The Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike has named a block in the newly-inaugurated Justice Iche Ndu Magistrates Court Complex in the state after his wife, Justice Eberechi Nyesom Wike. The governor, who disclosed this during the inauguration of the complex on Thursday, also named other blocks after some top judicial officers in the state. Wike said he decided …

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, said the unity of Nigeria is non-negotiable, assuring all citizens that he would be fair to them. Tinubu spoke when he commissioned the Magistrates’ Court Complex in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital at the instance of Governor Nyesom Wike. The President-elect, who ended his two-day official visit to the oil-rich South-South state …

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to work evenly for the country without marginalising any part in areas of development. Tinubu, who is due to be inaugurated as president on 29th May, said this Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The President-elect is on a two-day visit to the state to inaugurate projects executed by the Nyesom …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has declared Wednesday as a public holiday to enable the people of the state give the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a rousing welcome. During his two-day official visit to the state, Tinubu is scheduled to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday and Thursday. In a …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction over the ouster of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Umar Damagum was announced on Tuesday as Ayu’s replacement in an acting capacity. This comes barely two days after the party’s Executive Committee in Igyorov Ward, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State suspended the …

Followers of contemporary political developments are well aware of the lingering rift between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the G5 governors. In the aftermath of the PDP primary last May and the triumph of Atiku, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who came second in the contest, rallied “troops” from the ranks of his colleagues, …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling the Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, from the party. Justice James Omotosho made the order following an ex-parte motion filed by Wike against the PDP and its top officials. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Wike, in the motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023, …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has donated N200 million to traders affected by the ongoing remodeling works at the Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia State. While inspecting the progress of works at the A-Line section of the market on Saturday, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu said that his Rivers State counterpart expressed his sympathy and support to the …

The Rivers State government has filed a fresh criminal charge against a former governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi, who was also Minister of Transportation, was sued alongside governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Tonye Cole for allegedly selling off state assets. The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor, confirmed …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reportedly canvassed for the endorsement of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was at a marathon meeting on Tuesday held in London, the United Kingdom. Led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, others are Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel …