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President Bola Tinubu had a closed-door meeting with former governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.    The former governors arrived the villa at about 2:33 pm and were delayed by security who wanted to get clearance from their superior …

Former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has said that he has no plan of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress.    This is coming after he and a sitting Peoples Democratic Party Governor, Seyi Makinde of Oyo state; and a PDP Chieftain and former governor of Delta state, James …

A video of former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike conferring an award on a dignitary at a state event last night is trending online.    Wike tried putting on an award medal on the dignitary’s neck but left it hanging on his cap while he (dignitary) tried getting it …

Wike made his feelings known while speaking at the State banquet he organised in honour of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Tinubu, who is in Rivers on the instance of Wike, had earlier in the day commissioned the …

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday, May 3 a public holiday to enable residents to give the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu a rousing welcome.Tinubu who won the February 25 presidential election will embark on a two-day working visit in the state starting from May 3 to …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and State Executive Members of the PDP in Rivers State over alleged anti-party activities. In his judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the fears of Wike and …

Senator Dino Melaye has fired back at Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, who on Tuesday, April 11, laughed off his aspiration to become the next governor of Kogi state. At a media chat earlier on Tuesday, Governor Wike ruled out Melaye ahead of the PDP primary which precedes the November …

As Christians commemorate the death of Jesus Christ today, Nollywood actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh, has thrown shades at the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his allies. Naija News reports that the thespian in a video shared on her Instagram page slammed individuals who she described as backstabbers, betrayers, …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no right to suspend former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, over allegations of anti-party activities.   The PDP, in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, had …

    Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has stated he never worked against the presidential ambitions of Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP).   Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February …