuaib With Nigeria’s zero-sum approach to politicking where the contest is fiercely adversarial and the winner rides triumphant, it is difficult to find political opponents being charitable towards each other. Since 2015 when the PDP was swept from power at the centre, relations between the key actors of both parties have been far […]

By Chibuike Okeke In 2016 while inspecting ongoing projects in the state, Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike said his administration had built over 200 roads and bridges in the state. Since he assumed office in 2015 Governor Wike has built hundreds of bridges across roads in the state, he has even built symbolic bridges across […]

Rivers leaders commiserate with Former Attorney General of Rivers State over the passage of his wife Rivers All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain, Senator Magnus Abe has commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for taking concrete measures to resolve the challenges facing the state. Speaking during a funeral service in honour of Late Mrs […]

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised top military personnel not to allow themselves to be used by politicians,  because the security architecture suffers when politicians influence military operations.

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his government belongs to all Rivers people,  saying that it not a Government for any particular group in the state. Speaking during a Courtesy Visit by Amayanabo of Wakrike Kingdom,  Okrika and Prominent Chiefs of Okrika on Tuesday,  Governor Wike said that the primary goal of […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has praised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the successes recorded by the Buhari government Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) in empowering the poor and improving the welfare of beneficiaries. Governor Wike who was represented by Rivers State deputy governor, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo commended the Vice President for the great […]

Rivers once had a great   football team. The Sharks of Port harcourt was a household name. Sharks had bite. Adokiye Amiesimaka , the chief justice ,   was as sharp as   a tooth can be, on the wings. Sharks played in the deep waters of national football. They   played in the elite division. They were FA Cup finalists three times, most notably in 1979. They won the WAFU cup in 2010.