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  • You’ve worked hard to reach this new point – Gov Fintiri hails Wike as FCT minister

    Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state, has hailed the appointment of the former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Fintiri, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governor, in a statement via his verified X handle, formerly known as Twitter, described Wike’s appointment as well-deserved. According to the…

  • Rivers State High Court commences vacation Aug 1

    The annual vacation of judges of the Rivers State High Court will begin on August 1, 2023, and end on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. This was disclosed on Monday by the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi. The chief judge, in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Rivers State High Court, David…

  • Senate confirms Wike as minister

    The Senate confirmed the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as minister on Monday. Wike after reeling out his Curriculum Vitae and achievements, noted that his passion for Nigeria propelled him to accept the ministerial offer. He said, “I accepted the offer to serve as a minister because of my passion to serve…

  • Why senators didn’t grill Wike — Akpabio

    The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has explained why the senators did not grill the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, during the ministerial nominees screening. Akpabio cited Wike’s experiences as a governor and a minister under former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The former Rivers governor was asked to take a “bow and go” after…

  • Nyesom Wike, ex- PDP, G5 gov makes Tinubu’s ministerial list

    Former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been named as one of the ministerial nominees expected to serve in the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike’s appointment comes after weeks of speculations that the former PDP and G5 governor would be appointed the serve in the All Progressives Congress,…

  • Don’t sabotage Port Harcourt ring road – Fubara

    …As Wike flags-off project Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the inherent individual differences occasioned by the diverse ethnic groupings notwithstanding, the Port Harcourt Ring Road, will serve as a bold effort taken in connecting Rivers people together and fostering greater unity among them. Governor Fubara made this known at the UTC Junction…

  • Three injured as uncompleted building collapses in Port Harcourt

    Three persons have been rescued from the rubble of a two -storey building that collapsed at Okilton Drive, Ada George road in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State in the early hours of today, Thursday June 29. The three persons who escaped death were said to receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the…