A video of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, mocking a traditional ruler is currently trending online. Wike talked down on the monarch during a quarterly meeting at the government house. The governor had asked the traditional rulers who had their staff of office to stand up, saying it's disrespectful for them not to carry it around. "It’s not for you to take [...]
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Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has alleged that Seriake Dickson, outgoing governor of Bayelsa state, concluded plans to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) but Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum, blocked him. Sylva, a strong APC member in Bayelsa, ran against Dickson twice but lost to the incumbent governor who has been in the Peoples Democratic Party [...]
The senate has asked the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to return "outrageous" N382 million the corporation said it spent on firefighting operations in Komkom, Rivers state. The request of the upper legislative chamber followed a report presented by Abdullahi Gobir, senator representing Sokoto east, on Tuesday. The senate had setup an ad hoc committee chaired by Gobir to probe pipeline explosions [...]
Gracious West, the alleged serial killer in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, says he cries and regrets his actions anytime it happens. On Thursday, the state police command arrested West while en route Uyo from Port Harcourt. About eight young women have been murdered in different hotels in the state in the past two months. The bodies of these ladies were said to have [...]
The police in Rivers have arrested a suspect who was "about strangling" a woman at a hotel in the Mile 4 axis of the state. Mustapha Dandaura, the state commissioner of police, disclosed this while addressing the female groups that protested the recent killing of young women in the state. At least eight women have been murdered in different hotels in the state [...]
Groups of women on Wednesday marched to the government house in Port Harcourt to protest the killing of young women in hotels in the state. The women, who were clad in black attire, called for an end to the situation. About eight young women have been murdered in different hotels in the past two months in the state. The bodies of these ladies [...]
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says there is no evidence that Nyesom Wike, his Rivers counterpart, demolished any mosque in Port Harcourt. Simeon Nwakaudu, spokesman of Wike, quoted Fayemi to have made the comment when he visited the site of the mosque which was allegedly demolished. Wike has been under for fire allegedly demolishing a mosque in the Transamadi area of the [...]
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has criticised Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, over the "demolition of a mosque" in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Wike, who has come under fire since the news broke, has denied demolishing the mosque but some worshippers and residents of the state accused the governor of not saying the truth. While addressing reporters in [...]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has asked residents of the state not to participate in the #RevolutionNow protest. Wike gave the directive in a statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, his special assistant on electronic media. The governor asked the security agencies in the state to take all necessary steps in prosecuting those who stage the protest in the state. He said the state does [...]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described Nyesom Wike as an "analogue governor" for declaring Rivers a Christian state. In a statement on Thursday, Ishaq Akintola, director of the organisation, said it is unlawful for a governor to ascribe a particular religion to his state. Akintola described Wike's statement as "audacious, unguarded and reckless", asking stakeholders to call the governor to order. "At a [...]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the state is "Christian state and cannot be touched by anyone". Nigeria is a secular nation, according to the constitution. But speaking during a crusade organised by the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Church in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the governor said God heard the prayers of the Christian community in the state and the people prevailed [...]
No fewer than ten people have allegedly been killed in a pipeline explosion in a community in Rivers state. The explosion was said to have happened on Saturday morning at Komkom community in Oyigbo local government area of the state. The cause of the explosion, which affected pipelines supplying crude oil to eastern states, could not be ascertained. Nnamdi Omoni, the state command spokesperson, [...]
The Rivers state police command has granted bail to the two students who allegedly detonated a teargas canister in a secondary school in the state. In a statement on Saturday, the police, while quizzing the students, quoted one of them as saying that the canister was that of his late brother who was a police officer. Community Secondary School, Oroworukwo, was thrown [...]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says the bribery allegation levelled against him by Jamil Sarham, general officer commanding (GOC) 6 division of the Nigerian army, is false. Speaking in Port Harcourt, the state capital, while announcing the dissolution of his cabinet, Wike said the army commander should explain his involvement in oil bunkering instead of resorting to "unfounded allegations". On Sunday, [...]
Andrew Uchendu, senator representing Rivers east, says killings are becoming "a way of life" in Rivers state Uchendu spoke on the floor of the senate on Tuesday when he raised a matter of public importance. The lawmaker said the residents go to bed believing that they are secure but people "come from nowhere" and attack them. "It is sad for me to inform [...]
Two workers of Shell Petroleum Development Company have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Rivers state. [...]
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