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After Rivers Defeat, Yoruba Council Calls for Immediate Sack of FCT Minister, Wike,  Gives 3 Reasons  -Threat to Democracy and Peace in Niger Delta  -Actions De-Marketing Tinubu and Administration  -Excessive Mannerism in FCT by Ezra Ukanwa with expert Barrister Oladotun Hassan

After Rivers Defeat, Yoruba Council Calls for Immediate Sack of FCT Minister, Wike, Gives 3 Reasons -Threat to Democracy and Peace in Niger Delta -Actions De-Marketing Tinubu and Administration -Excessive Mannerism in FCT by Ezra Ukanwa with expert Barrister Oladotun Hassan

News Feature
The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW), led by Hassan Oladotun, has urged for the immediate removal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, accusing him of contributing to political unrest in Rivers State The YCW accused Wike of nepotism and abusing his federal position to settle personal scores, particularly in the FCT The YCW condemned the local government election in Rivers State, labelling it a "war zone" and a "catastrophe to democracy" The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has called for immediately removing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Speaking with Legit.ng on Sunday, October 6, the council's president, Hassan Oladotun, cited specific reasons for the call for Wike's removal from office, citing his role in the political unrest in Rivers State He main...
Timi Frank accuses Wike of plot to block allocation to LGs in Rivers State

Timi Frank accuses Wike of plot to block allocation to LGs in Rivers State

Press Release
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to secure a court injunction to block releases from the Federation Account to the 22 Local Government Councils in Rivers state. Frank who made this disclosure in a statement in Abuja, said Wike and his co-travelers that are opposed to the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, resorted to the plot following their failure to stop local government elections in the state which held successfully on Saturday the 5th of October, 2024. According to him, Wike through his proxies will tomorrow (Monday) or any day soon, approach a Federal High Court in Abuja with spuriou...
EXPOSED! Real Reasons Wike Demolished Bayelsa Govt Property In Port Harcourt

EXPOSED! Real Reasons Wike Demolished Bayelsa Govt Property In Port Harcourt

News Feature
Fresh facts have emerged on why the outgoing Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, recently demolished two buildings belonging to neighbouring Bayelsa State in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. The real reason for Wike’s anger, according to reliable sources, was not because Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State failed to renovate the buildings on 5 and 9 Akassa Street in the old GRA in Port Harcourt having been notified in 2021 by the Rivers State Ministry of Lands. The action of Wike is said to be an afterthought when his earlier plot failed. He was said to have approached Governor Diri sometime in 2021 seeking to acquire the buildings from the Bayelsa government. During his second term, the garrulous Rivers governor, who leaves office on May 29, had embarked on acquisiti...
Blue Economy: Wike Applauds Jamoh’s Giant Strides

Blue Economy: Wike Applauds Jamoh’s Giant Strides

Maritime, News Feature
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike ,has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for designing and pursuing a Blue Economy strategy purposed to replace the current oil economy in about 10 years. Wike stated this in Port Harcourt, when he received the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, who was on a courtesy visit. The governor said NIMASA’s plan for sustainable use of Nigeria’s abundant maritime resources was in line with the country’s economic diversification drive. Jamoh earlier appealed for greater involvement of the littoral states in the implementation of the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure – also called the Deep Blue Project. The security scheme, which is domiciled in NIMASA and being executed i...
Omoku Violence: Governor Wike places N200 million Bounty on Perpetrators

Omoku Violence: Governor Wike places N200 million Bounty on Perpetrators

Law
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has placed a N200 million bounty for information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of the Omoku massacre. Governor Wike spoke on Tuesday after he led the Rivers State Security Council on a fact finding/sympathy visit to the families of the deceased. He also visited those injured during the attack. The governor also visited the sites of the crime where he received briefing from the Nigerian Police Area Commander, Mr Mike Nwafor and the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) Local Government Council Caretaker Chairman, Mr Olisa Osi. He said: "We have placed a N200million bounty for relevant information that will lead to the arrest of all those involved in this unfortunate act of violence. "Anybody who is connected to this crime in ...