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    Politics Photos: Governor Wike Offers N40m Scholarship To Young Musician

    Governor Nyesom Wike Sunday offered scholarship worth N40Million to talented music prodigy, Master Nengi Jaja. Nengi got the shock reward as he impressed the governor with a soul lifting rendition at the State Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt during a Thanksgiving Service in honour of Prince...
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    Metro Rivers State: Pupils Sent Home As Unpaid Security Guards Shut Down School - The Nation

    Security guards in Rivers State on Monday have denied teachers and pupils access into some public primary schools in the state over unpaid salaries READ MORE HERE
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    Politics [Video] IPOB Crisis: Gov Wike Affirms Belief In Unity Of Nigeria As He Welcomes Northern Governors

    Governor Wike or Rivers State welcomes the Northern Governors delegation and affirms the River State government support for the unity of Nigeria.
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    Politics Rivers State PDP Endorse Wike For Second Term

    Governor Wike of Rivers State has been given the backing of the PDP and declared their candidate for the 2019 election. Samuel Nwanosike, the state publicity secretary of the party, said the PDP endorsed the governor because of his developmental achievements, which were evidence of good...
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    Politics Gov Wike Threatens to Cut Down APC Members With Machete [VIDEO]

    Governor Nyesom Wike has warned APC members not to get close to him for he will cut them down with a machete. He made the statement while brandishing the weapon in a public address. “Since you have given me this machete in Rivers State, I will not look back, I will use it and cut all of...
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    Politics INEC Fixes Saturday For Outstanding 2015 Rivers Elections

    The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday for the conclusion of outstanding 2015 elections in Rivers. The commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak, in a statement on Tuesday said the exercise would hold at Etche and Omuma Local...
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    Metro How My Pubic Hair Was Shaved To Join Demonic Brothel – Prostitute Recounts Experience [PHOTOS]

    A Port Harcourt-based prostitute has narrated how she was admitted into a demonic brothel in the Diobu area of Rivers state. The ‘repented’ prostitute, Joy Francis said certain rituals were made through shaving of hair from all the sensitive parts of their bodies to be deposited with the owner...
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    Politics Governor Wike Threatens APC Governors Over Rivers Re-run

    Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has one after the other lashed out at leaders and governors of the All Progressives Congress over their comments during the party’s campaign at the Liberation stadium in Port Harcourt. Wike accused the nine governors that graced the final mega rally of gross...
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    Politics Rivers Re-Run: Why Governor Wike Is Afraid [FACTS CHECK]

    As all gets set for another round of re-run elections in Rivers state, the drama in the state's political scene cannot be left unnoticed. Governor Nyesom Wike, who has particularly been in the news has accused some Rotimi Amaechi of the plot to kill him before the elections. After the...
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    Politics Governor Wike Approves Immediate Rehabilitation of All General Hospitals

    Governor Nyesom Wike-led State Executive Council has approved the immediate rehabilitation of all general hospitals, as part of efforts to improve the Health Sector in Rivers State. This was stated at the 13th State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Executive Governor, Nyesom Wike...
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    Metro Equatorial Guinea Consul-General, Juan Mbomio, Wife Shot In Rivers

    The Consul-General of Equatorial Guinea in Nigeria, Juan Mbomio, and wife, Maria, are said to be receiving treatment in a hospital in Calabar, after they were shot during the week. The Nation gathered that they were shot by armed robbers around the boundary between Rivers and Akwa Ibom states...
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    Politics Governor Wike Inspects Ongoing Construction at Nkpogu Bridge Phase 2 [PHOTOS]

    Photos of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State inspecting Ongoing Construction at Nkpogu Bridge Phase 2.
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    Metro Police Recruitment Exercise In Rivers – See Photos

    Photos from the Police recruitment exercise in Rivers state earlier today.
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    Metro Rivers: Governor Wike Increases Corps Members' Allowance By 100%

    The Rivers Government under the leadership of Governor Nyesom Wike has approved 100 per cent increment in the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state. Mr Kenneth Kobani, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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    Metro Nigerian Police Bust Kidnappers' Den In Rivers Community, Rescue Victims

    Five victims were recently rescued from kidnapper’s den in Omuma community in Rivers State when detectives from Abia State Police invaded their hide-out. The Abia State Police Commissioner, Habila Joshak, noted that the kidnappers after abducting their victims in Aba take them to their hide-out...
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    Metro Rivers: Governor Wike Inspects Ongoing Road Project – See Photos

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has assured that all projects started by his administration will be completed in line with approved specifications. According to a statement released by Special Assistant to the Rivers state government on Electronic media, Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor...
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    Politics Rivers: Wike Turns To Amaechi For Help on the Completion of the Port Harcourt Airport

    Rivers State Government says it will approach the federal government through the Ministry of Transportation headed by Rotimi Amaechi to facilitate the completion of the remodeling project at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. Governor Nyesom Wike, stated this Sunday, while...
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    Metro LIST of National Events Governor Wike Is Planning To Host in Rivers State

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state government is hosting national events to prove to the world that contrary to sponsored negative propaganda, the state is peaceful He said that the state will host the following events: - the NBA National Conference in...
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    Politics River Rerun: INEC To Announce New Date For Fresh Poll

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also promised to announce results in constituencies where it is satisfied that voting and collation were done in compliance with the electoral act. In a statement, INEC says, it will conduct fresh elections on a date to be decided in all...
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    Politics Rivers Rerun: How PDP Candidate Forced INEC Officer to Declare Result In His Parlour [Video]

    Here is a secret video of how Farah Dagogo allegedly forced INEC Assistant Electoral Officer declare him winner in his parlour in the presence of the Deputy Governor of River state.
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