A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulrahman Mohammed has summoned an emergency meeting of its national executive committee (NEC) and board of trustees (BoT) for Tuesday. The meeting will take place at the PDP national secretariat in Wadata Plaza in Abuja. A notice signed by Samuel Anyanwu, an ally of Nyesom…
A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lieutenant A.M. Yarima, who recently made headlines after a confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday evening in Abuja. According to Vanguard, the officer was pursued by men clad in black and riding in two unmarked Hilux vans…
Justice Eberechi Suzzette Wike of the Court of Appeal and wife of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says it takes a strong woman to manage her husband. She said this on the sidelines of a golf event held at the Nigeria Air Force Base, Goodluck Jonathan Golf Course, Abuja. The event…
The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA) says President Bola Tinubu should sack Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over his confrontation with a naval officer in Abuja. COCTA’s call comes after the video of the FCT minister confronting a naval officer at a disputed plot of land in…
The Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has hit back at Wike’s recent expulsion from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He called the move “Dirty December in November,” saying it started early — in Ibadan — and should be treated as a boozy social gathering, not a serious political decision. Olayinka…
The Governors of Adamawa state Ahmadu Fintiri and Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has distanced themselves from the move to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and others from the party. At its ongoing 2025 National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, the PDP expelled Wike, former Ekiti State Governor,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary; and Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Their expulsion was announced on Saturday at the party’s national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Others expelled include Umar Bature, Ajibade Kamarudeen, Mao Ohabunwa,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has firmly dismissed reports of a clash with the Nigerian military, stating that, “I have respect for the military. I will continue to respect them.” Speaking on Thursday about a recent dispute involving FCTA officials and military personnel at a disputed land, Wike clarified that the…
Defence minister Bello Matawalle has criticised former Governor Nyesom Wike over a standoff involving a naval officer, Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima. The standoff, which occurred on Tuesday, arose over the ownership of a parcel of land in Gaduwa District, Abuja, guarded by armed naval officers led by Mr Yerima, who was carrying out orders from a…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that he gifted a brand-new Toyota SUV to Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer involved in a recent public altercation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over a disputed ownership of land in Abuja. A statement released via his X handle on Thursday…