The Peoples Democratic Party has challenged the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, by establishing a caretaker committee in the South-South geopolitical zone. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP explained that the decision by the National Working Committee was based on the need to prevent any leadership vacuum and ensure …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling, which nullified the recent local government elections in Rivers State and upheld the legitimacy of the 27-member Martin Amaewhule-led State Assembly. Speaking in Abuja after the judgment, Wike declared that the apex court’s decision has effectively ended the reign of crisis in Rivers State. …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, alongside former Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, paid a condolence visit to Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Wednesday, following the passing of his elder brother, Sunday. Sunday Makinde died on Friday,  24 January 2025 at 65. Wike arrived at Makinde’s residence in the Ikolaba Government Reservation Area …

John Azuka-Mbata’s emergence as the President-General (we love big titles!) of Ohanaeze, the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, has again ignited the controversy of whether or not the Ikwerres, of whom Azuka-Mbata is one, are Igbo. If Ikwerres are not Igbo, why elect a non-Igbo to lead an exclusively Igbo organization as important as Ohanaeze? And if Azuka-Mbata does not consider …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has ruled out a resolution of the rift with Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara. Wike and Fubara, his successor as Rivers State governor, have been locked in a feud over control of the political structure of the state. On 18 December 2023, Fubara and Wike agreed to end …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has fired back at a former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili, saying that “an elder statesman should not be a trader and a sycophant all the time”. Wike, who is the immediate past Governor of the state, said that it was unfortunate that Odili, who is supposed to …

The Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Olarere Olayinka, has asked those alleging land grabbing by the FCT Administration, to show evidence of land ownership. The PUNCH earlier reported that a construction company, Paullosa Nigeria Limited, raised the alarm over a demolition notice issued by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged landowners within the territory to pay all outstanding ground rent or risk losing their properties. Wike made the appeal during the inauguration of the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, on Monday. Describing ground rent as the “FCT’s …

“What have we done?” a beggar, Ali Bappa, has exclaimed in disbelief when newsmen informed him about the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike’s directive to arrest beggars in the nation’s capital. Wike had during the flag-off ceremony for access road construction in the Katampe District on Tuesday threatened a crackdown on beggars. Lamenting the increasing population of beggars in …

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has said that his counterpart in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike is responsible for his appointment into President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. At an event organised in honour of Wike by the Ijaw Peoples Congress in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Saturday, Lokpobiri also revealed that …