Wike urges Amaechi, APC, to support him in moving Rivers forward

Wike urges Amaechi, APC, to support him in moving Rivers forward

Posted on April 12, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has urged the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join him in building the state. He made the appeal on Thursday after the Supreme Court struck out the appeals of the APC on the just concluded elections in Rivers. The APC had asked

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Rivers Guber Poll: Wike dedicates victory to Nigerians killed in election

Rivers Guber Poll: Wike dedicates victory to Nigerians killed in election

Posted on April 4, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Winner of the Rivers state governorship election, Nyesom Wike has dedicated his victory to those who were killed in the mayhem that enveloped the state’s electoral process. Governor Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who was declared winner on Wednesday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated this in reaction to his victory.

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Wike trashes Amaechi’s adopted candidate in Rivers governorship election

Wike trashes Amaechi’s adopted candidate in Rivers governorship election

Posted on April 3, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Rivers State gubernatorial poll defeated Rotimi Amaechi’s candidate, Biokpomabo Awaraof the African Alliance Congress (AAC) with a very wide margin. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Wike, as winner of the governorship election in the state. Teddy Adias, returning officer for the election,

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APC taunts opposition party, says Wike now PDP sole administrator

APC taunts opposition party, says Wike now PDP sole administrator

Posted on October 1, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has become the sole administrator of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ruling party said it was now obvious that the Rivers state governor had become the party’s defacto National Chairman, spokesperson and sole administrator, who determines what happens

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Ekiti: Attack on Fayose indicates what Nigerians should expect in 2019 – Wike

Ekiti: Attack on Fayose indicates what Nigerians should expect in 2019 – Wike

Posted on July 12, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has condemned the alleged attack on his counterpart in Ekiti State, Governor Ayodele Fayose at the state government house on Wednesday. Wike in his reaction to the attack on Fayose said the attack indicates what Nigerians should expect in the forthcoming 2019 elections Reacting to the attack on

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Wike fears 2019 elections will be difficult, asks NLC to act on national issues

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Wike fears 2019 elections will be difficult, asks NLC to act on national issues

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that the 2019 general elections would be difficult with reference to the current critical national issues. Wike, therefore, called on the organised labour to lend its voice to the demand for credible elections in 2019. The Rivers governor also counselled labour to demand the reorganisation of......

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Wike: $1 billion approved for fight against insurgency illegal, demands same amount for Ogoni clean-up

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Wike: $1 billion approved for fight against insurgency illegal, demands same amount for Ogoni clean-up
December 30, 2017

Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, says the $1 billion approved by governors reportedly for the fight against insurgency is illegal

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PDP Chairmanship: Bode George withdraws from race; says Gov. Wike insulted Yoruba race

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PDP Chairmanship: Bode George withdraws from race; says Gov. Wike insulted Yoruba race
December 8, 2017 

+ PDP now bent on self-destruction

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party may be in for a fresh crisis as one of its staunch members and leaders,Chief Bode George withdrew from the chairmanship race.

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Wike to King Bob-Manuel; You remain Amayanabo of Abonema

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Wike to King Bob-Manuel; You remain Amayanabo of Abonema
November 29, 2017

GOVERNOR of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has declared that the Amayanabo of Abonnema, King Disrael Bob-Manuel remains a duly recognised First Class Traditional Ruler in the state and Amayababo of Abonema

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Rumble in Port Harcourt: Rival political figures, Gov. Wike, Amaechi in ‘Dirty Street Fight’

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Rumble in Port Harcourt: Rival political figures, Gov. Wike, Amaechi in ‘Dirty Street Fight’
November 12, 2017

The political rivalry between Rivers State’s two giants was displayed Saturday night in what onlookers described as ‘Street Discreditability’.

Both parties have been alleging assassination attempt

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Rivers Gov. Wike visits Madrid, meets Ronaldo, Ramos

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Rivers Gov. Wike visits Madrid, meets Ronaldo, Ramos
October 19, 2017

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has met football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, as he wrapped up negotiations to establish a football academy in the state.

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PREMIUM TIMES INTERVIEW: Why Jonathan could not accuse me of corruption – Amaechi

PREMIUM TIMES INTERVIEW: Why Jonathan could not accuse me of corruption – Amaechi

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, speaks on the challenges and advantages of Nigeria’s latest rail transport system, Rivers State politics and the ruling All Progressives Congress.

PT: What are the challenges you have faced in this ministry?

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Amaechi: Money has been the basic challenge. The contracts that you need to deliver on a railway are in tonnes of naira. Take for example the approval by the president that we should do a railway from Abuja to Lokoja to join Itakpe to Warri as well as a sea pot in Warri; that project was put at $3.1 billion, which is nearly N1 trillion. Where will you get the money from?

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Controversy trails customs’ seizure of military helicopters at Lagos Airport

•Amaechi accuses Wike of abandoning choppers

The Guardian NG>>> Documents related to the controversial Bell Helicopters reportedly seized by the Nigeria Customs officials at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos show that there was communication regarding the transaction on September 2015.

PDP condemns withdrawal of Wike’s security

NAN   The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the withdrawal of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.

A statement from PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, on Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that more than 70 per cent of security personnel detailed to the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt had also been withdrawn.