Arise News TV anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati has broken his silence following scathing remarks by Mr. Lere Olayinka, a media aide to FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, during an appearance on the station’s The Morning Show last Friday. The allegations included claims that Abati begged Wike for money. Apart from claiming that Abati begged Wike for money, Olayinka, who featured …

A war of words broke out on Thursday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Senator Ireti Kingibe over the recent sealing of properties in Abuja for failure to pay ground rent. Senator Kingibe, who represents the FCT in the Senate, criticised the clampdown as unconstitutional and high-handed. In a statement on 26 May 2025, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all reconciliation agreements previously reached within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing key party leaders of betrayal, dishonesty, and serial violations of mutual understandings. In a statement on Sunday, Wike traced the roots of the PDP’s internal turmoil to the aftermath of the 2023 general elections, lamenting …

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 …