Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that contrary to popular notion in the region, the Niger Delta is not marginalised by anyone. The governor who was speaking at the 2022 Ogoni Day celebration at Bori said rather it was the people of the region that had been marginalising themselves by selling out to enemies…
Soot Pollution: Wike Reads Riot Act to Council Chiefs, Threatens Traditional Rulers with Dethronement
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has given marching orders to local government chairmen to stop all artisanal refining of crude oil in the state. The governor, who also deplored the insubordination of identified First Class chiefs in the state that do not attend state functions, threatened to dethrone such traditional rulers. The governor’s order and…
Buhari Won’t Sign Amended Electoral Act – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has again insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari would not sign the amended Electoral Bill because of the provision for electronic transmission of election results. Wike, who spoke at the flag-off of the 27.12km Chokocho – Igbodo road in Etche Local Government Area of the state on Monday, said the inclusion…
Wike Presents Budget Proposal of ₦483bn for 2022
….. Pledges completion of road and flyover projects and focus on Agriculture Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Friday presented a budget estimate of ₦483 billion for the 2022 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The budget, which was christened, Budget of Consolidation, according to the governor, will…
Military, Police Personnel Involved in Oil Theft – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that people who break oil pipelines and steal crude oil should be treated as treasonable offenders. The governor, who stated this in Port Harcourt on Monday, when he hosted the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isiaka Oladayo Amao, also stated that the fight to stop oil theft…
Stop Appointing Cowards as Judges, Wike Tells NJC
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has asked the National Judicial Council, NJC, not to appoint lawyers who lack boldness and courage as judges. Wike, who spoke at the swearing-in of Justice Ihenacho Wilfred Obuzor as the Acting President of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday,…
Wike Declares 3 Men Wanted for Allegedly Harassing Julius Berger
Rivers State Government has declared three men wanted for allegedly harassing contractors working for the state government. In a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Kevin Ebiri, the government directed the Chairmen of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Governments as well as security agencies in the state to arrest…
COVID-19 Surge: Rivers May Re-impose Lockdown
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the state government would re-impose the suspended COVID-19 lockdown if residents of the state fail to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. The governor, in a broadcast on Monday said daily figures released from the NCDC on both the transmission and death rates in the last two weeks have…
Wike Signs VAT Law, Rakes in N3bn VAT in One Month
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday has signed into law the bills on Value Added Tax (VAT) collection and Open Grazing Prohibition in Rivers State, signaling the commencement of the collection of VAT by the state government. The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had last week declared that it is the duty…
Media War: Rivers APC Replies Wike
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has reacted to an alarm raised by Rivers State Government that the party and its former governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside, planned to unleash a media campaign against the state government and the Governor, Nyesom Wike. In a press statement on Friday, the State publicity Secretary of APC,…
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