Developing story: Wike fails to obtain exparte motion against Nwuzi
As the fight between the APC and the PDP over defections deepens, the PDP in Rivers State has failed to obtain an exparte motion against Hon. Ephraim Nwuzi, a member of the House of Representatives representing Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency. The PDP, according to information reaching…
Protesters force Wike out
Protesters defied the order of Governor Nyesom Wike and stormed the streets as part of the ongoing #endSars campaign. The Police Force which has its back to the wall had across the country granted demonstrators permission to embark on peaceful protests. Efforts at the last…
Missiles from Oyigbo find their target, devastate Akawor
Chisom Promise Dike isn’t the noisy type. His constituents say he is a gentleman who minds his business and reaches out to as many people as he can. The lawmaker who recently rejected a car gift from Governor Nyesom Wike had drawn the ire of…
Ogbakor Etche embarks on skills acquisition drive
The Ogbakor Etche Monday at Okehi commenced a skills training scheme which is expected to benefit approximately 30 youths drawn from the Etche ethnic nation. The scheme is being run in conjunction with Shell Petroleum Development Company. Speaking at the take off of the Scheme,…
Dickson set to battle APC in Senate race
Away from Edo and Ondo states where gubernatorial elections have captured public imagination, Bayelsa State is getting ready for bye-elections to fill vacant senatorial seats. Apparently, those seats were vacated by Governor Diri and his deputy who were serving senators as at the time they…
Unbelievable: Woman returns from the land of the dead
A woman aged about 60 years old has come back to life after she was pronounced dead. Sons and daughters of Okomoko Community in the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State had learnt that Mrs Nwachi Benson Onyenma Nwuke had died in the early…
Crisis in Wike’s PDP
Governor Nyesom Wike may be wining and dining at Government House, Port Harcourt, over Obaseki’s victory in Edo which is being attributed to him by his admirers, but a moment of realism now awaits him. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, under his watch as leader…
Edo elections: I brought nothing to the table – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has admitted he did nothing extraordinary to ensure the success of the PDP in Edo State. There have been all kinds of accounts across the country pertaining to what the Rivers strongman did or did not do to overwhelm…
100 times up the ladder: Dakuku says Elemelu deserves it all
Dr Dakuku Peterside has congratulated Tony Elumelu who is currently among the first 100 recognized icons in the world. Dakuku, former Director General of NIMASA said in a statement made available to the Telegraph that Elemulu who broke grounds in banking deserved the exceptional honour…
Why Wike, others were quarantined
The Police have explained why Governors, including Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State were restricted to their hotels prior to voting day. Wike had attempted to draw attention to himself Friday night, saying more than 300 policemen had laid seige on the hotel where he…
