Tag: Nyesom Wike

“I never stole taxpayers’ money as Gov. or Minister” Wike replies his critics

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Wike replies his critics

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed allegations by what he described as enemies of Abuja’s development, accusing him of stealing taxpayers’ money during his tenure as Governor of Rivers State and repeating the same as FCT Minister. Wike described the claims as politically motivated opposition, insisting they are part of a coordinated smear campaign aimed at discrediting the progress being recorded in the nation’s capital. According to him, those spreading the allegations are being sponsored by forces uncomfortable with the reforms and visible developments taking…

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Insiders reveal timing for Wike’s defection to APC

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Abuja Court declines Wike bid3

Former Rivers state governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, may be on the brink of formally quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), with insiders indicating that the timing of his defection has already been fixed. According to reports, a very close ally of the minister disclosed that Wike’s eventual move to the APC is no longer a matter of speculation but of strategy and timing. The source said Wike, who was appointed FCT minister by President…

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“Resign and face your Rivers politics” – APC Nat. Secretary blasts Wike

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APC blasts Wike

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has fired back at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, advising him to resign his ministerial role and focus fully on his “obsession” with Rivers State politics. In a strongly-worded statement issued yestetday in Osogbo, Basiru criticised Wike’s recent remarks, saying the former Rivers governor has no authority to meddle in APC affairs, especially as he is not officially a member of the party. Responding to Wike’s veiled threats and suggestions that he (Basiru)…

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Wike, Bala Moh’d clash over terrorism financing claims

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Wike, Bala Moh'd clash

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, were on Thursday locked in a war of words over allegations of terrorism financing levelled against the governor. Appearing on a television programme, Mohammed alleged a political witch-hunt by President Bola Tinubu, adding that Wike was behind the terrorism financing charges filed against Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, in which his (Mohammed’s) name featured. Recall that the EFCC had on Wednesday arraigned Adamu and three others for alleged terrorism financing to the…

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“PDP’ll collapse if I defect to APC” – Wike

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Wike on PDP

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would collapse if he were to defect to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Wike made the remark during his end-of-year media chat in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital yesterday, while responding to questions about whether he would join the ruling party. Recall that Wike’s supporters in the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara, recently left PDP for APC. Wike, however, insisted that he remains a member of PDP and has no…

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Tinubu hails Wike at 58 as ‘shining star’

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Tinubu hails Wike

…As FCT Minister defends support for President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as an “audacious top performer” and a “shining star” in his cabinet, as the former Rivers State governor marked his 58th birthday yesterday. In a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu thanked God for Wike’s life, which he said has been defined by purpose, courage and service to the nation. The President praised the Minister’s resilience, “can-do attitude”…

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“You’re a threat to national security” – Wike attacks Turaki over ‘invitation’ to Trump

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Wike attacks Turaki

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has condemned the call by factional Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Kabiru  Turaki, urging US President Donald Trump and other Western nations to intervene in Nigeria’s political affairs. Wike, who spoke yesterday when the Board of the South-South Development Commission led by its chairman, Chibudom Nwuche, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, described Turaki’s remarks as reckless, inflammatory, and a direct threat to national security. Recall that Turaki, on Tuesday, alleged that Nigeria’s democracy was under siege following the clash…

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Wike blasts military intimidation, denies rift

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Wike blasts military

…Alleges Buratai’s 2019 election plot Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has condemned what he described as acts of intimidation by security personnel, while insisting he has no quarrel with the Nigerian military over a disputed plot of land in Abuja’s Gaduwa District. Speaking at a press conference yesterday in Abuja, Wike said the confrontation arose when soldiers allegedly attached to a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Awwal Gambo (rtd), blocked officials of the FCT Department of Development Control from enforcing a stop-work order on Plot…

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Tension in Abuja, as Wike, military clash over controversial land linked to ex-Naval Chief, INEC Chair

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Wike, military clash

A major controversy erupted in Abuja yesterday, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, clashed with Nigerian military officers over an alleged illegal occupation and development of a disputed 30-hectare property in the Gaduwa District. Wike, who personally led an FCT task force to the site, accused the soldiers of land grabbing and harassment of officials from the Department of Development Control. The officials had reportedly been chased away from the site earlier by armed military personnel. “I will not succumb to blackmail or intimidation”, Wike…

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Wike extends deadline for FCT property owners by 14 days

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Wike extends deadline

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved an additional 14-day grace period for property owners who violated land use conditions in parts of Abuja to pay a penalty fee of ₦5 million and other related charges. According to a statement issued yesterday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the new grace period begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts. Olayinka said the decision followed the expiration of the…

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