Nyesom Wike
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The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retired) on Thursday said that an appropriation bill for 2025 is being articulated to provide for critical development concerns in healthcare delivery, education, agriculture and infrastructure. Ibas also said that the anticipated budget will cater to creating more employment opportunities for Rivers people and advance delivery…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 General Election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a coalition of opposition political parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku, made this known while responding to a question on behalf of the opposition leaders…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says his aggressive revenue drive has shot up the monthly earnings of the nation’s capital from about ₦9bn when he assumed office in August 2023 to an average of ₦25bn monthly. Wike, during a media chat on Sunday evening, said the nation’s capital generated over…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, as a ‘General Overseer’ who has turned the state into his personal estate. Wike said Odili made sure his wife and two daughters held high-level positions in the state. The minister was reacting to Odili’s remarks that…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, has identified President Bola Tinubu as the major cause of the party’s problem. Sowunmi said Tinubu has no business appointing Nyesom Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, without consulting with the elders of PDP. Featuring on Channels…
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The Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has appointed Mr. Olalere James Olayinka as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, effective immediately. Mr. Olayinka, a seasoned media and communications professional, brings over 20 years of experience in journalism, public relations, and media management. His career spans…
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A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that Peter Obi’s group is now fighting him because he refused to join forces with them ahead of the 2023 general elections. Wike said Peter Obi and his lobbyists lobbied him so much prior to the polls but he turned them down, believing Obi would…
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A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has given reasons why he kicked out Uche Secondus as the national Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, prior to the 2023 general elections. Prince Uche Secondus, an elder statesman, was the Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee in 2017 and was suspended by the…
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The political disagreement between the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has degenerated to a point that the police have unfortunately been dragged into the matter. Wike and his successor, Fubara, have been engaged in a political struggle over the control…
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The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has vowed to take decisive action against those responsible for setting ablaze three local government secretariats in the state on Monday. He pledged that the incident, unlike previous cases, will not be ignored, as his administration will collaborate with security agencies to identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable.…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, said that it has written a letter to Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to appear before the recently constituted Disciplinary Committee of the party to answer petitions against him over alleged anti-party activities. The party also described as disappointing Wike’s recent threat of setting political fire in…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has accused some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of playing two sides against President Bola Tinubu. Wike said the governors “love the president at night but say a different thing” during the day. The former governor of Rivers State spoke at the PDP’s Secretariat…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has again called on residents of Abuja to be calm and have patience with the Tinubu administration. Wike spoke on Monday while carrying out an inspection visit to the construction site of the nine-kilometre Paikon Kore-Ibwa rural road in Gwagwalada Area Council. The minister expressed satisfaction…
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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that he’s not fighting anybody. He spoke amid his rift with former council chairmen loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Fubara explained that he’s only defending himself and the state from aggressors. Speaking in Port Harcourt, the state capital yesterday, he…
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Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu has restored hope in the minds of Nigerians since taking over about a year ago. Wike, who made the remark during the ministerial sectoral update, also highlighted some of the achievements of his ministry within the one-year period under review. The Minister listed the implementation…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT Administration had commenced the procurement processes for drones to boost the security architecture of the territory. Wike made this disclosure when the Consul-General of the Embassy of Hungary in Nigeria, Endre Deri, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abuja.…
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