Rivers state

Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Rivers State government to appear before it to explain why Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections should…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, said the current power shift to the Southern region had corrected the rotational presidency being clamoured for. This is as he also thanked Nigerians for supporting the return of power…

As at the time of this publication, 239,864 individuals have virtually signed a petition on change.org for the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and the entirety of the European and Asian continents to cancel the Rivers…

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has won the Obio-Akpor, the Local Government Area of Governor Nyesom Wike in Rivers State by landslide. Tinubu polled 80,239 votes to defeat the…

Rivers State Government has denied allegations that Governor Nyesom Wike went round with soldiers during last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, intimidating voters and influencing votes. The state Commissioner…

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike has denied allegations that he moved around to intimidate and cause disruption during the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. In a statement by the State Commissioner for…

Rivers State Governor, Nysome Wike has expressed disappointment with the functionality of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to his polling unit. Wike…

Hon. Chinyere Igwe, member House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency has been arrested by Police officers from Rivers State Command. He was arrested and a cash sum of 498,100 USD was found inside a…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he is not surprised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council put off its rally in the state. Wike said the decision by the PDP presidential campaign council in…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended the Supreme Court for saving the Nigerian masses and democracy by restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from implementing the February 10 deadline on the phasing out of N200, N500…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the state government has re-issued the approval for the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in the state to host its…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Peoples Democratic Party not to make an attempt at suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from the party. The defendants in the suit marked…

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has explained that the reason why his government stopped the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer in the forthcoming election, Atiku Abubakar from using the Adokiye Amiesimaka…

Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council in Rivers State has taken a swipe at the state governor, Nyesom Wike, over the cancellation of the approval granted for the party’s presidential campaign in Port Harcourt, the state capital.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday decried the style of political campaigns in the country, calling for a change in orientation. Obasanjo spoke at an international conference on “Deepening Democratic Culture And…