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 I will not go into the gutter with because that's where you belong ~ Atiku fires back at Nyesom Wike    Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, accusing him of prioritizing personal interests over the welfare of Nigerians.  This was in response to Wike’s recent remarks in Port Harcourt, where he referred to Atiku as a “rejected politician.” Wike’s comments followed Atiku’s reaction to the recent local government elections in Rivers State, where Atiku stated that the elections had revealed that “the citizens of Rivers are astute and resolute, unwavering in their rejection of any form of political oppression, harassment, or the machinations of self-serving godfathers.” Wike, seemingly dismissing Atiku’s statement, said, “If you say for an election we did not contest, never participated in, that it shows Nigerians have rejected us, fine. You that contested and failed woefully, Nigerians h...

 DEFUNCT MARTIN AMAEWHULE LED RIVERS ASSEMBLY DECLARES SEATS OF EDISON AND 3 OTHERS VACANT  ...  Gives Another Opportunity to Gov. Fubara to Present 2024 Appropriation Bill In compliance with the combined provisions Section of 109 (1)(e),(f) and Section 109 (2) of the 1999 Constitution as altered, the Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday,  at its 56th Legislative Sitting of the Second Session, has declared the seats of Hon. Edison Ogerenye Ehie, Hon. Victor Oko Jombo, Hon. Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha and Hon. Sokari Goodboy Sokari, representing Ahoada East II, Bonny, Opobo/Nkoro and Ahoada West Constituency respectively. Riding on the back of a Motion moved by the House Leader, Hon. Major Jack and co-sponsored by 25 other Members, that the seats of these 4 Members be declared vacant for their continued refusal or failure to attend and participate in Legislative meetings of the House, without just cause for a period amounting in aggregate, to more than one-th...

 The Federal Government has criticized Rotimi Amaechi for calling on Nigerian youth to rise up and protest towards the high cost of living currently grappling the nation. In an interview this week, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, expressed his disappointment at the way Nigerians are responding to the nation’s current economic challenges, stating that he had expected more visible reactions from citizens, particularly the youth. “I expected more agitation, especially from the youth. “I thought we would see protests in the streets, but it seems people are not expressing the kind of anger I expected,” remarked the former governor of Rivers State. The FG in response via a statement released by SA on Information, Bayo Onanuga, the government called Amaechi unpatriotic, saying he has been dependent on state resources for much of his adult life. The statement reads; ROTIMI AMAECHI INCITING ANARCHY IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNPATRIOTIC From the lavish comfort of his “proverbia...