The Federal Capital Terrritory High Court has declined to vacate an order which restricted the anti- hunger protesters in the FCT to the National Stadium for the purpose of staging protests. Instead, the court on Wednesday opted to return the case file to the Chief Judge of the High Court for re-assignment to regular court…
Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has demanded the sack and arrest of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, over what they described as a threat to democracy. This was expressed in a statement by the NYLF, comprising almost 50 youth groups from the 19 Northern states and FCT. Barr. Wike,…
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi, on Tuesday, claimed that the party did not summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. It was widely reported that the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed that Wike was summoned to appear before…
Umar Sani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday cautioned the party against allowing Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State to defect. The former Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo, said PDP can’t afford to lose Fubara to another party. His remark is coming amid the continued…
Umar Sani, ex-Senior Adviser on Media/Publicity to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, has dismissed the threat by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT, against the governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Sani said Wike’s threat is an empty boast as he does not have the instrument to cause crisis in any state. The statement comes…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reacted to claims by elder statesman, Edwin Clark, that he is using his relationship with President Bola Tinubu to intimidate Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said Fubara should stand and face the crisis because, according to him, that’s part of the criteria…
A former Minister of Information and Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark has vowed that he will never allow the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to destroy Rivers State. Clark accused Wike of using his relationship with President Bola Tinubu to intimidate Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Addressing journalists at…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has appealed to residents of Abuja not to partake in the planned nationwide protest against hardship. Wike made the appeal while interacting with residents after he inspected the ongoing construction of a 5-kilometre access road to Saburi 1 and 2 in Abuja Municipal Area Council,…
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the alleged illegal allocation of lands shortly before the appointment of Nyesom Wike. The House mandated its committee on FCT to investigate all allocations made between 1st January and 27th August when Mr Wike resumed office. This resolution followed a motion moved by Jonathan Gaza on…
President Bola Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway in Abuja after playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. According to reports,the highway’s naming follows the recommendation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, led by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. In a post via his X on Tuesday,…
