•Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has cleared the air on the explosion that occurred on Monday, at the Mogadishu Army Cantonment along the Abuja-Keffi Road, saying it was not a suicide bombing. Wike, who spoke during an inspection tour of some ongoing projects in the FCT, said the incident […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has strongly condemned the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over the closure of one of its offices in Abuja, calling the action “malicious” and “unprofessional.” In a statement released via X (formerly Twitter), Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the FIR...
•Sealed PDP secretariat and Wike Officials of the Federal Capital Territory (FCTA), ostensibly on the orders of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have sealed off Wadata Plaza, the building housing the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, over unpaid ground and tenancy rent. …...
•Wike and Makinde The growing conflict between the factions loyal to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has intensified the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, threatening the planned 99th National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for May 27. In a statement released yesterday, Wike announc...
•Striking doctors and Wike The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has announced the commencement of a three-day warning strike, starting today, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The doctors concluded to embark on the strike after their emergency congress meeting held yesterday at Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, repo...
•Nyesom Wike The Federal High Court in Abuja today, adjourned a suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, until May 29 for hearing. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after Adamu Mahmood, who appeared for the plaintiff, sought an extensio...
•Tinubu, Fubara and Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he is not happy with the Presidential Proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. The minister stated this during a media parley in Abuja today. Last month, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers, citing persistent [&hel...
•Rufus Ada George and Nyesom Wike Former Governor of Rivers State, Rufus Ada George, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of orchestrating the ongoing political crisis in the state, including the imposition of a state of emergency and the controversial appointment of sole administrators in all 23 local government are...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, hosted suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom yesterday. The minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, in a post on X.com today said the lawmakers, who are in the UK for “legislative capacity building”, were hosted...
•Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours that he collapsed and was flown abroad for medical treatment, describing the claims as baseless and politically motivated. Speaking in Abuja today while inspecting ongoing projects in the FCT, Wike s...
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