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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Press Releases, Rivers, State News
Sunday, July 24th, 2016
Gov. Wike must be held to account for the arson on the Khana INEC office in Bori – APC The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the nation’s security agencies to hold Gov. Nyesom Wike responsible for the arson visited on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office at Bori Friday […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Friday, June 24th, 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is going to probe the Rivers State government over the withdrawal of over N11b from the government’s account that occurred between October 2015 and February 2016, according to a report published by Punch Newspaper. The anti-graft agency was directed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, June 19th, 2016
Ogoninews.com Update: Ogoni Women Embark on Hunger Strike Over Army Raids, Say it is Genocide Christian women in Yeghe community of Ogoniland have embarked on huger strike to protest the continual military raid and harassment on the community. Numbering over 2000, the women have gathered at the community center, refusing food and embarking on a spiritual […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
Rivers lawmakers okay N12bn loan for Wike Chukwudi Akasike The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday approved two requests from the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to take N12bn loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House approved the executive requests through a voice vote after an extensive debate on them (requests). Wike […]
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Bayelsa, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
Chukwudi Akasike and Ovie Okpare PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to perform the commencement of the clean-up of Ogoniland and other impacted communities in the Niger Delta region in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. This was against the popular expectation that the President would personally perform the ceremony […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
Wike obtains another N10b loan to host PDP national convention, watch UEFA finals in Milan, other frivolities The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress has noted with sadness that the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike Thursday sought and received approval by the Rivers State House of Assembly to obtain yet another N10 […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
N700m Poll Bribery Scam: Gov. Wike, please clear the air – APC As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its factional national convention in Port Harcourt today, one member of the State Working Committee of the PDP that will surely be absent from the event is Mr. Samuel Johnson Okpoko, Rivers State Secretary of […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
To say that Ogoni is the worst place to live on earth may just sound like an over-statement. But It is indeed a fact. Everything seems to work against her. The government had been repressive, the environment is poisoned, the schools are dead, the hospitals can best function as dispensaries, the roads are death traps, […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Monday, May 16th, 2016
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja -Punch President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met briefly behind closed door with Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike. The meeting which was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja did not last up to 30 minutes. Wike arrived for the meeting at about 2pm and left a few minutes […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Fuel Price Hike: I am not against the removal of subsidy but the approach – Princewill By Hector Spiff Prince Tonye Princewill, the Labour Party Governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections in Rivers State, has reacted to the current removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government yesterday, saying that he was […]
