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A post-election reconciliation initiative within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was on Thursday stalled by the refusal of certain stakeholders to show up at the venue of the planned meeting. The meeting was held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja at the instance of the party’s governor’s forum. Notably, governors under the aegis of G5 were…
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The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has rejected Rivers State governor’s request for Federal projects reimbursement. He replied that he owed the state nothing. River State governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday in Portharcourt requested a refund of some Federal projects including roads which he reconstructed with the approval of the Federal Government. While addressing the President-elect, who…
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President Muhammadu Buhari is attending the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) where awards would be conferred on 43 distinguished individuals, including former President Goodluck Jonathan. Also being conferred with various categories of honours in recognition of their public service contributions are Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and 16 Governors, including Rivers’…
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Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, hosted a crucial meeting of some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. They were mostly the governors who coordinated his presidential campaign during the PDP national convention. The meeting was held behind closed-doors at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)….
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday received a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, in Rumuepirikom, his country home in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Orubebe recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. Also, the Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, led the PDP leadership in the Senate to visit…
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Gov. Nyesom Wike on Monday donated N200 million to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kaduna State for their upkeep. Wike made the donation when he visited the state secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna as part of his campaign tour to seek for the party’s ticket for 2023 presidential poll. “We must not…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed not to step down for any consensus candidate of the party ahead of its presidential primary. The Governor said only death will make him quit his ambition to become the President of Nigeria. “The only thing that will make me to quit is death; if I’m alive, we…
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Atiku conspicuously absent The Rivers Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has hosted a closed-door meeting with some presidential aspirants of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) ahead of the party’s primaries. It was gathered the aspirants deepened discussion on a consensus presidential candidate for the party to reduce internal rancour ahead of the election. Aspirants present at…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Rotimi Amaechi administration of abandoning the state-owned Legacy 600 aircraft in Germany. He claimed that under Amaechi’s administration, the aircraft was flown to Germany in 2012 and abandoned there. The governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media Kevin Ebiri, said it was unconscionable…
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has announced the donation of N50million for the empowerment of widows of fallen heroes. The governor announced this on Saturday in commemoration of 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Governor Wike led members of the state executive council and leaders of other arms of government and institutions to mark the…
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