Judith Amaechi, wife of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday denied that she received N4 billion monthly from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had early this month alleged that the ex-minister’s wife collected N4 billion monthly from the interventionist agency. He also…
Nyesom Wike appeals to Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo, not to probe his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki’s govt FCT Minister and former Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the governor of Edo state, Monday Okpebholo, not to probe the government of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. Last week, the former governor of the state and…
Following news reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike recently allocated thousands of hectares of choice land worth billions of dollars to at least 1 of his children, the Department of Land Administration of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a query to one of its officers, Hassan Shahru Mairiga,…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the Federal Government to release the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Wike made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, while speaking on the performance of a former…
A former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for disrespecting people. He also challenged Wike to take a walk with him from Abuja to Port Harcourt to prove his popularity. The former Rivers State governor spoke in a Channels Television programme, Politics Today….
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has declared that his children are well within their constitutional right to own land in Nigeria. Wike, who spoke at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, July 3, 2025, defended his children’s rights as Nigerian citizens to own land, provided due process is followed….
Sources in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have claimed that rival factions plan to hold separate NEC and National Caucus meetings today (Monday) in Abuja. According to the sources who spoke to Punch on the condition of anonymity, rival factions were actively mobilising and preparing to attend the separate meetings. A reliable party source said…
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday night convened a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, bringing together key actors in the protracted political crisis engulfing Rivers State, in a fresh push to restore peace and stability in the oil-rich region. Those present at the closed-door meeting included Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Minister…
Columnist and political analyst Majeed Dahiru has described the outcome of the Rivers State political reconciliation as a rare victory for a political godfather, noting that FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has “triumphed” over his estranged protégé, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. “This is a classic case of a hat-trick in football. Wike has emerged victorious. He…
The end is now in sight over the political crisis in Rivers State as the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says he and the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, have “agreed to work together”. Wike, who spoke after a meeting with Fubara, President Bola Tinubu, and suspended members of the Rivers Assembly, said…
