A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has charged the party’s leadership to punish the Minister of the FederalCapital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Momodu said he would have punished Wike long ago for working against the party if he had his way. This cones after the PDP’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum,…
The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. It was reported that the president resolved the crisis during a meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, former governor…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to exploit the country’s current economic situation for abnormal profit. Tinubu in an interview with The Nation on Sunday acknowledged the “severe impact” of some of his economic policies on Nigerians urging citizens not to take advantage of the situation to accrue unfair gains. “As your president,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned politicians against pulling down a ladder they used to get to exalted positions amidst his political dispute with his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. Naija New reports that Wike stated this on Saturday at his residence in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, while…
The list of commissioners, special advisers and other key aides as well as their portfolios was handed over to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, Saturday PUNCH gathered. A close aide of the governor, who disclosed this exclusively to Saturday PUNCH, said Fubara had no input into the appointments…
A Kano State politician, Musa Mohammed Ali, who was declared dead by his own party leaders, has threatened court action, Vanguard reports. He demanded a public apology and the withdrawal of the false death notice. The Chairman of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani, and the National Secretary, Victor Fingesi, are being…
Acting Governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has reportedly frozen the local government account in the state. The Nation reported that this caused tension among the newly appointed caretaker chairmen in the 18 local government areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The acting governor also told the newly created LCDA not to open…
The Chairman of the Rivers State Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Okocha, has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike as the dean of politics in Nigeria. Okocha said Wike’s political influence spreads across Rivers State. Speaking at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, Okocha urged…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, Dec. 15, nullified the judgment of the Court of Appeal that ordered the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court upheld the appeal by the federal government, challenging the Court of Appeal decision, which ordered Kanu’s…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed that the political career of the former Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike is coming to an end soon advising Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to fight the FCT minister because it would be a waste of time. In a statement signed by his media…