Minister-designate, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday met with the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, at his residence in Abuja. This was disclosed on Twitter by Wike’s close associate, @TopboyChriss, who tweeted: “Nyesom Wike today visited the National Chairman of APC, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, at his residence in Abuja.” A few weeks ago, President Bola …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has denied that it invited the immediate past governor of the state, Barrister Nyesom Wike to join the party. APC described those making the claims and the calls for Wike to join their party as imposters. In a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Darlington Nwauju the party said that Wike …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike is under fire for naming a new courthouse in the state after his wife, Suzette Eberechi. “Every day, people say Wike you are generous. If I’m generous to myself, is it bad? So as I am leaving, let me also name that one (courthouse) after my wife”, Wike said at the project commissioning. The …

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, …