Tag Archives: Rivers State

EFCC Seals Ex-NDDC Director’s Mansion over N3bn Alleged Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has sealed a mansion allegedly belonging to a former Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Niger Delta Development Commission, Henry Ogiri. The EFCC said in a Facebook post that the house, which is located at

Amaechi Rejects Wike’s Award, Describes It As Poisonous

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has rejected the purported award the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike is proposing to accord him, describing any award from his successor as poisonous. Amaechi, in a statement from his Media Office said in

Leaked Audio: Voice Changer Technology is being used to Blackmail Gov. Wike – Rivers Govt

The Rivers State government has said that the tape circulating the media, of Governor Nyesom Wike, threatening to kill INEC officials (in the last legislative rerun elections), if they do not do what he “asked them to do,” or “return

(AudioLeak) Rivers Re-Run: Gov. Wike threatens to Kill INEC official for Not ‘Co-operating’ With Him

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was recorded on the telephone asking officials INEC to rig the election for his candidates in the recently concluded Rivers legislative rerun elections. In one instance where one of the officials wasn’t doing his

Rivers Rerun: PDP & APC Share Federal & State Legislative Offices

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won two of the three senatorial districts in the re-run legislative election in Rivers. Dr Mustapha Lecky, the commission’s national commissioner in charge of the

Defamation: Odili Sues Peterside, Claims N6bn Damages

The former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has dragged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, to court for an alleged defamation of character. Odili, who is claiming the sum

Breaking News: Wike threatened, As He Resists Police, DSS Attempt to Abduct Judge

Governor Nyesom Wike in the early hours of (Saturday) today mobilised to stop alleged attempt by men of the Department of State Security, DSS and the Police to abduct a Judge at his number 35/84 B residence, Forces Avenue, Port