2023: Quest for an Igbo President, why the Igbo are running away from PDP
By Ogbonna Nwuke, Editor-in-Chief Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed Christians in Nigeria are being targeted. Kanu who took to Twitter Friday, to make the allegation however, did not provide verifiable evidence. But the young Igbo activist, whose group,…
You will cry some more, APC tells Wike
The Rivers State Chapter of the APC has lashed out at Governor Wike, describing him as a senior prefect who continues to bully other members of the PDP as if they are his students. Spokesman of the APC, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke said in a statement…
LG performance: Wike sends out monitors
There are strong indications that the Rivers State Government has set up a panel to monitor the performance of various local government council chairmen. According to what we have gleaned through dependable sources, members of the fact finding team are currently touring local government areas…
Aftermath of Oyigbo saga: Wike addresses Igbo concerns
The decision of the Rivers State Government to proscribe the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Rivers State may have led to growing tension between the government and Igbos across Nigeria. But the Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike Sunday moved to douse tensions…
Execution of Federal road projects: Amaechi championed refund – Fashola
Claims in some quarters that the former Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi had nothing to do with the recent plan by the Federal Government to refund funds expended on federal projects within the State have been debunked. On the contrary, it is…
Rivers sues for another refund as Fashola pats Wike on the back for renaming public infrastructure
Governor Nyesom Wike Saturday, at the commissioning of the Rebisi Flyover, placed a passionate request at the doorstep of the Federal Government. The Governor is asking for the refund of funds being spent on ongoing flyover projects that are springing up in parts of the…
Wike may roll out another Executive Order
Governor Nyesom Wike is expected to issue an executive order banning trading aĺong the road any moment from now. This is line with the vow he made during the commissioning of the Rebisi Flyover in Port Harcourt. Wike who dropped the hint last week said…
Defection matters: PDP serves Reps Speaker, Hon. Ephraim Nwuzi
The spirited effort by the PDP to encumber the tenure of Hon Ephraim Nwuzi who is representing the people of the Etche Ethnic Nation on the floor of the National Assembly has entered another phase. According to what we know at this time the Rivers…
Wike’s govt presents side: We are not Owing WAEC – Govt; We did not spread fake news – Telegraph
The Rivers State Government through the Ministry of Education has reacted to an online report by the Port Harcourt Telegraph, accusing it of spreading fake news and engaging in junk journalism. But the Telegraph which has seen the reaction, said in a statement issued Thursday…
Fire in Etche PDP: Fight over chairmanship intensifies
There is an ongoing power squabble within the PDP in Etche Local Government Area over which of the clans would present the next council chairman. Under the Constitution, the incumbent Chairman, Obinna Anyanwu is supposed to have a second tenure. But opponents of the Chairman…
