Members of the defunct Rivers State PDP Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 general elections have declared support for President Bola Tinubu. The group at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, also declared their “total loyalty and support” for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The group coordinated the 2023 campaign activities of former Vice President … Read more
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said some of the reported kidnap incidents within Abuja were ‘stage managed’ The minister stated this on Wednesday shortly after he held a closed door meeting with the Senate on Wednesday. Mr Wike appeared before the lawmakers alongside the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and its Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, to an interactive session over the rising cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities in the territory. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said Messers Wike and Igweh will appear before the lawmakers … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has restated his promise that President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the Abuja Metro Light Rail project in May 2024. He also said the train design was subpar but could no longer be changed. Mr Wike said this while inspecting the project on Thursday in Abuja. He called … Read more
Some Rivers State citizens have sued President Bola Tinubu for allegedly compelling Governor Siminalayi Fubara to sign a pact ending the political crisis that has engulfed the state. On Monday, Mr Tinubu convened a meeting of Rivers State stakeholders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where a peace agreement was brokered to end the supremacy tussle … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has asked the National Assembly to approve the N17 billion appropriated for the FCT Administration in the N27.5 trillion 2024 proposed National Budget. Mr Wike made the appeal when he appeared before the Joint Session of the Senate and House Committees on FCT, in Abuja … Read more
