•Wike and Onaiyekan Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, said yesterday the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, was not neutral during the 2023 general elections, dismissing suggestions that the cleric’s recent criticisms of the Presidency was impartial. His statement elicit...
•Rotimi Amaechi and Nyesom Wike The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described recent comments by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against former Governor Rotimi Amaechi as an expression of fear over the opposition party’s growing popularity in the state. Reacting to Wike’s medi...
•Tinubu and Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he relies on his wife’s prayers for continued support from President Bola Tinubu, stressing that such backing is essential for ministers to deliver on their mandates. Wike spoke today during the inauguration of the Water Supply Network to Bwari Satellite...
A leadership crisis is brewing at the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) as a governorship aspirant under the All Progessives Congess (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakorinama Alabo George, remains in office as the Executive Secretary, despite his replacement by the presidency with a former House of Representatives member, Abdulrazak Sa’a...
The protesters and Wike A coalition of civil society organisations has called for greater transparency in the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) redevelopment of Jabi Lake and immediate protection for hundreds of informal workers whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the project. The coalition, which is led by Accountability ...
•Nyesom Wike Nigerians have criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for linking recent protests across the country, including a demonstration by members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abuja, to political motives. Many Nigerians, however, rejected the characterisation, stressing that the kidnappi...
•Wike and cows on Abuja roads The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken responsibility and begged for forgiveness from Nigerians over the continued presence of cows on major roads and streets across Abuja, admitting that the situation remains a concern despite efforts to improve the capital city. Wike said this duri...
•Wike and PDP logo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, threatened to shut down the premises of A Class Event Centre in Abuja if the venue hosts the party’s planned presidential candidate ratification ceremony for former President Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement issue...
•Wike and Okinbaloye Nigerian journalists, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), have demanded an immediate apology and government action following a controversial remark by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, directed at Seun Okinbaloye. In a statement signed by its National President, Alhassan Yah...
•Wike and Okinbaloye The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have condemned comments by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, in which he threatened to shoot Channels Television’s Politics Today anchor, Seun Okinbaloye. The condemnation of the minister’s comments follows earlier criti...

