The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,  on Sunday, attacked Rivers elders for taking sides with Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the unfolding political crisis in the state.While accusing the elders of seeking selfish interests, Wike warned people of the state against getting ...

Members of the National Assembly from Rivers State have called on President Bola Tinubu, to call his Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, to order over the political crisis rocking their state.This is coming amidst the gale of resignations of Commissioners in Fubara’s ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has dismissed speculations that he could revive his presidential ambition in 2027, saying as a man who abhors disloyalty, he cannot contest against his boss, President Bola Tinubu.Noting that he remained committed to the ...

Details of the meeting between the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum have emerged.Recall that following the political crisis that erupted in Rivers State on Sunday night, the PDP governors paid the former governor a courtesy ...

A former lawmaker representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has noted that the emergence of Nyesome Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory is a receipt of the proverbial 30 Shekels of Silver from President Bola Tinubu for ...

By Seun OpejobiThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has cautioned resident doctors in Abuja against threatening to embark on industrial action.Wike said he would not pay doctors who embark on strike while he’s a minister, adding that he’s ready to contend with ...

•Says he owes nobody apology for supporting Tinubu •Dares PDP, declares nobody can suspend him •Reveals $800m garnishee order hanging over FCTAOlawale Ajimotokan and Alex Enuma in AbujaFCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said his inclusion as a member of the All Progressives Congress ...

Ochogwu SundayA Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governorship aspirant for the Kogi election, Senator Dino Melaye, has chided the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over a recent comment against him.DAILY POST earlier reported that Governor Wike who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on ...

Abiodun Sanusi, Victor Ayeni and Dele OgunyemiSeventeen state governors will hand over to their successors on May 29, 2023 and retire into lives of luxury with generous benefits for their services to their respective states even amidst economic crises, mounting debts and unhappy and underpaid ...

By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURTGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has asked Sen Iyorcha Ayu to accept that his reign as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ended.Wike during the inauguration of the Trans-Kalabari Road at Degema Krakrama Bridge, Degema Local ...

By  Dennis NakuGovernorship candidates of some political parties in Rivers State on Friday stormed the state police headquarters, protesting alleged intimidation by Governor Nyesom Wike ahead of Saturday’s election.The candidates are Senator Magnus Abe of the Social Democratic Party, Tonye ...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has claimed that former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Labour Party, LP, because of moves by some politicians in the PDP to make sure power remained in the north.Wike stated this when he hosted, on a ...

By  Dirisu YakubuThree of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party lost their bids to go to the Senate, DIRISU YAKUBU examines the implication of the loss for the governors and the members of the Integrity Group led by the outgoing Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike ...

By Wale OdunsiThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not ruling out the possibility of last-minute reconciliation between Governor Nyesom Wike and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.The hostility involving the Rivers helmsman and the former Vice President, who has kept his cool, ...

By  Dennis NakuA former Commissioner for Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment in Rivers State and spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, shares with DENNIS NAKU his views on the political developments in the ...

By  Dennis NakuDr Dakuku Peterside, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Director General, of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, speaks with DENNIS NAKU on the political violence in Rivers State, the G-5 governors and the chances of his party in the state in ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling the Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, from the party.Justice James Omotosho made the order following an ex-parte motion filed by Governor Wike against the PDP and its top officials. ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s recent political volte-face denying ever promising to publicly announce his preferred presidential candidate was a clear evidence of confusion in his collapsing world of fantasy, Ejiofor Alike reportsRecent events have shown that the Rivers State Governor, ...

By John Owen NwachukwuGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been described as a coward for failing to make real his threat of publicly declaring his choice of candidate for the 2023 presidential election and campaigning nationwide for such a candidate.Governor Wike had late last year ...

Mike Odiegwu, Port HarcourtRivers State Governor clarified yesterday Nyesom Wike that ongoing campaigns in the state for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) precludes the presidential candidate of the opposition party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.The governor said members of the Rivers ...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has approved the venue for the campaign rally of the pres­idential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, in the State.Wike said he had approved the PDP Presidential Cam­paign Council to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for Atiku’s ...

•Rivers gov explodes: G5 has capacity to fight back•Nnamani, Fayose’s son, others may be barred from contesting polls•Sanctioned Ekiti members defiantBy John Alechenu, Abuja, &  Rotimi OjomoyelaFresh facts have emerged about what transpired during the National Working Committee ...

By  Dirisu YakubuFormer National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, has described the five Peoples Democratic Party’s governors as a bunch of confused leaders, incapable of determining who wins next month’s election.This is even as the APC chieftain warned ...

By Egufe YafugborhiGOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has forecasted that the 2023 general elections in Rivers State would feature a fight-to-finish contest in which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win it all at the end of the day.Wike spoke at the flag-off of the statewide Rivers PDP Campaign ...

The Ohanaeze N’digbo Youth Council Worldwide has advised Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State to end their romance with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, saying he was leading them to doom.A statement issued yesterday by the national president of the ...

Yusuf AlliAggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors yesterday foreclosed any support for the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s election.The governor – Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and ...

Mr Wike has been having a running battle with Atiku and Okowa as well as the national leadership of the PDP since the Rivers governor lost the PDP presidential primary in May  Despite their political differences, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party (PDP), Atiku ...