As part of activities marking the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has scheduled a 19-day project inauguration exercise to begin on June 10, 2025. This decision was reached during the 14th Executive Committee meeting of the FCTA, chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. According to a statement released by the Minister’s Senior …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has debunked rumours that he may pick the presidential ticket to battle against President Bola Tinubu for the number one seat in 2027. Rumour has it that if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agrees to zone its presidential ticket to the South, Wike may join the race. In an interview with BBC …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will not stand a chance of winning the presidential election against President Bola Tinubu in 2027, if it does not change its zoning system. The Minister made the statement during a live media parley on Monday, where he cited the non-adherence …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that Abuja infrastructural landscape has changed since 29 May 2023, commending President Bola Tinubu for ‘giving first-class infrastructure to Abuja’. Wike, who undertook an inspection of several ongoing projects in the territory, said only the visually impaired could accuse the President of non-performance in the territory. Noting that there are several …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the action of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their walkout on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during an empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The minister described the incident as a ‘show of shame’ and an embarrassment to …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is set to arrive in China any moment from now for a series of official engagements aimed at improving water supply to satellite towns within the territory. According to a statement released on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the minister is currently …

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has accused Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, of supporting former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for financial reasons. In a statement on Wednesday, Olayinka described Momodu as a ‘fairweather friend’ who is only loyal to Atiku because of financial …

In a bid to push for reconciliation, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. DAILY POST reliably gathered that the meeting held at Wike’s residence in Abuja. Fubara was led by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru and Olusegun Osoba, a former …

I have taken liberties to somewhat adapt the title of the prophetic poem, ‘Come Thunder’ , written by Christopher Okigbo, one of Nigeria’s most talented first generation poets, as title of this piece. Okigbo, a contemporary of the Chinua Achebes, Wole Soyinkas, John Pepper Bekederemo-Clarks, wrote the highly prophetic poem at the time, which was concretely validated by latter day …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed the reason he vehemently opposed Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition in 2023. Contrary to the claim that his anti-Atiku stand ahead of the 2023 election was because the former Vice President didn’t pick him as his running mate, Wike said his decision to oppose Atiku was solely based on principle. …