This Wednesday, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of the oil-and-gas-endowed Rivers State, wrote his name in the annals of Nigerian politics and governance. If indeed there was a Nigerian equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, Wike’s appointment with one stroke of the pen of 28,000 Special Assistants, would qualify as a record-breaking entry. The previous day, Wike appointed 319 Ward …

The campaign by a group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to have Dr Iyorchia Ayu removed as national chairman might have suffered another blow. Following the vociferous agitation against Ayu by the group led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, the PDP National Working Committee last month passed a vote-of-confidence on the embattled national chairman, while several leaders defended …

When the row between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) spilled onto the streets after the party’s presidential primaries in May, I argued that to solve Wike, one had to first fix the candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In light of Wike’s no-holds-barred interview last Thursday, things may have fallen apart, irretrievably. That interview, perhaps …

An emergency meeting of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is planned for Thursday to take a decision on the resolve of the group loyal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to pull out of the party’s presidential campaign. On Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the group, which include Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, his Oyo State counterpart Seyi …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reiterated that the party’s embattled National Chairman, Rt. Hon. Iyorchia Ayu could not be force to resign his position as demanded by a group loyal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. This is in reaction to the decision of the group to pull out of the PDP presidential campaign …

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to have festered. Early on Wednesday, the group loyal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike reportedly pulled out of the campaign council of the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, following a meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. According to The PUNCH, members of Wike’s team vowed not to play …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has signed into law, The Female Inheritance Bill of Rivers State. The Law was formally known as “The Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022.” Wike expressed displeasure at how most cultures, particularly in the state, do not encourage what can engender growth …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State must, at this time, mean different things to different people. For those like the PDP national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George, who believe in Wike’s cry for justice within the main opposition party, governor is a hero and a voice that must not be silenced but should, instead, …

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has insisted that the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu must vacate his seat before the commencement of campaign for the 2023 elections. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable, the campaign will commence in 28 days with the presidential and National Assembly polls kicking off the …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu on Friday led members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to the campaign office of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Central Business District in Abuja. It is believed that the meeting centred around rapprochement with political groups outside the party, including the team led …