The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has called off its warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement on Friday, said the FCTA under Wike has met their demands. On Wednesday, the doctors grounded all FCTA-owned…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed grief over the passing of the ex-Minister of FCT, Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, saying that “one of the biggest trees in the forest of Nigeria has fallen”. Wike who said that the retired Military officer would be missed in Nigeria, also noted that his death…
Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has said that his aggressive revenue drive in Abuja has brought the nation’s capital out of economic doldrums, as he now generates twenty five million naira ( N25m) as against Nine billion naira, FCT was generating before. Wike who disclosed this during his live media chat on…
Residents of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road, Abuja, on Friday took to the streets to protest the demolition of their homes by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. Wike had previously ordered a task force, “Operation Sweep,” to demolish Ruga and other communities within the nation’s capital to clear the city of perceived nuisances and criminal…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, has declared war on beggars, stating that enforcement agents will begin to apprehend beggars from Monday. Wike disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony of the construction of an access road from Ring 1 by N16 to Judges’ quarters and roads within the quarters in Katampe District…
Nyesom Wike responded sharply on Saturday to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, branding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election a serial loser. Atiku had criticized Wike—the Minister of the FCT and a former governor of Rivers State—regarding the recent local government elections in the state, where the Action Peoples Party…
Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has declared himself the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This announcement comes amidst a fresh crisis within the party, which has produced two factions. Isaac Fayose also announced the suspension of several prominent party members, including the PDP’s 2023 presidential candidate…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), under the leadership of Senator Bala Abdulkarim Mohamed, the Governor of Bauchi State, has expressed deep concern over recent comments made by H.E. Barrister Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Rivers State. In a widely circulated news story, Wike allegedly…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors against interfering in the party’s affairs in Rivers State. Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Port Harcourt during the party’s state congress, Wike vowed to take drastic measures if any governor attempts to take over the…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed two appeals instituted by Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by Enyiada Cookey-Gam and six others. They were challenging the decisions of the High Court regarding the elongation of their…
