With last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court of Nigeria confirming the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the Saturday, 25th February 2023 presidential election and subsequently the duly elected President of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of its Armed Forces as declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), those challenging the outcome …

He made a name for himself as the ultimate builder of infrastructure during his eight-year tour of duty as Rivers State governor. His accomplishments in the development of flyovers for example was to serve two purposes as he has serially theorised: One is to mitigate traffic in the state capital; the other is to enhance the aesthetics of the virtual …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike has been urged to implement systems to tackle fraud in contract awards and abandoned projects littered in the territory. The community of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the FCT has lamented difficulties in accessing public and private infrastructures and the impact of demolitions on its members. Programme Manager at Priests Peace and …

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike; singer Innocent Idibia (well known as 2Face), and businessman, Mr. Femi Odetola have been listed among the 100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa. They were named among other Africans in the list released by the organiser on its website on Wednesday. Also making the list are former Secretary to the …

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Barrister Nyesom Wike has said that his administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the city of Abuja clean. Following a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects in the FCT on Monday night, the minister said he had already briefed President Bola Tinubu on the …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has ordered the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola to facilitate the prompt payment of the hospital bills of the victims of the collapsed building in the FCT. It was earlier reported that a two-storey at the Lagos Crescent, in Garki 2, Abuja, collapsed on Wednesday, at about 11.30pm, following …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has vowed to demolish houses illegally constructed within the nation’s capital, no matter whose property will be affected. Wike, who took his oath of office alongside 44 other newly appointed Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, gave the warning during a press briefing at the office of the …

Minister-designate, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday met with the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, at his residence in Abuja. This was disclosed on Twitter by Wike’s close associate, @TopboyChriss, who tweeted: “Nyesom Wike today visited the National Chairman of APC, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, at his residence in Abuja.” A few weeks ago, President Bola …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has denied that it invited the immediate past governor of the state, Barrister Nyesom Wike to join the party. APC described those making the claims and the calls for Wike to join their party as imposters. In a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Darlington Nwauju the party said that Wike …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike is under fire for naming a new courthouse in the state after his wife, Suzette Eberechi. “Every day, people say Wike you are generous. If I’m generous to myself, is it bad? So as I am leaving, let me also name that one (courthouse) after my wife”, Wike said at the project commissioning. The …