Rivers lawmaker wants 13% derivation paid directly to host communities
… As bill passes first reading A bill seeking to alter sections of the Nigerian constitution to allow payment the 13% derivation fund directly to...
Politics
Katsina cattle ranch: Buhari pledges N6.25b seed money
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the sum of N6.5 billion to kickstart the development of cattle...
Amaechi does not have power to choose a riverine governor for Rivers people – Okocha
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha has stated that the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi cannot zone...
GOVERNOR WIKE AND THE AUDACITY OF ACCOUNTABILITY
By Paulinus Nsirim On Monday, July 12, 2021, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Govenor of Rivers State, did what most leaders, especially those elected to superintend...
Electoral Bill: NASS to restore electronic transmission of results, others
The National Assembly is now set to include provisions for the electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Amendment bill. This follows pressure from...
2023: Southern govs can’t intimidate us, North has 4 years after Buhari – Arewa youths
Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, have declared that the North still has four years to rule Nigeria, after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari expires...
Wike must apologise to Secondus, PDP for disgracing party leadership – Doyin Okupe
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has berated Nyesom Wike over the Governor’s recent outbursts against the National Chairman...
Rep Dekor rates Wike best among governors in Nigeria
Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is the best and the most selfless among all the serving governors in the country today especially in...
Wike has done well for Rivers people -Akawor
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PD, in Rivers State, Ambassador Desmond Akawor has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike over...
Ex-NIMASA DG, Peterside denies membership of Ogboni fraternity
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Adol Peterside, has denied allegations that he is a member of a...