Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on European Union (EU) countries to deepen investment ties, strengthen cultural exchanges, and partner with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in areas of mutual interest to build a prosperous Abuja and Nigeria. Wike, while addressing EU Heads of Mission during a meeting…
A former Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Alabo Dakorinama George-Kelly, has reportedly been endorsed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as his preferred candidate for the Rivers State governorship election. Naija News reports that George-Kelly is expected to contest the seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead…
By Luminous Jannamike & Folarin Kehinde The management of an Abuja-based event venue has denied reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, threatened to revoke its licence for hosting the National Convention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The denial follows unverified claims linking the April 14 ADC gathering to…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has called for the employment of youths in Nigeria. Wike made this call on Tuesday while flagging off the 15km rehabilitation of Old Keffi Road from Kado Village to Dei Dei Junction in Abuja. According to the Minister, the youths need employment to grow…
Sokoto South Senator, Aminu Tambuwal, has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as his friend. Tambuwal made the remark while stressing that he did not betray Wike during the presidential primary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2022. During the primary election, Tambuwal stepped down and supported former Vice President Atiku…
Wike, while speaking during a media parley on Monday, said the polls were legally conducted and commended by many for being free and fair. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has pushed back against those slamming the recently conducted Rivers State Local government election. Replying Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a threat to him in Rivers State. Wike said the APC is now a problem to him, adding that he only relies on the faith his people have in him. The former Rivers State governor disclosed…
Fresh damning revelations have exposed how Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, secretly acquired a $2 million mansion in Florida, United States, and concealed ownership by registering the property in the names of his wife, Justice Eberechi Wike, and their three children, Joaquin, Jazmyne, and Jordan. President Bola Tinubu appointed former…
Damning US public records obtained by West Africa Weekly have revealed that Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, secretly acquired a $2 million Florida mansion in March, registering it under the names of his children, Joaquin, Jazmyne, and Jordan, and his wife, Justice Eberechi Wike. Records further show that Justice Wike is a…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated a committee to identify areas in the nation’s capital in violation of the Certificate of Occupancy issued to them. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony at the FCTA headquarters in Abuja, Wike lamented that there was no distinction between commercial and residential areas in…
