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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) or openly professing loyalty to President Bola Tinubu does not automatically guarantee a second-term ticket. Wike issued the warning on Tuesday while addressing supporters during a political engagement in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, […]
Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered the remand of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, at the Kuje Correctional Center. Ngige, who was arraigned on an alleged corruption charge, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre until Monday, when his bail application will be heard The minister was […]
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has reaffirmed its authority over the party, with National Chairman Tanimu Turaki (SAN) insisting that the Independent National Electoral Commission recognises the NWC backed by PDP governors as the authentic leadership of the party. Speaking at the presentation of the Certificate of Return to the PDP […]
The Senior Special Assistant on Strategic Communications to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka, says any land whose Certificate of Occupancy is revoked automatically reverts to the FCT Minister, who holds it in trust for the President. Olayinka stated this during an interview on Arise News on Monday night, confirming that over […]
The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has rejected Saturday’s expulsion of prominent party leaders at a convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This is even as four state chapters of the party have rejected the outcome of the convention, in what observers see as […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended his confrontation with a naval officer during a clash over a disputed plot of land in Abuja, saying he had a duty to intervene when government officials were allegedly assaulted. Speaking to journalists on Thursday ahead of the FCT Executive Council meeting, Wike criticised […]
Public commentator, Joe Igbokwe has called on the Federal Government to protect the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike against alleged land grabbers. Igbokwe in a post on Facebook today, claimed that land grabbers are a “potentially dangerous and formidable cartel”. He alleged that the land grabbers have captured Abuja lands, stressing […]
THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geo-political zone, has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, deserves national apology for being prevented from performing his duties by a Naval officer and others. In a statement Today, the National Chairman of PANDEF, […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown his weight behind the suspension of Umar Damagum, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), amid escalating internal tensions that have plunged the opposition party into a fresh crisis. The crisis took a dramatic turn on Saturday when a faction of the […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the rate of crime in Abuja has drastically reduced, despite recent reports of armed robbery and other security incidents in the city. Wike stated this during a media parley with journalists today while responding to questions about insecurity and the recent robbery […]
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