Peter Odili
11 Mar
In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Court of Appeal to contest an order of…
20 Jan
Youths in Rivers State have tendered an apology to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and former Governor Peter Odili, following the controversial comments by the State Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Nwisabari Bani.
8 Jan
The Rivers State Elders Council has issued a strongly-worded statement rebuking some concerned elders for their comments on the recent remarks made by Chief Nyesom Wike about Dr. Peter Odili. The council, in a statement recently, signed by 45 prominent elders, including Ferdinand Alabraba, Emmanuel Anyanwu, and Senator Magnus Abe, described the comments by the…
7 Jan
Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cease his public insults towards political elders and veterans if he hopes to attain similar respect and status in the future. Frank’s remarks follow a series of verbal…
3 Jan
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the N1.88 trillion 2025 budget into law. The governor at the signing ceremony in the Government House Port Harcourt on Tuesday said the only authentic House of Assembly in the state is the one led by Oko-Jumbo.
3 Jan
Some elders in Rivers State, under the aegis of Concerned Elders of Rivers State, have called for an unreserved apology from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, following his recent derogatory remarks aimed at former Governor Peter Odili
31 Dec
Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for his recent verbal attacks on Dr. Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers State. Wike had reportedly lashed out at Odili during a thanksgiving service organised by Martin Amaewhule,…
31 Dec
An interest group, Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), has cautioned a former Governor of Rivers, Dr. Peter Odili, against making comments capable of exacerbating the political crises in the state.
30 Dec
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at the former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, saying “an elder statesman should not be a trader and a sycophant all the time.
11 Apr 2024
Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has vowed to continue to do those things that would make Rivers people proud despite the distraction and resistance by some perceived political detractors in the state. The Governor said, he and his team would not be intimidated but would remain focused on providing quality services for the people of…
3 Apr 2024
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is no longer in a harmonious political relationship with his godfather and former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili.
2 Apr 2024
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, is no longer in harmonious political relationship with his godfather, and former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili. In his monthly television interview that held in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike disclosed that "there are some political differences" between Odili and himself. "As it is today, politically, we don’t…
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