President Tinubu Declares State of Emergency in Rivers State. Text of the Broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, declaring State of Emergency in Rivers state on Tuesday 18 March 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to print illegal gubernatorial ballot papers for Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom States that will exclude certain newly registered political parties as a premise for the nullification of the elections of the three states. Speaking when […]
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In a move to promote national unity and peaceful coexistence , a high-powered delegation of the Northern Governors Forum on Monday visited Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, commending him for taking urgent steps that led to the protection of Nigerians living in the state. The Northern Governors Forum delegation led by its Chairman and […]
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Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has claimed that the former PDP Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff called him last week to assure him that he will respect whatever decision reached by the Supreme Court . “I urge them to keep their word. All of us will work together to re-position the party. The […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that his administration will always defend the economy of Rivers State and the South-South geo-political zone, saying that the state government will join forces with other governors of the zone to stop the amendment of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited Bill . The governor also stated that agitations […]
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Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the government and people of the state would no longer play host to the Officer in charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS ), Mr Akin Fakorede as he is a threat to the security of the state . The governor who said that he […]
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Prior to the 2015 elections, the Rivers State APC sponsored all manner of media propaganda with the underlying message being that the party was popular in the state. The claim was that the strength of Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (CON) who was then the PDP Governorship Candidate, was in his affinity to the Federal Government. A […]
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THE Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC, of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, today Friday, warned that it would go after any state governor from the Niger Delta region that betrays the current struggle by militants just as the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reveled that Nigeria will soon be crippled if the […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that all those involved in the killing of innocent Ogoni people and residents of Ogoniland will be brought to justice , saying that nobody will be allowed to play politics with the lives of Rivers People. The governor declared that the military must subject itself to civil […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his administration will support the conduct of free and fair legislative rerun elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the state. He was, however, quick to warn that manipulators will be dealt with decisively. The governor stressed that people of the state will resist […]
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