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Wike No Longer In Talking Terms With His Political Mentors – Clark

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Wike No Longer In Talking Terms With His Political Mentors – Clark

Ex-Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has disclosed that prominent politicians including former president Goodluck Jonathan, former Rivers State governors Peter Odili and Rotimi Amaechi, who were responsible for Nyesom Wike’s rise in politics, are no longer in talking terms with the FCT minister. Clark revealed this on Sunday in an open letter to Rivers…

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Commissioners Resignation: Indication Wike Hijacked Rivers Govt — Lawmakers

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Commissioners Resignation: Indication Wike Hijacked Rivers Govt — Lawmakers

Federal lawmakers under the aegis of G-60, yesterday declared that the mass resignation of commissioners from the cabinet of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, indicated that the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, initially hijacked the state government and its resources. Within the last 24hours, Rivers State commissioners for Education and Housing, Professor…

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Arewa Youths Accuses Wike Of Appointing Only Kinsmen, Allies In FCT

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Arewa Youths Accuses Wike Of Appointing Only Kinsmen, Allies In FCT

The Reformed Arewa Youth Coalition, RAYC, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of undermining the principle of federal character in his appointments. The group, at a press conference, weekend, in Abuja, alleged that Wike was running the FCT like a lord of the manor where everyone deferred to his whims…

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Demolished Igbo Man’s Property in Abuja Was Allocated By FCT Director of Lands – Wike

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Demolished Igbo Man’s Property in Abuja Was Allocated By FCT Director of Lands – Wike

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revealed what transpired between him and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SNECOU Group Limited, Chief Nicholas Ukachukwu, who decried the demolition of his investment on 214 hectares of land in the Asokoro district of FCT. Ukachukwu accused Wike of ordering the demolition without any…

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You’ll Struggle To Get 2% of FCT Votes in 2027– APC Tells Tinubu

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You’ll Struggle To Get 2% of FCT Votes in 2027– APC Tells Tinubu

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has issued a warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The party says Tinubu will struggle to get two per cent votes in the 2027 presidential election in the capital if he fails to stop the minister, Nyesom Wike from killing the party. The…

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Fubara Opted To Resign Prior To The Escalation Of Crisis With Wike – Sara Igbe

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Fubara Opted To Resign Prior To The Escalation Of Crisis With Wike – Sara Igbe

The National Coordinator, South-South Leadership Forum, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, has disclosed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara Opted to resign as governor of Rivers state before the crisis in the state blew to the current level. Chief Anabs Sara Igbe stated this on Saturday while speaking on National TV. Speaking in an interview on Channels TV, Sara-Igbe,…

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FCTA: C-Of-O To Cost N5m – Wike

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FCTA: C-Of-O To Cost N5m – Wike

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Tuesday said the FCT Administration has fixed the cost of issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy (C- of-O) at N5 million. The FCT Minister made the disclosure while speaking at a meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said payment could be made…

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Lands and Real Estate

Wike Directs Clarification On National Mosque Demolition

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Wike Directs Clarification On National Mosque Demolition

The FCT Minister has directed the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr Shehu Ahmed Hadi, to comprehensively explain the government’s position regarding the planned demolition and compensation plan within 24 hours. This decision comes from concerns raised by the National Mosque Management Committee, which seeks compensation for land affected by road…

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Wike Slams EU Over 2023 Presidential Election Report

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Wike Slams EU Over 2023 Presidential Election Report

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has severely criticised the European Union (EU) over its report on the Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, saying the report did not give the true position of the last election held in the country. Wike, who made his dissatisfaction known when the EU Ambassador to Nigeria,…

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At Last, Tinubu Releases Ministerial List, Wike, El-Rufai And Fagbemi On.

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At Last, Tinubu Releases Ministerial List, Wike, El-Rufai And Fagbemi On.

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and eminent medical scholar Ali Pate are on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it was learnt this morning. Also nominated for cabinet positions are legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); an economist Olawale Edun, banker…

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