PDP Chairman Warns Members Against Sabotage

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Ayu said the NWC took a crucial decision to start this process of sorting out problems in the state chapters in order to…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, Monday warned members against working against the interest of the party, saying they will not be … Read more

There’s No Excuse For Not Signing Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Wike

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The governor added that because there are opportunities for clauses in a bill to be further amended…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have any excuse for not signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Wike said this on Sunday during an interview on … Read more

VAT In Nigeria: Buhari’s Aide Says Wike Is Tribalistic

VAT In Nigeria: Buhari's Aide Says Wike Is Tribalistic

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Nigeria controversy has taken another turn, as Ajuri Ngelale, an aide to the president said governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, who dragged the federal government to court over the matter, is promoting ethnic bigotry. Ajuri Ngelale, a Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Public Affairs, has stated that … Read more

VAT Controversy: Ondo Lawmaker Commends Sanwo-Olu, Wike

VAT Controversy: Ondo Lawmaker Commends Sanwo-Olu, Wike

According to Nichola Tofowomo, an Ondo lawmaker, Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has done well with the signing of Value Added Tax (VAT) into law. Senator representing the Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, has commended the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Commending Sanwo-Olu, Tofowomo praised him for passing … Read more

Wike: I Don’t Want Secondus To Be Re-elected As PDP National Chairman

Wike: I Don't Want Secondus To Be Re-elected As PDP National Chairman

Rivers governor Nyesom Wike said he wouldn’t welcome the re-election of Uche Secondus as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has stated that he doesn’t want the re-election of Uche Secondus as the national Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While maintaining that he doesn’t trust Secondus … Read more

VAT Collection In Nigeria: Wike Asks Businesses In Rivers To Shun FIRS

VAT Collection In Nigeria: Wike Asks Businesses In Rivers To Shun FIRS

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has directed businesses in the state to shun the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and remit their VAT to his government. As Value Added Tax (VAT) in Nigeria continues to linger, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, has asked businesses in the state to shun the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). While … Read more

Defections: “How Will Nigerians Feel?” Wike Rules Out Rumoured APC Move

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Wike, the governor of oil-rich Rivers State and a strong critic of the APC, maintains that it is unthinkable for him to leave the main opposition party Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has debunked insinuations that he will join the Progressives Congress (APC), taking a swipe at governors who defected to the ruling party.  The … Read more

If You Can Arrest Nnamdi Kanu, You Must Go After Bandits, Miyetti Allah- Wike

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“You cannot discriminate. You cannot say because Nnamdi Kanu is from a particular tribe, let us do this. The same principle must be applied to the bandits, Miyetti Allah and others The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB by … Read more

Biafra Group Labels Wike ‘Shameless Talkative’ Over Threat To Kill IPOB

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The group described the “Rivers State Governor as a shameless talkative who didn’t take action other than his frequent declaration of curfew in the state.” The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has called Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State a ‘shameless talkative’ for threatening the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. BNL noted that  Wike was a … Read more

Stop Running Around, Abuja Can’t Make you Rivers Gov – Wike

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Wike has warned politicians planning to succeed him to stop running around, noting that Abuja can’t make them Rivers Governor. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to resist any cabal within and outside the state contemplating to foist his successor on residents come 2023. While urging Christian leaders in the state to pray for … Read more

El-Rufai Reaping From Evil Plotted Against Rivers — Wike

Governor of Rivers State has said his Kaduna State Counterpart, Nasiru El-Rufai is reaping from evil plotted against Rivers State.   The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike alleged that Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State was reaping from the evil he plotted against Rivers State in the past. He also said All Progressives Congress-led … Read more

2023: I Won’t Support Jonathan If… – Wike

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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said he will not support former president Goodluck Jonathan if he agrees to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, who served as Minister of State for Education in the Jonathan Administration, said there was no way he could work against … Read more

Nigerian Government Shielding Amaechi From Prosecutions For Corruption —Wike

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Nigerian government of shielding the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi from prosecution over the alleged misappropriation of proceeds from the sale of some the state assets. The governor said it was disingenuous for the Nigerian government to commission a narrow-gauge railway from Port … Read more

Wike, Secondus Rift Worsens Over LG Poll Candidate’s List

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Nyesom Wike, Uche Secondus You May Also Like Wike Commiserates With Ekweremadu Over Brother’s Death The faceoff between the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, may have deepened over the choice of candidates for the forthcoming local government elections in the Andoni Local Government Area. … Read more

Gov. Nyesom Wike’s Presidential Campaign Posters Flood Abuja

Nyesome Wike’s presidential campaign posters surface online. The campaign posters were pasted in strategic locations on the popular Herbert Macaulay Way in the Central Business District of the FCT, the nation’s capital.YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Festus Keyamo Blows Hot About Sunday Igboho Position On Herdsmen Bayelsa Acknowledges FG’s N27b Refund, Begins Roads Rehabilitation Hunters Rescue … Read more

Okorocha Canvasses For Political Alliance

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Ex-Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has expressed his interest to rescue Nigeria from its present predicaments. He demanded from people of like minds to be part of a new political alliance which according to him, would consist of good individuals. Ekohotblog gathered that he made the call while commissioning the Rumuche/Rumuakunde/Ohna Awuse Link … Read more

Bauchi Gov Lauds Wike Over 10.3km Rivers Road

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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, Governor, Nyesom Wike The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed on Monday commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for the quality of road he inaugurated. The governor spoke during the inauguration of the 10.3km long Sime-Nonwa-Kira Road in the Tai Local Government Area (Ogoni community), Eko hot blog gathered. … Read more

Own Up To FG’s Failure, Wike Urges APC Governors

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Nyesom Wike, APC Governors Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to own up to the reality of the Federal Government’s failure. Governor Wike said the APC-led Federal Government promised to offer better governance that would ensure safety of lives and property of the citizens but has failed to … Read more