Illegal Refineries Depleting Our Allocations – Wike
By Kote Obe, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has lamented that activities of illegal crude oil refineries ...
Nyesom Wike News
Follow the latest Wike news on The Trumpet. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a former two-term Governor of Rivers State (2015–2023). A lawyer and one of the most combative figures in Nigerian politics, he rose through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and now serves in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.Our coverage tracks Wike’s work in Abuja, from road and bridge projects to land administration and FCT security, alongside the political fights that keep him in the headlines: the long-running Rivers State crisis and his relationship with his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara; the struggle for control of the PDP; his clashes with opposition figures such as Rotimi Amaechi; and his public backing for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.This page is updated as stories break. Scroll down for every Wike story we have published, newest first.
Birabi accuses Wike, Amaechi of splitting, enslaving Ogonis
Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Bennett Birabi, has accused the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, ...
PDP’ll Chase APC Out of Aso Rock Next Year – Ayu
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has declared that the party is now consolidated ...
War on illegal refineries: 7 reservoirs, 2 badges of petroleum destroyed in Eleme
By Kote Obe The Chairman of Eleme Local Government in Rivers State, Chief Obarilomate Ollor, has led an enforcement team ...
PDP governors meet in Port Harcourt, plans to rescue Nigeria
By Kote Obe, Port Harcourt The special meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum started today, Monday, 17 ...
Wike demands sack of DPO, civil defence chiefs indicted in illegal refinery operations
By Kote Obe, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to the 23 Local Government ...
NGOs tackle Wike over war on illegal refineries
By Kote Obe, Port Harcourt Some civil society groups have picked holes in the approach of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom ...
2023: Only PDP Can Rescue Nigeria, says Diri, Wike
By Kuwekuzi Aigbe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, have said ...
Residents Hail Wike’s Clampdown on Operators of Artisanal Refineries
Residents of Rivers State have praised Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, over launching out against operators of illegal artisanal ...
Wike Gifts Families of Slain Cops N30m
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has given the families of three policemen killed on duty in the state last year ...
