The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken possession of Wadata Plaza, the building used by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its National Secretariat, due to 28 years of unpaid ground rent. Director of Lands at the FCTA, Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, said the action followed the revocation of...
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all previous agreements reached to resolve the lingering crisis in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike, who said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, vowed to fight on until he got justice. He said he had told...
Mr Lere Olayinka, spokesman to the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says those waiting for the minister’s political downfall will wait endlessly. Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, made the remarks while reacting to comments by former governor of Ebonyi Sam Egwu....
The Coalition of Ijaw Interest Groups (CIIG), on Wednesday, described the current political situation in Rivers as undemocratic and worrisome. The group which made the expression in a statement to newsmen in Yenagoa on Wednesday, described the emergency rule in Rivers as unconstitutional. The statement was signed by Ben...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee has approved N2.6 billion for three waste management projects in the capital city. Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Chief Felix Obuah, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, while briefing journalists after the committee’s meeting, chaired by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. “In today’s...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu is addressing the needs of FCT residents through impactful road and other infrastructure projects. Wike made the remark on Friday, when he inspected the Aguma Palace and Market roads projects in Gwagwalada,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has described the ongoing construction of three bus terminals as critical infrastructure to improve FCT’s transportation system. Wike stated this after he inspected two of the three bus terminal projects and access road to Abuja Division of the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is making reconciliatory moves and had, alongside two other governors, visited him. Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, said this on Monday following reports that Fubara, who was suspended...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the 15-kilometre Apo to Wassa road project is ready for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after he inspected the project and others in preparation for Tinubu’s second...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) will be the first project to be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu. Wike, who stated this after inspecting the project in Abuja on Friday, explained that the project would be inaugurated...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says provision of water to Abuja satellite towns is dear to the heart of President Bola Tinubu. Wike stated this after he inspected some projects in Abuja on Friday, while responding to a question about his recent visit...
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu – the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) – has said Kanu confirmed making broadcast in which he called for the assassination of President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom...
Established in 1994 by the military administration of late General Sani Abacha, the Abuja Investments Company Limited, (AICL) is positioned as a government-owned investment enterprise charged with the responsibility to drive economic development in the federal capital territory. Its primary goal is to promote strategic investment and boost realistic...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas says the National Assembly will set up a reconciliation committee to address the political differences in Rivers. Abbas made this known while addressing members of the house at resumption of plenary from the Easter/Sallah break on Tuesday. According to...
Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered the demolition of 24 two-storey buildings illegally constructed on a waterway in Guzape District, Abuja. AMMC Coordinator, Chief Felix Obuah, issued the directive during an inspection tour of various parts of Abuja on Monday, alongside...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said Publisher of Ovation Photo Album, Dele Momodu, will dump former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the moment money stopped flowing into his pocket...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, commiserated with the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, over the death of her father, Alhaji Sani Baban-Koko. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public...
Gunmen suspected to be political thugs on Saturday attempted to stall the inauguration of Nyesom Wike’s supporters group tagged: New Associates, at the Church of God Mission Camp at Igbogene in Yenagoa. The New Associates was said to be organised by the FCT Minister, Wike to appreciate President Bola...
Pro-Fubara protesters in Rivers State are demanding that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara to run as Atiku Abubakar’s vice presidential candidate in 2027. In a trending video online posted on Facebook by some supporters of Gov. Fubara, a lady in black an ardent supporter of suspended Gov Fubara, alongside other...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested for more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers, to properly brief the committee on the on developments in the state. He made the request on Friday at a meeting with the committee...