“It’s actually working” – Bayelsa man stuns many as he builds water bicycle that rides on rivers

"It's actually working" - Bayelsa man stuns many as he builds water bicycle that rides on rivers

A Nigerian man Tari Ibruku, hailing from Twon-Brass in Southern Bayelsa, has stunned many by constructing a water bicycle capable of traveling on rivers. Popularly known as “Let’s Go,” Tari has captured the attention of locals and many online with his innovative water bicycle, as reported by NigerDelta Insider. According to the Facebook page of NigerDelta Insider, Tari recently tested his creation on a river, confirming its functionality and effectiveness.

The report highlights that the water bicycle, which took Tari four months to build, has proven to be a practical means of transportation on the region’s waterways. Photos shared by NigerDelta Insider shows Tari confidently navigating the water on his unique bicycle, showcasing the craftsmanship and dedication that went into its construction. The photos have sparked a wave of admiration and encouragement from netizens who commend Tari’s skills and creativity. Netizens Reactions… Amakson Fab said; “Congratulations Bro, Keep Up The Good Work.” Engr Onyebuchi Okafor said; “It’s a great creativity, keep up the good work.” Pst Henry Ebitimi said; “I love to own one soon. Congratulations to him.” Min Frank Amaechi said; “Congrats Man God bless, Increase Your Talent And Direct Your Destiny Helpers To Your Side.” Ibomanatein Aduema said; “Real and raw talent. God bless him. God continue to bless Bayelsa State.’‘ Anthony Godwin said; “Wow, well-done brother and keep this African technology moving , congratulations to you and thanks for sharing with us.”  See below;

“Wike terrorized us for eight years, won’t be allowed to join our party” ― Rivers APC

"Wike terrorized us for eight years, won't be allowed to join our party" ― Rivers APC

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has again rejected the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike from joining the party, accusing him of terrorizing it for eight years. According to Darlington Nwauju, who’s currently serving as the Publicity Secretary of the party, Wike can’t join the party due to the terror he unleashed on the party for eight years.

Immediate Past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike He disclosed this in a statement he issued Monday, describing Wike as an enemy, hence wouldn’t be allowed to join the party. The statement reads partly: “The terror unleashed on our party members in the cause of his eight years of maximum rulership alone is enough evidence to confirm that Wike has no business with Rivers State APC. “Asking him to come and take over is asking an enemy to come and finish off his victims. “We are aware of his schemes to escape justice over the looting of the collective patrimony of Rivers people which is the major reason for his romancing top APC members. “For those who may be suffering from amnesia, a non-APC member cannot be a cheerleader for the entry of Wike into APC.” During the last presidential election, Wike had openly campaigned for President Bola Tinubu. Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dumped his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for Tinubu of the APC. Following Wike’s commitment to ensure that Tinubu won the presidential election, a chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha stated that Wike deserves to reap what he sowed in making President Bola Tinubu victorious in the 2023 presidential election. Okocha who was the Coordinator of the BAT-Vanguard, an acronym for the disbanded Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard in the South-South said Wike has the right to join any party. Okocha stated, “We are noticing that some persons who abandoned Tinubu when Tinubu needed them most and voyaged outside the shores are now relying on their personal relationships one way or the other to begin to make some sense of entitlement. “That they are entitled to whatever. In the leadership of the Tinubu family in Rivers State, we are at peace 100 per cent with His Excellency, Barr Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State as our leader. “He who pays the Piper dictates the tune. When it was difficult, even when the national body could not oblige us with funds for the national rally here, the magic was done by somebody.” He also urged the former Rivers State Governor not to delay in joining the APC to reap from his efforts in seeing Tinubu as President. “Our demand is that nobody should rob Peter to pay Paul. Our own share of the booty given to us should be handed over to His Excellency Nyesom Wike. “We are confident that as soon as it gets to him, he knows those who worked for Tinubu, and it will get to us. “It is only natural, that is how it should go, ” he added.

“Our own share should be given to Wike” ― Rivers APC

Tinubu's Election Victory: "Our own share should be given to Wike" ― Rivers APC

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress has stated that the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike deserves to reap what he sowed in making President Bola Tinubu victorious in the 2023 presidential election. A chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, while also declaring the party’s readiness to receive Wike if he decides to defect, emphasizing that the role Wike played in the emergence of Tinubu as Nigeria’s incumbent President cannot be overemphasised.

