Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday called on the people to vote overwhelmingly for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as he had the business and leadership acumen to create employment opportunities and revive Nigeria’s economy.
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The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday.
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday announced a N30million business grant for the widows and wives of fallen heroes and war veterans of the Nigerian Legion in the state.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Belel, who disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt, said five kidnap victims had been rescued since the beginning of January.
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State branch says it will not vote any candidate that is not farmers-friendly during the forthcoming general elections.
The All Progressives Congress on Monday reacted to the judgments of the Federal High Court on two separate suits against it, assuring that it would get victory in the superior court.
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday nullified the direct and indirect primary elections allegedly conducted by two factions of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State.
As the countdown to the February 16, 2019 general election gets underway, the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has set up a Peace and Reconciliation Committee to reconcile all members who felt aggrieved following the outcome of the party’s primaries held in 2018.
The Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State says the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, is no match for Governor Nyesom Wike in the upcoming general election.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, has said more accommodation quarters would be built for personnel across formations and units in the country.
The musician, who made the pledge in Port Harcourt when he visited the Rivers State Governor, said he would also institute a talent hunt show for Rivers-based artistes.
Cole made the assertion in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers on Sunday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on his findings after his ward-to-ward consultation/voter sensitisation tour on Saturday.
Rufus Godwin, Rivers Head of Service, says fresh retirees in the state will have their biometrics captured first month after service for inclusion in the payroll of the state’s pensioners.
The Rivers Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has pledged his administration’s commitment to continue to provide enabling environment for business to thrive in the state.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company on Wednesday said it had disbursed N41.1 billion to fund 37 cluster development projects in Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Abia states in 13 years.
The incident occurred on Tuesday in Alesha community near Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
This marks the record third time Shell Companies in Nigeria have won the PETAN award, having clinched same award in 2013 and 2015.
Delta and Rivers are currently topping the medal table at the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival holding in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the building, which is under construction, collapsed on the workers on November 23, 2018, killing scores of them.
Augustine Chidi, the Deputy Comptroller General of Customs in-charge of Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection, announced the seizure in Port Harcourt.