Rivers State House of Assembly has firmly rejected claims that the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara are being orchestrated by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, insisting that the process is rooted strictly in constitutional provisions. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on...
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Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has dismissed claims that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, poses a political threat to her ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that her fate at the polls rests solely with voters. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels...
Prominent lawyer, media commentator and news analyst, Frank Tietie, has strongly denied claims that he petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing the report as false, misleading and deliberately fabricated. Tietie, who is also the Executive Director of...
A socio-political group, Concerned Rivers People (CRP), has alleged that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, engaged social media influencers in a bid to tarnish the image of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The allegation was contained in a statement issued and signed by the...
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the umbrella of the APC Leaders Forum (ALF) and the Tinubu/Shettima Solidarity Movement (TSSM), on Wednesday staged a rally in Abuja, calling for the immediate removal of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over alleged insubordination, attacks...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he paid a courtesy visit to the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo. Wike disclosed the visit on Wednesday through a post on his official X (formerly...
Political rift rocking Rivers State took a sharper turn on Saturday as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, issued a defiant warning that he would not allow himself to be politically buried ahead of the 2027 general elections—an unmistakable message in the ongoing power struggle involving...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strongly rejected allegations by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, that the anti-graft agency is being deployed by political opponents—particularly the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike—to hound him and officials of his administration. In a statement issued on Friday, the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, following his end-of-year media chat, describing his political conduct as provocative, destabilising and fundamentally anti-party. During the interaction, Wike openly reaffirmed his support for the presumptive presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned politicians against believing that joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) or openly declaring loyalty to President Bola Tinubu automatically secures a second-term ticket ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike gave the warning on Tuesday while addressing supporters during...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Sunday cautioned those he described as “emergency singers” of the slogan “On your mandate, we shall stand” to honour existing agreements, declaring that no one can deceive them with sudden displays of support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the spending of the N14trn fuel subsidy savings they collected from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations, including...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said he is the most abused politician in Nigeria after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he announced that political activities in Rivers State will formally commence in January 2026. Wike made the remarks on Saturday while speaking at a thanksgiving service organised in honour...
A grassroots politician, House of Representatives Rivers Caucus leader, Hon Dum Dekor has bagged the 2025 Leadership award in ‘Constituents Empowerment ‘. The award was bestowed on the seasoned politician by Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness CCLCA in conjunction with Naijablitznews and Hellosis on Wednesday in Abuja....
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on his birthday, December 13. President Tinubu in a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, celebrates with the Minister and former governor of Rivers State, giving thanks to God Almighty...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pushed back hard against what it describes as a fresh wave of political “absurdity” allegedly engineered by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and his allies. The party said the group’s announcement of a National Caretaker Committee is not only fraudulent but a deliberate attempt to...
As the tenure of the factional Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) ends on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party has constituted a National Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the party, pending the conduct of a national convention. This...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said himself and other founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not allow those who came from other parties to join the PDP to kill the party. The Minister also berated a faction of the party for...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) is presently meeting in Abuja. In his opening address, the BoT Chairman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, reaffirmed the commitment of the body to restoring confidence within the party and organizing congresses in states where they have not yet...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Mr. Michael Ango from his position as the acting Executive Chairman of the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). The announcement was made on Friday in Abuja by Mr. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public...