Thursday, July 9, 2026

FCT minister Nyesom Wike

August 20, 2025

Abuja land looter Wike accuses civil servants of multibillion-naira contract frauds

“I came on board, and people were already shouting that local contractors were being owed N5 billion, N8 billion,” said Mr Wike. “I asked, ‘Who awarded these contracts?’

Nyesom Wike addressing civil servants
August 20, 2025

Tinubu’s aide calls out FCT minister Wike over heaps of refuse littering Abuja

“This morning, I drove past a huge waste dump right in Wuse 2/Utako as I made my way to the Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa. That was a gory sight,” said Mr Fasua.

refuse littering in Abuja
August 9, 2025

Wike, Ortom, others working against PDP should be expelled:Sule Lamido

The former governor condemned what he described as impunity in the opposition party.

Sule Lamido
August 6, 2025

Abuja: Police round up 273 beggars, impound 675 vehicles 

“We had offences that relate to drug peddling, to crime, and those that have to do with illegal begging,” said the police.

July 9, 2025

Abuja primary school teachers call off three-month strike 

“The council appeals to all primary school teachers in FCT to, with effect from Wednesday, July 9, return to the classrooms,” said NUT.

Protesting NUT members in FCT
July 6, 2025

Peter Obi anti-democratic, never conducted local govt elections for eight years: Wike

Mr Wike said those supporting Mr Obi, who has now joined a coalition to unseat Mr Tinubu in 2027, were doing so based on emotions.

Peter Obi/Nyesom Wike
July 2, 2025

Civic groups call for protests, issue seven demands over Nyesom Wike’s looting of Abuja lands

“This is the ideology behind the self-aggrandising ‘Mr. Project’ Billboards that Wike and his cronies have used to litter the city of Abuja,” the group said.

Wike flanked by his sons, Jordan (left) and Joaquin (right)
July 2, 2025

Wike meets area council chairpersons, NUT, NANS over teachers’ strike

The meeting, according to a statement by NANS on Wednesday, is to finalise modalities for the reopening of all public primary schools in the FCT.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike
June 30, 2025

Wike, accused of allocating lands to son, reduces UniAbuja’s land to 4,000 hectares, accuses institution of land grabbing 

The minister acquired approximately 2,082 hectares of land in his son’s name, with municipal officials stating that the assets could be sold for over $3.6 billion.

Wike inaugurating project Credit: Punch
June 27, 2025

Tinubu reaffirms commitment to opening up economies of FCT rural communities

Mr Tinubu added that his administration was committed to bringing tangible change in rural areas across the country.

President Bola Tinubu