Tinubu's Election Victory:

Immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike Okocha who was the Coordinator of the BAT-Vanguard, an acronym for the disbanded Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard in the South-South said Wike has the right to join any party. Okocha stated, “We are noticing that some persons who abandoned Tinubu when Tinubu needed them most and voyaged outside the shores are now relying on their personal relationships one way or the other to begin to make some sense of entitlement. “That they are entitled to whatever. In the leadership of the Tinubu family in Rivers State, we are at peace 100 per cent with His Excellency, Barr Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State as our leader. “He who pays the Piper dictates the tune. When it was difficult, even when the national body could not oblige us with funds for the national rally here, the magic was done by somebody.” He also urged the former Rivers State Governor not to delay in joining the APC to reap from his efforts in seeing Tinubu as President. “Our demand is that nobody should rob Peter to pay Paul. Our own share of the booty given to us should be handed over to His Excellency Nyesom Wike. “We are confident that as soon as it gets to him, he knows those who worked for Tinubu, and it will get to us. “It is only natural, that is how it should go, ” he added. While replying to an aide to the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abunakar who said Wike was not poisoned but suffering from excessive alcohol, he said it was a show of disrespect from the party leadership. According to him, “The leadership of the PDP in Nigeria does not appreciate the influence and pedigree embedded in Wike. “A man goes to thank God for surviving poisoning and somebody said it was not poison but as a result of excessive alcohol. “It does appear to us that the PDP does not know what they have in Wike. So we are asking and calling on Wike to come over to Macedonia and lead us.”

Wike dedicates PDP’s victory in Rivers to God

Wike dedicates PDP's victory in Rivers to God

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dedicated the victory of the PDP in the state’s governorship election to God. Wike The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Monday, 20th of March declared the PDP candidate, Siminialayi Fubara, the governor-elect after he defeated Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Announcing the result in Port Harcourt, the Returning Officer said Fubara secured 302,614 votes while Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with a total number of 95,274 votes. Wike, speaking at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said it was “only God that could guarantee this kind of victory achieved by the party.” Fubara has also promised the people of Rivers not to disappoint them.

PDP’s Fubara declared winner of Rivers Governorship election

PDP’s Fubara declared winner of Rivers Governorship election

Similanayi Fubara of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been declared the winner of the Rivers State governorship election.

Fubara

It is no news that Fubara is the anointed candidate of the incumbent Governor, Nyesom Wike. The Returning Officer who announced the election result on Monday night said Fubara secured 302,614 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with a total number of 95,274 votes. FUbara SDP governorship candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, came third with a total of 46,981 votes. The PDP governorship candidate won in all 23 local government areas of the State. The results are as follows: Total Registered Voters: 353,7190 Accredited voters: 496,852 A- 7,155 AA – 1,693 AAC – 386 ADC – 940 ADP – 925 APC – 95,274 APGA – 489 APM – 568 APP – 973 BP – 137 LP – 22,224 NNPP – 335 NRM – 2,258 PDP – 302,614 SDP – 46,981 YPP – 644 ZLP – 338 Total Valid Vote: 483,934 Total Rejected Vote: 10,670 Total Votes Cast: 494,604

Campaign coordinator of APC in Rivers shot dead

Campaign director of APC in Rivers shot dead

Campaign director of APC in Rivers shot dead

Chisom Lennard, the Campaign Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State, was fatally shot by unidentified gunmen who had kidnapped him earlier.

Campaign director of APC in Rivers shot dead

The incident reportedly occurred while Lennard was voting in the governorship and state House of Assembly elections at Ibagwa polling unit 2 ward 10 in Ahoada West LGA. The gunmen, who were wearing police uniforms, had attempted to steal election materials, but Lennard had intervened, leading to his abduction in a swift manner. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the tragic incident to the press. Nwauju stated, “He was abducted from his polling unit during the voting process and taken away. Nobody knew where they took him to. It was later in the evening of Saturday that his body was discovered. “He was APC LGA caretaker chairman and was a PhD student at the Rivers State University.” Lennard’s lifeless body was discovered on the Ibueahi-Ubeta road in Ahoada-West LGA of Rivers State, with multiple gunshot wounds and surrounded by a pool of his own blood.

