Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule has said his recent visit to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike was not to influence the ongoing Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in the state, but to seek collaboration between Nasarawa and the FCT. He explained that the purpose of the meeting was for the construction of a metro …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has vowed to get to the bottom of the recent garnishee order to the sum of over $600 million against the FCTA and ensure that such situations do not recur. The minister who made this known yesterday at the swearing-in ceremony of the mandate secretaries of the FCTA, described the garnishee …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has told staff members of the FCT Administration that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confidence in him to manage the affairs of the nation’s capital well. He warned contractors handling the rehabilitation of 135 roads and civil engineering services against contract variations. The minister, who spoke while inaugurating a road project yesterday in …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pedro Obaseki has accused the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike of plotting to weaken the structures of the party to make it easier for him to run on its platform for the 2027 presidency. Obaseki, who worked as Director of Planning and Strategy for the PDP 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, …

The Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Lere Oyewumi has stated that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is handling issues related to the conduct of former Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike with tact. Oyewumi, the senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, maintained that removing any person from the party was often politicised and insisted that the leadership …

An Abuja land owner, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba has charged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and the Director of Development Control to court for demolishing his building under construction at Plot 226, Cotonou Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja. This was contained in an official statement on Thursday by his lawyer, Okechukwu .C. Uju-Azorji, an associate …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, bragged that he is yet to see the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader who will suspend him from the party. On Channels Television’s Politics Today, Wike also said that governance is not about membership of a political party. Asked whether it was right for him to take an …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has insisted that illegal settlements in Abuja and environs will be removed. The Chief Press Secretary of the FCTA, Anthony Ogunleye said this on Wednesday, noting that the minister has not disclosed the number of buildings that will be removed. The statement also denied the report that the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike owned …

Scores of pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday threw their weight behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his threat of demolition of illegal structures in the territory, saying the former governor of Rivers State was merely assuring Nigerians he would follow due process. The minister had stirred the hornet’s nest when he vowed to demolish …

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State have said that former governor Nyesom Wike is not responsible for the impressive growth of the party in the state. APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr. Darlington Nwauju, who spoke on behalf of the party leaders when he appeared on national television, said the formation and growth of APC …