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...
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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...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is working for FCT residents. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, after inspecting ongoing projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. One of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has lauded the immediate past governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for expressing his support for President Bola Tinubu. Wike gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media,...
Former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has said the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, must leave PDP immediately over alleged anti-party activities. George, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said, “the party is being embarrassed by the open display of...
There are indications that President Bola Tinubu met with suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in London during a working visit. Although the Presidency remained tight-lipped about the meeting, a source close to the matter confirmed that it was a face-to-face encounter. This meeting would be the first since...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, saying he wanted the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. In a move that has continued to divide opinions, Tinubu suspended Fubara, his...
The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has said his joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the best interest of AMAC residents. Speaking during a rally on Thursday in Abuja, Maikalangu said that he joined the ruling party in order to continue delivering...
National Vice Chairman, PDP South-South chapter, Chief Dan Orbih, has said that the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike was not the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Orbih, the real problem of the PDP is those with entrenched interest in contesting every presidential election without respecting the...
By Dr. IKE ODOGWU The recent declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State has triggered diverse commentaries from a wide range of Nigerians. Almost everyone hailed the presidential proclamation because of the visible threat to law and order in the state at the time the action was...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daboikiabo Warmate, has advised the party’s governors forum to immediately withdraw its resolution recognising Sunday Udey-Okoye as the party national secretary. Warmate in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday, described the resolution as an...
BY JONES ONYERERI The assertions that President Tinubu’s intervention in Rivers State constitutes an unconstitutional power grab or a “military coup in civilian disguise” fundamentally misrepresent the legal, political, and security realities that necessitated federal action. Far from being a partisan maneuver, the declaration of a state of emergency...
The much-anticipated political rally by The NEW Associates, earlier scheduled for Saturday, April 12 in Yenagoa, has been postponed to April 26, 2025. The event, widely seen by political observers as a pro-Wike mobilization, was expected to draw significant attention amid rising political undercurrents in Bayelsa State. The convener...
President Bola Tinubu will visit some of the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to identify with rural dwellers as part of activities to celebrate his second year in office. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike stated this after he inspected some ongoing projects in Kwali, Gwagwalada and Bwari...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Trustees for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club. Wike said during the inauguration in Abuja on Friday, that the FCT Administration was committed to restoring order and efficiency of the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has frowned at land grabbing and undeveloped lands in the territory. Wike raised the alarm while inspecting some ongoing projects in Abuja on Friday, in preparation for the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. The minister particularly complained...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has congratulated Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on his victory at the tribunal. The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting on Wednesday, affirmed Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo. A three-member panel, led by Justice Wilfred...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration would be very aggressive in its revenue drive to complete all ongoing projects. Wike stated this in Abuja on Friday, after inspecting ongoing projects planned for inauguration in May ,to mark President Bola...