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2019 RIVERS GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: KALABARI TO PRESENT A COMMON POSITION .... To adopt a candidate Ahead of the 2019 Rivers Governorship elections, facts have began to emerge, which has raised fresh hopes that the kalabari ethnic group,  having taken stock of past mistakes are poised to adopt a common candidate in their bid to  realize the ambition of producing the governor of the state come 2019. It will be recalled that the kalabari people, one of the major ethnic groups in Rivers State, having played key roles in the emergence of successive governments  in the state have sought an opportunity to have one of their own govern the state for equity & justice sakes. This desire by the kalabari people have always enjoyed the support of their brother ethnic groups but the issue had been with the kalabari people who presents plethora of candidates each time for the governorship election. This divides not just the kalabari people but also their votes. In the 2015 elections for insta

Flash: TCVG Boss blasts governor Nyesome Wike for raising false alarm... Assures Rivers people of a better governor in 2019 Convener, Tonye Cole Volunteer Group, Mrs Ibifuro Tatua has criticised the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike for spreading what could be described as defamatory statements about the country's ruling party. Mrs. Tatua noted that the Rivers State governor left many dumbfounded with his misleading,  careless and inappropriate comments as he accused the federal government of planning to plant 800 guns in Rivers State, with the objective of destabilising it. She further accused  the Rivers State governor of doing everything possible to prejudice the minds of Nigerians by deliberate lies and perversion of the truth. According to her views, "We are feeling the pulse of Rivers people. APC will win in 2019. Lies, threats and other attempts to bully the electorate will not play a factor in the 2019 Rivers State governorship election. "Tatua said T

Imo State: Governor Okorocha cries out of being chased by ghost The governor of Imo state has made a shocking release that he is being chased by ghosts in his office and residents. According to him, "Ghosts are now being used to attack me in the government house, I don't sleep at nights. As unbelievable as it might sound, It's true. I know what I battle every night in Douglas House all because the big guys think I know too much. If not that I am someone who is so close to God, they would have succeeded in taking me down"  - Gov. Rochas Okorocha.

Is Pres. Buhari dead or alive? Bishop Orieke to face the law for fabricating death certificate Meet Bishop Eze Orieke that obtained a fake death Certificate of PMB in Nigeria to back the claim by Kanu that the real BUHARI was replaced with a double! He will now be taken to court for the falsehood especially he will take the authorities to the hospital that he said issued the death Certificate. They claimed PMB died in London, why was the death Certificate not from the London Hospital? Recall that when OONI Sijuwade went home in London, Ife Chiefs tried to cover it up bc of the traditional rites that were expected to be performed. But the news was out in few hours bc his death must be registered!!!!! Ife Chiefs almost embarrassed themselves!!! So UK would agree to cover up PMB death???? This Bishop must be jailed!!!! Yusuf Olaleye Bello

Every bride’s nightmare is probably finding out that their husband is no good after they’ve said ‘I do’. Luckily for this bride, she found out just before making what many would call a big mistake. According to The Mirror , a woman who uses the pseudonym Casey documented her experience of discovering her husband-to-be was being unfaithful on the eve of their wedding. In the tell all piece that first appeared on Whimm, Casey revealed how she got an anonymous text message that had screenshots with proof of her fiancé cheating which was accompanied by the message “I wouldn't marry him. Will you?". “The screenshots were of conversations between my husband-to-be and another woman. Loads of them, including selfies of the pair. She was the opposite of me. I’m blonde and fair, and this unknown woman had dark hair and olive skin,” she explained. “The texts were dated from months to only days before. My brain simply could not compute WTF was going on. There was no questioning the l

Report made available to newsmen has it that the Candidate of the All progressive Congress, Arc. Tonye Cole narrowly escaped what appears to be assassination. Here is the full details. "SUSPECTED PDP GUNMEN OPEN FIRE ON TONYE COLE’S CONSULTATION TEAM AT OLD BAKANA …A serving Commissioner in Wike's govt from the area fingered Blood bath was averted today (Friday, November 16, 2018) at Old Bakana as gun men alleged to be sponsored by a PDP serving Commissioner in Nyesom Wike’s government from the area opened heavy gun fire on Pastor Tonye Cole and his team as they were carrying out ward-to-ward consultation in the community. On arrival at the community and as is usual with the team, Tonye Cole and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the delegation had gone to pay a courtesy call on the traditional head of the community prior to commencement of the exercise when heavy gunfire erupted from all directions of the community. Pastor Tonye Cole immediately sho

