Tag: Nyesom Wike
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Nigerians Have Rejected APC, Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says Nigerians have rejected the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and are ready to kick the party out of office. Wike stated this on Saturday in Calabar where he attended the inauguration of the Cross River State PDP campaign team for elections into legislative seats in the Akpabuyo State constituency…
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I Never Travelled To Europe With PDP Governors To Choose Party’s Presidential Candidate, Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has refuted trending reports that he and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors travelled to Europe to determine the 2023 presidential and vice presidential candidates for the party. The governor accused those behind the rumour of deliberately sowing seeds of discord in a bid to ruin the chances of the…
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COVID-19 protocol violators in Rivers to pay N100m fine — Wike
Violators of Covid-19 protocols during marriages and burials in Rivers state are now liable to a fine of one hundred million naira (N100,000,000) according to new guidelines and penalties stipulated by the state government. The latest fiat was the outcome of Friday’s Emergency Executive Council Meeting in which the Rivers State Government also approved reopening…
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I never funded Obaseki’s re-election — Wike
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has denied insinuations he bankrolled the victory of Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, who was re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last Saturday. Wike, who served as chairman of the PDP Campaign Council for the election, said Obaseki had enough fund to sponsor his election. He spoke on…
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Wike releases N50m for Karibi-Whyte’s burial
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has released N50million for the state burial of the late retired Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. The governor commiserated with the family of the late eminent jurist describing him as a foremost legal icon and insisting that he deserved a befitting burial. Wike spoke through the Secretary…
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Why I donated 41 SUVs to Rivers judges — Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has gifted judges in the state High Court 41 new sports utility vehicles (SUV). Presenting the vehicles in a brief ceremony at the High court premises Monday, Governor Wike said the gesture was meant to improve service delivery in the judiciary. He equally announced to them that the Judges quarters…
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Falana commends Wike for foiling Nunieh’s arrest
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday applauded the move by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, stopping the police from arresting a former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh. Falana also demanded that the Department of State Services obey three separate court orders for the release…
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Release former NDDC boss to us now, Rivers CP tells Wike
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Gobum Mukan, has called on Governor Nyesom Wike to hand over former Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, who is currently taking refuge at the Government House in Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Police boss called on the governor to hand over…
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#BREAKING: Obaseki, Wike in a closed door meeting
The embattled Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, met with his his Rivers counterpart, Nyesom Wike, at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. The meeting held amidst reports that Obaseki may be defecting to another political party after being disqualified to participate in the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in…