•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...
•Wike and FCT traditional rulers The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has allocated lands to members of the FCT Council of Traditional Rulers and waived all statutory fees for their land titles. The ceremony, held in Abuja today, saw Wike also announcing the fee waiver, which he said was in line with […]
•Nyesom Wike and Seyi Makinde The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party worsened yesterday as governors in the party distanced themselves from the consensus selection of a national chairman and secretary by the Nyesom Wike-backed faction, insisting on legal redress and a review of the process. This is as Senator Samuel Anyanwu...
•Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of a developer and the demolition of buildings illegally constructed on plots allocated to foreign missions in the diplomatic zone of Katampe Extension, Abuja. The affected land, located in the Diplomatic Zone of Katampe Extension in the FCT, ...
•Ireti Kingibe and Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has maintained that Ireti Kingibe will not secure re-election to the Senate in 2027, arguing that her record lacks tangible projects to support a return. Kingibe, who represents the FCT in the National Assembly and was elected to the Senate [&helli...
•Pastor Adeboye of RCCG and Minister Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the cancellation of 485 land documents in Abuja after they failed to meet verification standards set by the authorities, including that of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). The affected documents were nullified followin...