Rivers State House of Assembly candidate kidnapped by unknown gunmen

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News coming in say that the Rivers State House of Assembly candidate has been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen a few days before the elections.

Chukwudi Ogbonna,

According to reports, Chukwudi Ogbonna, the Accord Party candidate for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly was kidnapped by these gunmen while driving in his car at Rumuigbo. The news of the kidnap of the candidate was announced by his brother Ifeaka Nwakiri while speaking in an interview with The Punch. “They took him with his Mercedes car. We have reported the matter at the Kala Police station”, he said.

Labour Party demands cancellation of election results in Rivers state

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The Labour Party (LP) has called for the cancellation of election results from Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections conducted in Rivers State.

Labour Party demands cancellation of election results in Rivers state

Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, said elections were manipulated in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo and Rumukoro amongst others in Rivers. Abure also alleged that political thugs invaded various polling units and collation centres, took away election materials including the results sheets and “manipulated the BVAS machines and uploaded fake results into the Central portal”. The Labour Party Chairman who also claimed that they recorded 323 votes at the polling units in Governor Nyesom Wike’s compound in Worji, against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which polled 5 and 2 votes respectively, also alleged that security agents were used to snatch ballot papers. The statement read; Labour Party demands cancellation of election results in Rivers state “We took particular note of incidences in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo, Rumukoro and several other areas where Labour Party was clearly leading in virtually all the polling units with very wide margins. “Nigerians went into this election based on the assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC that the deployment of BVAS was a perfect antidote to electoral malpractices in Nigeria, but what transpired across Nigeria, if allowed to stand is purely a betrayal of trust by millions of Nigerians on INEC. “Some of these manipulations happened way into late in the night. We demand that INEC investigate these atrocities against Nigerian voters by the political class. “We are therefore asking that INEC should rise to the occasion and cancel all the unverified and manipulated results arising from the presidential and national assembly elections in parts of Rivers state particularly in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo and Rumukoro amongst others.”

Suspected female ritualist arrested with a dead baby in Rivers

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Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected female ritualist in the Port Harcourt area of the state who was found with a dead baby.

Suspected female ritualist arrested with a dead baby in Rivers

The yet-to-be-identified female ritualist was arrested with a dead baby on Monday, 6th of February, 2023. According to an eyewitness, “She was passing our street in Elelewon and before we knew it, she started dragging the baby on the floor and was reciting some incantations. So we gathered and apprehended her. It’s believed that she stole the baby from a different location, killed it, and brought it to our area to perform the ritual. She was later handed over to the police.”

17-year-old boy and accomplice arrested for impregnating 10 ladies in Rivers

17-year-old boy and accomplice arrested for impregnating 10 ladies in Rivers

A 17-year-old boy, Noble Uzuchi, and Chigozie Ogbonna, 29, have been arrested for impregnating ten ladies in Rivers state. The Rivers State Police Command revealed that the two boys were allegedly working with a baby factory. They were arrested alongside two female suspects, Favour Bright, 30 and Peace Alikoi, 40, who is the alleged mastermind of the operation. The four suspects reportedly operated in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of the state where they rescued 10 pregnant girls. The police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko revealed that the suspects were arrested after the police got a tip. In her words: “On Saturday, January 7, 2023, around 4.45 pm, while acting on credible intelligence available to the Rivers State Police Command, C4I Intelligence Unit operatives raided two houses at Igwuruta and Omagwa communities respectively, where victims of child trafficking were being kept.” The police further added that Uzuchi and Ogbonna were hired to have marathon sex with the girls and get them pregnant. Superintendent of Police, Iringe-Koko added that when a victim gives birth, the leader kept the child and paid the victim a sum of N500,000 and that some of the babies previously delivered in the houses had been sold. She said: “All the victims confessed that they were lured to the illicit sales of children because of the need to meet some financial challenges. A Honda Pilot Jeep, white, was recovered from the syndicate leader. “The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department and efforts are being intensified to track and arrest the buyers of the children already sold out.”