Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has sworn in four new judges into the states judiciary and charged them to show more commitment in the administration of justice. He made the call at the swearing in of four judges, which comprised…
*Lagos-Ibadan: LASTMA announces road closure at Yaba level crossing (Nation)*Extra-judicial killing: Lagos set to prosecute 4 police officers (PMNews)
Lagos-Ibadan: LASTMA announces road closure at Yaba level crossing (Nation) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday announced the closure of railway level crossing at Yaba following the ongoing construction of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. According to…
Obi hails Wike, slams Amaechi over opposition to Igbo presidency
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for what he termed his superlative performance even as he berated former Governor Rotimi Amaechi for his comments on Igbo…
Surprise as Amaechi’s men accept Wike’s olive branch (Vanguard)
Governor Nyesom Wike’s post-election olive branch to Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and other Rivers State opposition leaders yielded surprise result yesterday as top political associates of Amaechi pledged to support Wike in moving Rivers forward. The Amaechi allies led…
2019: Panic in PDP over Wike’s resignation (ThisDay)
There was panic in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged threat by Governor Nyesom Wike to resign as the South-South coordinator for the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. The disquiet in the party was informed by the…
Presidency: Most Nigerians want Atiku — Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the victory of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as a consummation of the wishes and desires of most Nigerians, both high and low. In a message he sent to the press on…
2 feared dead as church building collapses on worshippers in Delta (Vanguard) *National security is subject to rule of law (3) by Femi Falana SAN (Vanguard)
2 feared dead as church building collapses on worshippers in Delta (Vanguard) At least two worshippers were on Sunday feared dead while scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries when the building where they were worshipping collapsed during a…
Stop Wike from buying judgment to stop election, APC cries out (Vanguard)
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of desperation in his attempt to stop the release of the results of last weekend’s Port Harcourt State Constituency III by-election. A statement issued by the party’s…
You’re unfair to Wike, Rivers govt tells ex-Lagos gov (SUN)
Ex-Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, is still in the eye of the storm following his attack of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, with Rivers State government accusing him of being unfair to Governor Nyesom Wike. Tinubu,…
Democracy taking shape in Nigeria —Wike (Vanguard)
Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that the mass defections at the National Assembly indicate that democracy was now taking shape in the country. Governor Wike said the defections from the All Progressive Congress, APC to the Peoples…