The Nigerian government has moved to discipline senior education officials in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after a controversial circular prematurely directing public schools to shut down, despite there being no verified security threat. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, speaking after a project inspection tour in Abuja on Wednesday, said he was “shocked” to see media…
In a decisive move to curb rising crime, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has ordered a comprehensive security reinforcement and enhanced surveillance across the nation’s capital. The directive has led to the immediate deployment of a joint “Operation Sweep” task force comprising the military, police, Department of State Services (DSS), and other security…
Crisis on Tuesday erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, as the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) and that of factional acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, clashed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the factional acting chairman, Mohammed is backed by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. NAN also reports…
Armed military officers, reportedly acting on the orders of a former Chief of Naval Staff, blocked efforts by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt an alleged illegal development at Plot 1946 in Gaduwa District, Abuja. The confrontation occurred on Tuesday when FCT officials arrived at the site to demolish structures deemed…
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a fresh twist as loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) over an ex parte order granted by Justice A. L. Akintola of the Oyo State High Court permitting the party to hold its national…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed property owners who converted their land use without approval to pay a N5 million violation fee within 14 days. The directive was contained in a statement by Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, on…
The Odua People’s Assembly has accused former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of deliberately destabilising governance in the state and undermining Nigeria’s democratic process. The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Richard Olatunji Kayode, alleged that Wike’s actions since the transfer of power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have been “alarming and destructive.” According…
Justice Eberechi Wike of the Court of Appeal has urged Nigeria’s judiciary to embrace digital transformation as a means to deliver quicker, more transparent and citizen-focused justice. She made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Access to Justice Parley 2025, organised by the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC). The event, themed “Justice,…
A fresh leadership crisis has engulfed Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a faction loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday seized control of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, the North Central vice-chairman recently declared acting national chairman, the group stormed the PDP headquarters demanding…
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that Christians are being targeted under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the allegations are “politics taken too far.” Appearing on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday, Wike said such accusations were baseless and insulting to the leadership composition of the government. “The Inspector…
