Tag: Rivers state

2023: G-5 Governors to flag-off PDP campaigns in Rivers

Aminu Imam

The G-5 governors in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are set to unveil the party’s campaign in Rivers State. Speaking during a press conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers, the Director General of PDP Campaign Council, Felix Obuah, who disclosed this, assured that upcoming campaigns will be issue-based. Obuah, who is a former PDP Chairman in the State, said it was imperative to provide the public with a clear insight as the party prepares for the official take-off of its campaign. According to him, the high point of the rally, which…

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2023: Court disqualifies 16 APC State Assembly candidates in Rivers

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday, disqualified 16 candidates gunning for seats in the State House of Assembly on platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), from contesting in the 2023 general elections. Rivers State has a total of 32 State Constituencies with the Rivers-East senatorial district having the highest number. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and 33 others to Court, seeking for the disqualification of the APC candidates based on the allegation that the electoral…

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Court nullifies all APC primaries in Rivers, sacks candidates

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has nullified all the primaries conducted by All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State. The court gave the decision yesterday in a suit brought before it by some aggrieved members of the party who had during the primaries of the party lamented exclusion. Recall that some aggrieved APC members loyal to the Governorship candidate of SDP, Senator Magnus Abe, had approached the Court challenging the conduct of the Primary election with claims of exclusion from the delegates’ primaries conducted in…

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2023: “I’ll campaign with Buhari’s award” – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared he will use the honor bestowed upon him by President Muhammadu Buhari to campaign in the 2023 elections. Wike made this statement at a dinner and reception held in his honor to commemorate the “Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery” on Monday, in Port-Harcourt. He said that the support and encouragement he received from the state was what enabled his administration to achieve the successes it had in infrastructure development while dedicating the award to God. He said, “We must all work together. Traditional…

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Rivers: Gov. Wike appoints 14,000 Advisers, 359 Liaison Officers

Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appointed 14,000 Advisers and 359 Liaison Officers across the State less than eight months to the end of his tenure. According to the governor’s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri, in an issued press statement yesterday, the 14,000 Advisers will be in charge of the various political units in the State, while the Liaison Officers will be in charge of the wards and local government areas. The statement further said that the Advisers will play a pivotal role in the administration. “In addition to the 14,000 advisers, Governor Wike…

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Rivers: “Omehia’s recognition as ex-governor ‘extra-judicial’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, on Friday signed a resolution from the State Assembly de-recognising Celestine Omehia as a former governor of the State. Recall that the State lawmakers, on Thursday, passed a resolution to de-recognise Omehia as a former governor of the State and ordered him to refund over N600 million he got as entitlements from the Rivers State government. Wike, a lawyer, said when he was informed of the lawmakers’ decision, he sought legal advice from the State’s Attorney-General, who he said told him that “in the…

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Niger Delta: “Stay away from Kalabari”, Dokubo-Asari warns Tompolo, soldiers

Aminu Imam

…Parades with unknown gunmen The ex-Niger-Delta militant and founder, Niger-Delta People Volunteer Force, (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has cautioned the leader of the moribund Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta, (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who the Federal Government awarded a pipeline surveillance contract, last month, and soldiers working with him, to keep away from oil pipelines in his Kalabari territory, Rivers State. According to Dokubo-Asari, said the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, spite him by awarding the pipeline surveillance contract in Rivers State to Tompolo, bragged…

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Drug trafficking: NDLEA intercepts N4.5bn heroin concealed in baby food

Aminu Imam

…As ex-BRT driver excretes 90 pellets of cocaine Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55 kilogrammes concealed in packs of Nestle Cerelac baby food at the Lagos Airport. The consignment, with a street value of over N4.5 billion, came from Johannesburg, South Africa, on board a South African Airways flight last Wednesday, as part of a consolidated cargo that arrived at the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport. After a series of follow-up operations that led to the arrest…

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Wike orders prosecution of Amaechi, Cole over alleged sale of assets

Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has directed the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zaccheaus Adangor, to commence immediate prosecution of his predecessor and former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, over the alleged fraudulent sale of State assets and diversion of $50 million. Wike gave the directives yesterday, at the Executive Chamber of Government House, Port Harcourt, during the inauguration of three new commissioners. The Governor named those to be included in the prosecution as Rivers All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, along with his company Sahara Energy.…

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Alleged Fraud: Wike says Amaechi, others may stand trial over sale of gas turbines

Aminu Imam

Barring last minutes change of mind, the former Rivers State governor and former minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi and Mr. Tonye Cole, founder of Sahara Energy Ltd, and others may face trial over alleged fraudulent sales of four gas turbines, other valued state assets and diversion of state funds worth N96 billion. Recall that not too long ago, the Supreme Court dismissed the former minister’s appeal to stop an investigation into the activities of his administration as governor of Rivers State. Speaking on the apex court’s decision, Nyesom Wike, governor…

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