Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has accused a former Governor of Rivers, Ada George, of taking side in the crisis rocking the state. Olayinka made the accusation in a statement in Abuja...
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By EZEKIEL oBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has won the Leadership Newspaper’s Quinquennial Award for outstanding person in governance and infrastructure. Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Ogunleye...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, gas said he is healthy, strong and performing his duties as the minister of FCT. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, while reacting to the rumour going round that he collapsed on Friday and was flown to France...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, made this known in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has condoled the former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, over the death of his younger brother, Mr Bernard Ortom. Wike, in a statement signed on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr Lere Olayinka...
B Mr Lere Olayinka, an aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that his principal has not regretted working against Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 presidential election. Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to expedite development and enhance participation of residents in governance. The President said this when he received FCT residents led by Mr Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, who paid him...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has refuted the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its land title was revoked as a ploy to suppress opposition. Wike made the statement during a visit by officials of the Body of Benchers, led by...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has faulted the Nigeria Bar Association’s (NBA) stand that the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu was unconstitutional and illegal. Wike alleged that the NBA discredited Tinubu’s decision because the Rivers Government had promised to...
The Body of Benchers has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike as one of its worthy ambassadors. The Chairman of the body, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), stated this when he and other officials of the body visited the minister in Abuja on Friday....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has outlined some projects that would be inaugurated in May to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second year in office. Wike, after inspecting some of the projects in Abuja on Thursday, identified the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), being...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT athletes and coaches preparing for the 2025 National Sports Festival to strive for victory. Wike made the call while receiving the Torch of Unity for the 22nd edition of the festival, scheduled for May 16...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Supreme Court has debunked reports alleging that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to the University of Calabar convocation. The Director of Information and Public Relations of the court, Dr Festus Akande, in a statement in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is revitalising Nigeria’s university education system. Wike said this on Saturday in Calabar at the 37th convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), where he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed its support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. According to the party, no responsible government will allow a situation to deteriorate before taking decisive action in the best interest of its citizens. NNPP National Chairman,...
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, said the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers was a “compromise” to prevent the impeachment of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. Fagbemi said this on Wednesday while addressing State House Correspondents after a...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the revocation of the Right of Occupancy (RofO) to its national secretariat property by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as an “attempt to stifle opposition parties in the country”. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, reacting to the development in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has concluded arrangement to honoured some prominent Nigerians, who had contributed to the development of the country at the 37th convocation and 50th anniversary celebration. The VC of UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi, disclosed this during the pre-convocation press briefing...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has debunked reports of an arson attack on the Port Harcourt residence of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The command’s spokeswoman SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who debunked the report in a statement on Monday, described the reports as...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to sack the acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr Richard Dauda. Wike gave the threat in Abuja on Monday, during a meeting with community leaders of Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja, whose part...