The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and other opposition figures, accusing them of hypocrisy over the debate surrounding electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act. Wike made the remarks during a media chat on Monday while …
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Low voter turnout and delays with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System at various polling units in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, disrupted the conduct of the FCT Area Council elections. At Polling Unit 044, LEA Primary School, Kubwa II, only about 50 voters had been accredited and had cast their votes …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night, hosted a high-stakes reconciliation meeting between suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The closed-door meeting, held at the State House in Abuja, included Rivers Assembly Speaker Martins Amaewhule, lawmakers, and key political stakeholders. This latest peace meeting is …
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THERE has been no breakthrough in efforts to reconcile the key figures involved in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State which led to a State of Emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all state legislators were suspended for six months …
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RESIDENTS of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike for opening the newly constructed Karmo District Market for business. Some of the residents, especially those living around the Karmo district, including traders, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of …
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has resolved the persistent land dispute regarding the establishment of a second runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike disclosed this during a parley with members of the community and other stakeholders on Tuesday, Wike …
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Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike has ordered the immediate identification and arrest of the owner of a two-storey building which collapsed in Abuja on Wednesday night. The building had at least 39 residents, with two certified dead, and 37 rescued and taken to various hospitals. FTN had earlier …
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The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has resumed office with the minister of state, Mariya Mahmud. They arrived at FCTA at about 1:20 pm after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential villa. The former Rivers state governor was accompanied by a large crowd into the …
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Former governor of Rivers State and a Minister designate, Nyesom Wike, visited the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Gnaduje, in Abuja, on Tuesday. Wike, who worked against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 election, has repeatedly denied …
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Immediate past Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has arrived at the National Assembly for his ministerial screening. Wike arrived at the National Assembly with his wife and some party loyalists. The Nation reports that the Senate will commence the screening of Ministerial nominees today. No fewer than 20 out of 28 …
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