Tag: River State
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Rivers Palaver: Combatants should consider plight of the poor-Obi appeals
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has weighed into the raging power tussle in Rivers State and wants the warring leaders to think about the poor in the state. In a long tweet on Tuesday on the crisis, Obi noted that the situation in Rivers is an example of how not…
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Justice Eberechi Wike wants randy men who defile minors amputated
A judge of the Rivers State High Court, Eberechi Wike, has suggested the amputation of people found guilty of defiling minors. Justice Wike, who is the wife of the immediate past Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stated this on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 2nd National Conference of Family Court Judges, Magistrates, and other…
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I never promised to return abandoned property to Igbos in Rivers – Amaechi
The immediate-past Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that he never promised to return abandoned property to Igbos residing in Rivers State. Amaechi, who is also former Rivers State Governor, made the declaration in a statement issued by his media office, which was made available to News men in Port Harcourt. The…
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Diaspora group throws weight behind Tonye Cole guber ambition in Rivers
…drums global support for him A group of Rivers State indigenes under the aegis of Rivers Diaspora Network (RDN) has thrown their weight behind the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Pastor Tonye Cole for the March 11, 2023 Governorship Election in the State. Membership of RDN which is made up of Rivers State…
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2023: Rivers SDP guber candidate, Abe vows to run a govt of prosperity
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, said he will run a government of prosperity for the greater good of all Rivers people and not to favour a few if elected as next governor of the state. He gave the assurance…
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PDP crisis lingers on as hope of resolution dashed
…BoT meeting with Wike ends in fiasco The Peoples Democratic Party crisis lingers as Board of Trustees and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike meeting ended in fiasco. The nearly four-hour closed-door meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt, ended around 4:35 p.m., with attendees smiling and exchanging banter in front of newsmen. Senator Adolphus Wabara,…
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PDP crisis: Why I’m angry at Atiku – Wike blows hot
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of telling lies and vows to let Nigerians know the truth. He made this known on Friday in a recent interview with newsmen at the Port Harcourt International Airport.
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I will end banditry in six months if elected president – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said he will end banditry in six months if elected as the next president of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru reports that Wike vowed to stamp out banditry in the first six months of his presidency while speaking in a meeting at Abeokuta to the PDP delegates from Ogun State on Saturday.
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INEC commissioner, Festus Okoye absolves self of rigging by-elections in Rivers state
Festus Okoye, the INEC National Electoral Commissioner for information and voter Education denied getting involved in rigging the by-election held in Ogoja-Yala federal constituency, Cross River state for APC. Recall that the chairman of PDP in the state, Venatius Ikem addressed a news conference in Calabar, accusing Mr Okoye who supervised the by-elections of February…
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2023: Only Rivers State people will decide next Gov not any individual – Senator Magnus Abe
Only Rivers State people will decide next Gov not any individual