Rivers State

For someone who is about to lose his bishopric through carelessness, let this be a voice of mercy that God restores you, in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

Now, if you will give me one more minute, I understand that tomorrow is election in Rivers State.

Is it okay if we sow a seed of prayer in one minute? Is that all right? Do you believe in that? Whatever it is, the blood of your child or your spouse is not worth it.

Open your mouth and pray in one minute that God will move over this land, protect and preserve.

So yeah, Dangote has gotten the license for that.

Bakassi Deep Sea Port, but, um, Bonny Deep Sea Port in Rivers State.

So all those ones are also the one of the deep sea ports that the president has given approval.

Just like the Lekki Deep Seaport, which is under PPP, this seaport also are under PP, um, um, PPP arrangement.

That's what they are saying, telling him, if he likes, he should continue, but the best will happen come 2027, and which is what I know.

How did he get opportunity for President Tinubu in, um, um, Port Harcourt or Rivers State there? We need to know from him.

He should tell them so that they'll be able to absorb him back.

If not, then they are telling him to go, and then leave them alone.

Good morning.

Welcome back.

Are you sure APC has any strength to negotiate in Rivers State as the governors claimed? I doubt it.

The man Wike is the Jagaban of Rivers by proxy.

When we are making progress in wedding photography- I'm like: "Oh, what do you do?" He say: "Oh, I work with UNICEF." "Oh, really? Bros, what do you do?" "Oh, I work with the British Council." "Wow, you guys are a power couple." [tsks] "Abeg, forget that thing." Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

And then, "What kind of projects are you guys working on?" "Oh, currently in Rivers State, we're doing this.

In this state, we're doing this.

In this state, we're doing that." "Eh-heh, I can now say, okay, cool.

You know, apart from this wedding, in fact, let us focus on the wedding now.

But after the wedding, bro, this thing that you say UNICEF is doing in Rivers State eh, after the wedding, I'll, I'll go holla you so that we'll discuss this thing.

And then, uh, madam, this thing that you said about the project you people are doing in Osun State, after the wedding, I go holla you.

You sure it's okay?" "Yes, it's okay." So you see the approach.

Go on.

Now, he has said it again, and he's- that's what he did in Rivers State.

Try and wrap it up.

Nobody has ever called him to order.

Cheta Nguanzi is a political risk analyst and lead partner of SBM Intelligence.

And Tonje Kol is the co-founder of the multinational energy and infrastructure conglomerate, the Sahara Group, and former candidate for governor, of Rivers State.

Please welcome them all.

Let us go straight to our first question.

The latest report shows that households remain under enormous cost of living pressure as essential expenditure items from food and household expenses are predominantly increasing at above headline inflation.

And at least 37 people have died after inhaling toxic fumes while allegedly stealing petrol from a pipeline in Nigeria's Rivers State.

According to an environmental group, many are still missing.

A police investigation was ongoing to determine the exact number of casualties.

Meanwhile, ADC vice presidential candidate Rotimi Amechi says Atiku Abubakar will restore the electricity subsidy if elected president.

Speaking during ward visits in River State, Amechi said his monthly power bill jumped from half a million to four million naira since subsidy removal.

But the presidency and the ruling APC continue to insist that no combination of opposition figures poses a threat to President Balatinubu's re-election bid.

And finally on the update, a man has been pulled alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal more than a week after the flash floods that hit the border with China.