Nyesom Wike
29 Oct
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, says all the area councils of the FCT will feel the impact of President Tinubu-led administration. Wike gave the assurance at the inauguration of the construction of 15.5-kilometre Pai – Gomani Road in Kwali Area Council of FCT, on Tuesday. He also said that the…
29 Oct
Former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has accused President Bola Tinubu of backing Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a bid to destabilise Rivers State. Speaking on Arise TV's Morning Show on Tuesday, Dokubo expressed dismay over the political crisis between Wike…
28 Oct
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that his support for local government autonomy is irreversible. He said such autonomy will make local government authorities directly responsible to the people. The minister, who spoke during the flag-off of the upgrading of War College and other ancillary roads in Bwari on Monday, said…
26 Oct
The Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), a pressure group within Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has raised alarms over internal pressures on the party's acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, to vacate his position. In a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to The Guardian, the CPDPL attributes this push to a calculated bid by certain…
24 Oct
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Hon. Ahmed Satomi, has refuted media reports claiming that the House summoned the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Satomi also clarified that there is no truth to the report that the House summoned the Director-General of the Department of State…
24 Oct
Former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, yesterday, asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to allow the party to breathe.
20 Oct
Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers Caretaker Committee on Sunday in Abuja, said that President Bola Tinubu’s achievements were grossly underreported. He said this while speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) news forum, adding that there was need for his ministers to do more to enlighten Nigerians on the administration’s…
19 Oct
For a greater part of Nigeria’s 25 years of democracy, the people of Rivers State have been used to mouthing power to the people. That was partly because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been the dominant political party in the state.
17 Oct
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that government at all levels needs to make money to provide social services to Nigerians.
15 Oct
Governor Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers State A few hours after the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly declared the seats of Victor Oko-Jumbo and three others vacant, the Pro-Fubara Assembly, led by Oko-Jumbo, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections to fill the seats of the 25 lawmakers loyal to the…
14 Oct
Former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the party in Rivers State, saying two captains cannot steer a ship.
11 Oct
The marathon game of thrones going on Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, took a new twist yesterday as the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, affirmed Martin Amaewhule...
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