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Nigeria:
Wike Strikes Hard Again
This Day, 13 May 2020
Nseobong Okon-Ekong and Vanessa Obioha write that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has entered another round of controversy over his shocking action on COVID-19 Read more »
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Nigeria:
States Lack Uniform Pandemic Strategy, Say NLC, TUC
This Day, 12 May 2020
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have lamented that state governments have no uniform strategy and response in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Wike Lifts Lockdown On Port Harcourt Metropolis
This Day, 12 May 2020
Reprieve has come the way of residents of Port Harcourt metropolis as the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday announced the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Governor Wike's Despotic Tendencies Must Be Checked
Premium Times, 12 May 2020
We must rise up as a people who are legitimately part of Rivers State and question where Wike derives the wide-ranging powers he is exercising arbitrarily against innocent… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Wike and Other Misguided Governors
This Day, 12 May 2020
Some governors are going beyond their boundaries in the name of enforcing Covid-19 directives Read more »
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Nigeria:
Hotel Demolition - We've Done No Wrong, Says Governor Wike
Premium Times, 11 May 2020
The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said his administration cannot be accused of any wrongdoing for demolishing two hotels in the state. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Civic Group Condemns Rivers State Govt's Demolition of Hotels
Premium Times, 10 May 2020
A civic group, Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project (SERAP), has condemned the demolition of hotels in Rivers by the state government. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rivers Govt Demolishes Two Hotels for Allegedly Flouting COVID-19 Order
Premium Times, 10 May 2020
The Rivers government on Sunday demolished two hotels in the state for allegedly flouting COVID-19 order in the state. Read more »