By Jimitota Onoyume & Gbenga Oke The National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has restrained Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, the state House of Assembly and their agents from dissolving or, in any manner whatsoever, interfering with the tenure of office of the 23 local government council chairmen in Rivers State.WIKE Meanwhile, […]
Fomer Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi | credits: File copy THE Rivers State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Emmanuel Aguma, to take legal steps to compel the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, to present his (former governor) handover note […]
Rivers State Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike THE Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that contrary to the claims by the immediate past administration that it left N7bn in the state coffers, he met an empty treasury. Wike explained that the treasury where the monthly Federal Allocation accruing to the state was always […]
By Jimitota Onoyume Port Harcourt – About 2000 placards carrying youths protest alleged plan by governor Nyesom Wike to dissolve the elected council executive in 22 local government areas sworn in by former governor Chibuike Amaechi on May 25 before he bowed out on May 29. At press time the protesters had barricaded the ever […]
My family’s been in ogogoro business since 1971—DEALER By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State government, yesterday, said the death toll from consumed poisonous local gin, otherwise known as ogogoro, has risen to 66 from 38. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Somiari Harry, who disclosed this to journalists shortly after a meeting with vendors […]
ADVERTISEMENT Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase DETERMINED to get back government property looted from the Government House in Port Harcourt, security operatives on Monday evening recovered 10 vehicles allegedly stolen by officials of the immediate past administration in the state. The vehicles were recovered from two locations identified as Rumuokparali and Trans-Amadi […]
Nyesom Wike ADVERTISEMENT THE Rivers State Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, has indicated his readiness to probe the Rotimi Amaechi administration after being sworn in as the chief executive of the state. Wike, who gave this hint while receiving the interim report of the Transition Committee in Port Harcourt on Monday, declared that his […]
Because we have not sufficiently punished political criminals in Nigeria for 16years now, the hearts of our politicians have been schemed to continue to do wrong, believing that they are above the law and that nothing will happen to them. Impunity and political corruption have choked Nigeria’s development in the last 16 years and I […]
Statistics: Civil Servants owed: 2months salaries Pensioneers owed: 5months MSS Nurses owed: 20months.Reports from Port Harcourt, Nigeria says workers and retirees engaged by the Rivers State Government yesterday went on a protest match calling on the Governor, Rotimi Amaechi to pay up their salary arrears before handing over on May 29. The protest paralyzed activities […]
Except the five governorship candidates challenging the credibility of the April 11 governorship election in Rivers withdraw their cases from the election petition tribunal or fail to present material evidence like the one exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was returned winner of the election is as good […]
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