Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ruled out any plan to contest against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, even if his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), zones the presidency to the South. Wike made the statement in an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Saturday. He said…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, remains his political son and that he has never fought with him. Wike made the statement in an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Saturday afternoon, where he clarified his position on the ongoing political…
The sexual harassment allegation by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has surfaced in an examination question at the Department of Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto state. The political crisis in Rivers state which led to the declaration of the state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu also made it into the…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works and other ministers are heading to an International Press Conference in London, the United Kingdom, where they will present their ministries’ achievements. Bode Adeyemi, the Project Internal Coordinator of the President Bola Tinubu Midterm Legacy Projects Review Committee, made this…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the north. Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said he has cautioned the party against making the mistake of 2023. The PDP chieftain said the opposition party must zone its 2027…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, recently visited him with two All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to seek peace. Wike made the statement while speaking to journalists on Monday. “Fubara came to me with two Governors and one elder statesman. Just that they are…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has arrived at the venue for the crucial Peoples Democratic Party stakeholders meeting. Wike, who arrived at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, stepped out of his vehicle and proceeded directly inside to join other governors, former governors, and members of…
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday declared that the city’s infrastructural landscape has changed greatly since May 29, 2023, praising President Bola Tinubu for “giving a 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…
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…
No fewer than 27 political aides of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State have been dismissed following their participation in the inauguration of the Bayelsa State chapter of a grassroots-based political movement, The NEW Associates. The affected aides were reportedly dismissed after attending the inauguration of the Bayelsa chapter of The NEW Associates and participating…