Patience Jonathan wants INEC to rig Rivers’ guber poll, Gov. Amaechi alleges

AHEAD of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, of pressurising the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to rig the governorship election in the state.

Jonathan plans to freeze accounts of Tinubu and Amaechi, APC alleges

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised an alarm over allegations that President Jonathan and the  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are plotting “to clip the electoral wings of the APC” by grounding of aircraft and freezing of bank accounts of party stalwarts”.

Gov. Lamido set to decamp to APC???

Rumours have it that the Governor of Jigawa State, Gov. Sule Lamido is about to decamp from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the main opposition, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The aggrieved governor is reported to have held secret meetings with the leadership of APC including the Governor of Rivers State and Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Rotimi Amaechi in Abuja recently.

OBJ, Buhari planning to install interim govt — FG

The Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, has claimed that there is an on-going plot by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to form an interim government. Adesiyan made this revelation in Lagos on Monday at the launch of a book titled, ‘Watch the Watcher,’ by Yinka Odumakin.

Wike accuses Amaechi of funding Buhari’s campaign with N30bn from Rivers treasury

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Rivers State, Chief (Barr) Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi  of pumping a whooping N30bn of River State's fund into the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign.

It will take Buhari to fight Boko Haram - Amaechi

Director General for the Buhari Campaign, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate is the leader Nigeria needs to put an end to the Boko Haram insurgency. At an interactive session with journalists in Lagos to flag off the campaign, he noted that the former Head of State has a previous record of dealing effectively with terrorism during his tenure citing the case of the Chadian rebels that invaded Borno State. Amaechi stressed that Buhari possesses the attributes of a strong leader who will confront terrorism and restore peace to the notion.

Peterside is my successor - Amaechi

The Governor of Rivers State and factional Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, has called on the people of Rivers to vote Dakuku Peterside as Governor of the State come 2015. He said this in the state capital, Port Harcourt where a mammoth crowd gathered to show support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant.

Amaechi appointed DG of Buhari's Campaign

The All Progressives Congress has confirmed the appointment of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State as the Director General for the Buhari Campaign. Amaechi who was previous tipped to be running mate to General Buhari now has a huge task of running the presidential campaign and ensuring victory for the APC at the 2015 polls.

Buhari, APC in search for running mate

Following his landslide victory at the recently conducted APC Presidential primaries in Lagos, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is now in serious talks and consultation with the party on a possible candidate to fill the Vice Presidential slot should he emerge the country's president in 2015.

I did a good job in Rivers State - Mbu

Former Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu has rated himself high for his performance in Rivers State noting specifically that no political assassination occurred during his tenure. He also described his critics and those that called for his redeployment as unfair.

Supreme Court Upholds Amaechi’s Election

The Supreme Court of Nigeria yesterday declared that Governor Amaechi remained the validly elected governor of Rivers State after it dismissed the suit filed by former governor Celestine Omehia seeking to nullify the emergence of Amaechi as the governor of the state.