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Wike Directs Clearance of Abuja Ruga Settlement Citing Security Threat

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Wike Directs Clearance of Abuja Ruga Settlement Citing Security Threat

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate evacuation and demolition of an illegal settlement known as “Ruga” in Kukwaba District of Abuja, citing security concerns over its alleged use as a hideout by suspected criminals. Wike issued the directive on Friday after the FCT Security Committee meeting and…

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Rivers Crisis: Peace Looms As Wike, Fubara Declares Rift Resolved

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Rivers Crisis: Peace Looms As Wike, Fubara Declares Rift Resolved

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, have declared that the rift between them had been resolved following a fresh truce brokered by President Bola Tinubu. The president, on Thursday night, held another reconciliation meeting between Messrs Wike and Fubara in the State House…

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Woke, Fubara Supporters Clash at Town Hall Meeting, Deepening Crisis

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Woke, Fubara Supporters Clash at Town Hall Meeting, Deepening Crisis

Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, and the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed verbally during a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt. The meeting, aimed at providing a roadmap for peace and reconciliation in the state, was disrupted by heated exchanges between both camps. The event,…

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Wike Brags, Fires At Journalist, “Who Is Tinubu Other Than Me?” [VIDEO]

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Wike Brags, Fires At Journalist, “Who Is Tinubu Other Than Me?” [VIDEO]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has been captured in a short video that is fast going viral making a statement that has set tongues wagging on social media. The video was an excerpt from the former Rivers governor media parley with select journalists on Friday in Abuja. Wike who was…

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Govs, Political Big Wigs, 563 Others Lose Land In Wike’s Sweeping Revocation

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Govs, Political Big Wigs, 563 Others Lose Land In Wike’s Sweeping Revocation

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike has revoked the land allocations belonging to some governors and other political bigwigs. The Bayelsa and Imo States governors, Senator Diri Douye and Senator Hope Uzodimma, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu are among the 568 persons whose…

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Odinkalu Slams Wike, Calls Him ‘Greedy Glutton, Hopelessly Drunk’

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Odinkalu Slams Wike, Calls Him ‘Greedy Glutton, Hopelessly Drunk’

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike and renowned human rights lawyer and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, have entered into a heated exchange following remarks made by Wike during an event on Friday. At the launch of the ₦10 billion FCT Renewed Hope program, which introduced 80…

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Rivers LG Polls: Asari Dokubo Blasts Wike, Declares Support For Gov Fubara

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Rivers LG Polls: Asari Dokubo Blasts Wike, Declares Support For Gov Fubara

A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has declared his support for the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo claimed that soldiers sent by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were flying over his house. This comes on the day when the local government chairmanship polls were conducted in…

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Rivers PDP Congress: “Wike Held An Owambe Party, Called It State Congress” – Ugochinyere

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Rivers PDP Congress: “Wike Held An Owambe Party, Called It State Congress” – Ugochinyere

Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP, Imo), member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, has said that no congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was held in Rivers State at the weekend. Ugochinyere said, rather the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike held a party with his friends, under the guise of a…

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Rivers crisis: There’s No Going Back On Fubara – Wike

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Rivers crisis: There’s No Going Back On Fubara – Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of settling the rift with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said he’s not going back on his decision on Fubara. Addressing a media parley to mark his one year in office as FCT Minister, Wike said he’s focused…

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How Security Agencies Uncover Senator Sponsoring Protests – Wike

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, noted that security agencies in the territory have identified a senator as one of those sponsoring the anti-government protest. Wike made this claim after an emergency FCT Security Council meeting in Abuja. The former governor of Rivers State, said it was discovered that…

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