Tag: Wike

Tinubu allocates Abuja land to Ambassadors-designate

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Tinubu allocates Abuja land

…As Wike pushes diplomatic investment drive Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the allocation of land in Abuja to Ambassadors and High Commissioners-Designate, as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic relations and deepen Nigeria’s international engagement. Wike disclosed this yesterday during a courtesy visit by the envoys, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dunoma Umar Ahmed, at his residence in Life Camp, Abuja.  He said the initiative was aimed at ensuring that…

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“Settle differences with Wike or risk political collapse” – Lamiɗo warns PDP

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Lamiɗo warns PDP

…As Wike’s loyalists take over Kano leadership Former governor of Jigawa State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamiɗo, has warned that the opposition party risks further political decline if its leaders fail to reconcile with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and resolve the lingering leadership crisis within the party. Lamiɗo, who issued the warning while speaking with newsmen during a Ramadan Iftar with PDP leaders and members in his hometown of Bamaina yesterday, urged party stakeholders to set aside personal…

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FCT election: PDP candidate steps down for APC rival after ‘consultation’ with Wike

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FCT election PDP candidate

In a surprising political twist ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship aspirant for Bwari Area Council, Julius Adamu, has stepped down in favour of Joshua Ishaku Musa, of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement came on Wednesday in a video shared on X, where Adamu was seen alongside FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, chanting: “PDAPC”, to signal his new support. Adamu said the decision followed “deep consultation” with Wike, and stressed their close relationship, saying: “I and Joshua, we are…

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FCT workers protest in Abuja, demands Wike’s removal

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FCT workers protest

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister faced the anger of workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday over an unresolved labour dispute.  The workers, backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), protested at the National Industrial Court in Abuja, demanding the removal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.  The protest followed a directive from the NLC, which declared full support for the industrial action and described the strike as justified in the face of what it termed persistent violations of workers’ rights by the FCTA management and political…

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Rivers: H’Assembly moves to impeach Fubara, amid ₦700bn IGR feud with Wike

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Rivers crisis Fubara Wike feud

The political crisis in Rivers State escalated sharply yesterday, as the State House of Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Oduh, amid an intensifying power struggle between the governor and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. At a plenary session presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader formally presented a notice of allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Fubara. The notice, endorsed by 26 lawmakers, accused the governor of actions said to be in violation of the Nigerian…

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Rivers: “Where you go, we go” – APC leaders rally behind Wike for 2027

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APC leaders Wike

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ahoada-West local government area (LGA) of Rivers state, says it will follow the directives of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of 2027 general elections in the state. Chairman of APC in the area, Rejoice Otobo, stated this during Wike’s “thank you” visit to the LGA on Sunday. Otobo assured Wike that the people would not fail him because of the landmark achievements recorded in the LGA during his tenure as governor of the state. “We await instructions from you…

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Fuel Subsidy: SERAP sues Govs., Wike over ‘failure to account for ₦14tr savings’

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SERAP sues2

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), sued 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, “over their failure to account for the spending of the ₦14trillion fuel subsidy savings they collected from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations, including details of projects executed with the money, and the completion reports on the projects”. Disclosing this in a statement yesterday, SERAP said the suit followed reports that the 36 governors and the FCT minister have collected trillions of naira from FAAC allocations as…

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Democracy in Danger: US, EU probing reports on Nigeria’s governance issues’ – Activist, Ɗan Bello claims

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Activist Dan Bello claims

…Says judges, Wike’s & Co.’s influence triggering global alarm Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Ɗan Bello, has claimed that the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the European Union (EU) are currently examining reports on what he described as “Wike’s destruction of democracy in Nigeria”. In a video posted on his X handle on Thursday, Ɗan Bello said his concern was not borne out of partisanship but a duty to defend Nigeria’s democratic institutions. According to him, Nigeria is at a critical…

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Coalition of combined military veterans ask Tinubu to sack Wike 

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Military veterans

Retired members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria under the aegis of the ‘Coalition of Concerned Military Veterans’ have urged President Bola Tinubu to sack or redeploy the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his recent face-off with a naval officer in Abuja.  The Coalition stated this in Kaduna at a press conference comprises retired generals and other senior military officers drawn from the Army, Air Force, and Navy. The stand-off between FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Naval officer Yarima following a row over the ownership of…

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Rivers: Fubara resumes as Governor; pledges peace, reconciliation 

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Fubara resumes

…”I’m the real hero for stopping Atiku in 2023″ – Wike Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday resumed duties at the Government House, Port Harcourt, after six months away, marking the end of the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu in March. Fubara, who arrived to a rousing welcome at the Port Harcourt International Airport around 11:50 a.m., told supporters that his return signaled a renewed bond between his government and the people of Rivers State. He is expected to make a state broadcast by 6 p.m. “I am…

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