Notorious Rivers kidnap Kingpin Blacky and one of his members, were shot and killed by the operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Friday, the Police authorities in the state said in a statement. According to the statement released on Saturday 20th May 2023, by the Rivers State Polic…
Former Kwara State Governor and Ex-Nigerian Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has joined millions of other Nigerians to celebrate his younger sister, Senator Gbemisola Saraki as she clocks a year older today. Senator Bukola Saraki who is just two years older than his younger sister, Gbemisola Saraki to celebrate her…
Rivers State government has pledged N500million to support the Sokoto State government rebuild the Sokoto Central market that was gutted by fire on Tuesday. The Governor said part of the money will also be used to support victims of the devastating fire that destroyed goods worth billions of Naira. In…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the non-stop inauguration of completed projects in the State has silenced critics, and members of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Wike stated this at the inauguration of Abonnema Ring Road in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of the State…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has noted with delight the courage exhibited by Dr. Chidi Lloyd in giving his late father a proper burial, which has also been used to establish his roots in Akpabu Community in Emohua Local Government Area. The governor made the remark on Wednesday…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has presented 29 brand new Renault Koleos 2020 SUVs to chairmen of the Customary Courts of the Rivers State judiciary at the judiciary complex in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. The Governor made the presentation, while also charging the judiciary to crave for independence to…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has signed into law the 2021 Appropriation Bill and promised that it will be implemented in providing basic infrastructure for the good of the State. Signing the 2021 Budget at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, Governor Wike said his…
Governor Wike of Rivers State, has announced the immediate sacking of the State’s Permanent Secretary for Establishment, Mr Sunny Okere for allegedly flouting the COVID-19 law in the state. Although not confirmed, reports have it that the Permanent Secretary Mr Sunny Okere was said to have carried out a burial…
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reassured the people of Rivers State that COVID-19 pandemic will not stop the completion of all ongoing projects. He gave the assurance while on an inspection tour of a number of ongoing projects in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the state. The…
The Governor of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike in a state broadcast on Tuesday 26th May 2020, declared that the government has imposed a nighttime curfew on all 23 Local Government Areas of the State. This nighttime curfew which is part of the measure by the state government to curb…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his administration has sustained the execution of key projects because, after coronavirus pandemic, Rivers people will require infrastructure to continue with life. The Governor in a statement released on Tuesday 12th May 2020, by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State…
Total Exploration and Production Limited (Total E & P) has commended Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for his proactive approach towards tackling the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the nation would have reduced cases if everyone acted like Governor Wike. In a statement released by the Special Assisstant to…
Governor Wike of Rivers state, has accused the owner of one of the two hotels demolished in Rivers State, for unleashing thugs allegedly led by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Leader in Eleme Local Government on the State COVID-19 task-force members for caring out their lawful duties. Governor Wike…
Governor Wike of Rivers state, has in a state broadcast on Sunday 10th May 2020, lashed out at critics who condemned the demolition of two hotels in the state by the state special task force, for allegedly flouting the COVID-19 lockdown. The governor in his state broadcast yesterday, said all…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has finally make good his threat to demolish Hotels that will flout the State’s lockdown orders on COVID-19, as on Sunday 10th May 2020, he monitored the demolition of two Hotels, Prudent Hotel and Alode in Eleme for flouting the COVID-19 order. The order…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the Rivers State COVID-19 Local Governments Task Force to identify hotels still operating during the lockdown for the State Government to demolish them. Governor Wike in a statement released by Simeon Nwakaudu, who is the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor,…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended Rivers, people, for complying with the lockdown declared by the State Government to check the spread of coronavirus. He also blasts the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) for attempting to sabotage the lockdown in the state. In an interview after monitoring the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has reported a total of 117 additional new cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria, as the total Infected Patients reaches 782 as at Tuesday 21st April 2020. The total Infected patients for the coronavirus in Nigeria, as at Tuesday 21st April 2020 reached…
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for his firm and personal leadership to check the spread of coronavirus in Rivers State. Speaking during a meeting between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and officials…
The two pilots of Caverton Helicopters held in Port Harcourt will be released soon and will not be prosecuted or convicted. Minister of Aviation and a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Alhaji Hadi Sirika stated this on Friday at the Presidential Task-force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The…