The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday took a swipe at leaders of the newly formed opposition coalition, accusing them of selfish interest rather than genuine intention to rescue Nigerians. Speaking at the thanksgiving service held to mark the completion of projects by the FCT Administration, Wike lashed out at prominent…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing criticism of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, accusing him of democratic double standards and declaring that his time in Nigerian politics has come and gone. Speaking during a thanksgiving service held in Abuja on Sunday, Wike questioned the democratic credentials…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says his children have the right to own lands in Nigeria. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Wike defended the rights of his children as Nigerian citizens to own land, provided due process is followed. “Assuming, though not conceding, my children applied for…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described Dele Momodu as a ‘boy’, saying he does not even know his name. Wike spoke on Thursday during a media chat with some select media houses. Wike said that he does not remember the name of Dele Momodu, one of the most popular journalists…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared the newly formed opposition coalition a failure, citing his exclusion as a primary indication of its impending collapse. Wike, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) currently serving under the APC-led federal government, made the comments during a televised media chat on Thursday….
Hope had already waned due to sheer frustration until Thursday, June 27, when pictures of President Bola Tinubu, beaming with smiles and sandwiched by equally excited Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, emerged on various social media platforms. It was one of several peace…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday attended the burial of his uncle in Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Wike was joined at the ceremony by the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and the suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, among…
The end is now in sight over the political crisis in Rivers State as the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says he and the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, have “agreed to work together”. Wike, who spoke after a meeting with Fubara, President Bola Tinubu, and suspended members of the Rivers Assembly, said that…
The claim that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, allocated 2,082 hectares of land to one of his sons in Maitama and Asokoro, has been described as “another falsehood from the vault of those whose main job is to malign the FCT Minister.” Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday left many Nigerians amused after he publicly promised to increase the wages of his official music band during a project commissioning in Abuja. Wike made the announcement while commissioning the newly completed collector road from Mabushi to the Judges’ Quarters in Katampe, a project…