'Fake Buhari' narrative is foolery, ungodly, despicable and mischief -- Eze Written by Chief Chukwuemeka Eze Those peddling the narrative of 'fake Buhari' leading Nigeria have been described as gullible mischief makers, who are being urged on by those who have prayed for President Muhammadu Buhari's death. Giving this explanation in a statement issued and circulated in Port Harcourt on Thursday, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, also revealed that the narrative had been part of the strategies of those who have plundered the nation's wealth without conscience before President Buhari came in to end their reign of unchecked stealing. According to the party chieftain, the authors of the narrative had hoped that the president would not return alive from his prolonged sick leave abroad, but were shocked to see him back healthier and pushing the anti-corruption campaign more vigorously, adding that their

Bayelsa : Gay caught on the act r*ping an 8yr old boy! This report says angry youths beats up a man who they said  was allegedly raping an 8yr old boy at Imiringi, in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The incident was said to have happened around 8pm on Monday 12/11/ 2019. More details coming up shortly!

See what Mrs. Tatua predicts about governor Wikes  re-election A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, Mrs Ibifuro Tatua has opened up on why Governor Nyesome Wike will not return back for a second tenure as governor of Rivers State. Mrs. Tatua when giving her predictions, said Rivers people were sick and tired of going through some excruciating pains rising from insecurity, lack of job creation and that of poor infrastructural developments; which she alleged was mainly caused by the incumbent state government. According to her "The people have said clearly what they want and God has decreed it also. Wike is a threat to the nation's democracy. He is not the type of governor Rivers people want for a second term. He will go down in history as a governor that concentrated on white elephant projects, exacerbation of the security crisis and withdrawing financial aide to Rivers State students abroad" she opined. Addressing party stalwarts, and coordinators of the

Just see what happened to a drunken policeman The attention of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM mni, has been drawn to a video of Lagos policeman who got drunk at Akowonjo, Dopemu area of Lagos state. He therefore directed the state Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal to fish out the erring policeman for appropriate  disciplinary action. The policeman who was stupefied after guzzling  large quantity of alcoholic beverage was located and apprehended today 07/11/2018 at Police Mobile Force Squadron 22 Base, Ikeja, where he served by the Command Provost. He was identified as Inspector Kadima Useni with appointment number 176219. During interrogation, the officer affirmed that he was the one in the video, he was therefore tried in orderly room and summarily dismissed to serve as a deterrent to others. To prevent  reoccurrence of this type of  incident, the CP has directed the officer in charge of the Command Provost Section to embark on tour of all police

Breaking news: The MINIMUM WAGE Committee have just signed the recommended 30,000 minimum wage agreement.  Report will be submitted to the president by 4:15 pm tomorrow. Labour will soon be having a press conference to inform the public Strike averted. More details loading!

The office, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Wifred Oyo-Ita, has directed workers to ensure that they report to their duty posts on Tuesday despite the threat by the organized labour to begin an indefinite strike. According to a directives tagged ‘'Notice of court injunction on proposed strike action: Directive for compliance'’  dated November 5, 2018, Oyo-Ita said the order became necessary because the National Industrial Court had restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on the industrial action on Tuesday pending the determination of the substantive suit on Thursday November 8. Oyo-Ita in a press release made available to news men said “The attention of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has been drawn to the order of interim injunction by the Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria dated November 2, 2018 restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and their

The controversy rocking the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State seems to be laid to rest as the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu  cleared the air on the long legal tussle between Sen. Magnus Abe over the outcome of the just concluded primaries that brought Arc. Tonye Dele Cole and Mr. Ojukaye Flag Amachree led excos. According to a statement credited to Mr. Issa-Onilu on November 1, 2018 "Re: Supreme Court Ruling on Rivers APC In view of conflicting interpretations that have greeted the recent verdict of the Supreme Court on the contentions among our members in Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), it has become necessary to clarify that the Supreme Court's verdict has nothing to do with  the primaries conducted for the governorship and legislative positions in the state. Therefore, the candidature of Arch. Tonye Cole along with his running mate, Hon. Victor Giadom remains inviolate. The list of our candidates for the gover