Immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has challenged Governor Nyesom Wike to name his presidential candidate as he had promised to do before January ends.

21ST Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) has condemned alleged move by the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to woo the outspoken Governor Wike of Rivers State to support its controversial activities. The group, in a statement signed by Izon Ebi, alleged that the move was a…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the G5 Governors would soon shut the door of reconciliation with the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) The governor stated this yesterday during an interview with BBC Pigin, which was monitored by The Guardian in Port Harcourt. Wike reiterated that their choice of presidential candidate would soon be made…

Social-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued oil-producing states for allegedly failing to account for the N625.43 billion recently paid to them by the Federal Government. The payment to Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Ondo, Imo and Cross River states covered 13 per cent oil derivation, subsidy, and SURE-P refunds. The refunds…

• G5 consensus on power shift vindicates 19 APC govs’ stance, says Okechukwu • Ayu escalating PDP crisis, he should resign, says CUPP spokesman • Govs to rest speculations on London trip today As the group of five state governors (G5/Integrity Group) opposed to the continued stay in office of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as Peoples…

Former lawmaker, Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Mrs. Nkoyo Toyo, has said it is dangerous for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go into the 2023 elections divided. In a chat with The Guardian at the weekend, the former PDP governorship aspirant said: “We must remember that everyone, who comes into an…

Accuses Maeba, Sekibo Of Plotting To Instigate Violence Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused Senator Lee Maeba and Dr. Abiye Sekibo of trying to instigate violence in the state by deliberately violating a state law that prohibits the location of political offices in residential areas of the state. Recall that the governor had threatened to jail any politician who disobeys…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has underscored the need for politicians to play decent politics. He said that in his entire political journey, the use of violence has never been part of measures adopted to attain his political goals. Wike spoke when he inaugurated the Okrika Founder’s Park, yesterday, in Koniju Ama, Okrika Local…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that further attack on G-5 Governors will attract the wrath of the Integrity Group as they will not hesitate to strike back. He urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to caution members of the presidential campaign council of the party and…

I am quite distressed that I have to return to this matter of lack of transparency and openness in the manner Gov. Udom Emmanuel is managing our finances so soon after my last intervention less than three weeks ago.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has intensified efforts at crime fighting in the state by donating the Intelligence and Surveillance Centre built by his administration to the Nigeria Police.

Following the disclosure by River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, last week in Port Harcourt, that the projects he had executed were made possible by the over N9 trillion derivation funds released by the Federal Government