In his inaugural speech, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State promised to uphold the Nigerian Constitution and never to disappoint the people of the oil-rich state. “The people have voted for us with much hope and expectation,” Mr Fubara said before the large crowd at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt, on 29 May 2023. … Read more
Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly inaugurated chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has ordered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s name be blotted out of a building in the council secretariat. Mr Ihunwo, who visited the council secretariat on Monday, ordered that the administrative block hitherto named after Mr Wike be renamed “Obi … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the FCT Administration’s commitment to the review and upgrade of the Abuja Master Plan. Mr Wike stated this when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the project, under the Review and Upgrading … Read more
PDP seeks police coverage over alleged attacks on members The week under review began with claims and counterclaims from the two major political parties – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) – in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. The ruling PDP in the state began the week by seeking … Read more
The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed never to support Governor Siminalayi Fubara again in his political life. “I will never support Fubara in my political life again. It’s not about me. People laboured to put up a structure,” Mr Wike stated on Friday in an interview on Channels television. Mr Wike, a former … Read more
The Minister of the FCT and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, is to face a disciplinary committee over alleged anti-party activities. While speaking on Channels TV on Monday, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the disciplinary committee, led by Tom Ikimi, a former foreign affairs minister, had already invited the … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared the Park and Pay scheme currently operating in Abuja as illegal. He vowed to take swift action against the operation. Mr Wike said this during a media parley on Wednesday in Abuja to commemorate his first anniversary in office. He was inaugurated as … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the nationwide protest scheduled for 1 August, alleging that it is politically- motivated. Speaking after an inspection of the Apo-Karshi Road project on Tuesday, Mr Wike urged patience from the public, stating that the current administration is tackling substantial challenges inherited from the … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing its voter register to the Rivers State Government’s electoral body for the state’s upcoming local government area (LGA) elections. The court gave the order on Friday in a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), which broadly challenges … Read more
The oil-rich Rivers State is bracing for a court verdict that may serve as a tie-breaker in the political debacle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. In a third of its one year in office, the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has not known peace as the power tussle between Messrs … Read more
