An erstwhile Senate President and the Chairman Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adolphus Wabara, has expressed disappointment over Wednesday’s judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which ordered the seizure of statutory allocations to Rivers State Government. The former Senate President described the judgment as judicial insensitivity and … Read more
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has urged Minister of Finance Wale Edun, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and other economic managers to stop misleading President Bola Tinubu. Ndume made this statement in response to the Federal Government’s plan to increase the country’s tax regime. He expressed concern that … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has instructed him to meet the needs of Abuja residents. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Wike made this statement on Wednesday during the launch of the rehabilitation of the 10-kilometer Aguma Palace-Radio Nigeria-New Market Road in the Gwagwalada Area … Read more
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of supporting former Rivers state governor and minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to destabilise the state. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as governor in 2023, just as Fubara had said that … Read more
A joint security team in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) detained 34 individuals on Monday, including 15 beggars and 19 scavengers, following a deadline issued by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The FCT Administration announced that those detained will be taken to a rehabilitation center for vocational training, while those refusing to participate will be returned … Read more
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he has no hand in the leadership crisis bedeviling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shuaibu, his principal was not in any way part of the crisis in the party. Recall that the PDP was hit with suspensions and counter-suspensions necessitating the intervention … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to Nigerians to continue to pray for President Bola Tinubu, saying he means well for the country. Wike made this appeal at the flag off of the construction of the six-lane Arterial Road N5, also known as Obafemi Awolowo Way, in Life Camp, … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has vowed that he will not leave any project abandoned during his time in office. Wike said the FCT Administration o ensuring that all Districts in the nation’s capital territory are provided with good road networks and other basic infrastructure. The Minister stated this at the … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to sue the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, over the ultimatum he issued to beggars in the FCT. Wike had during the flag-off ceremony for access road construction in the Katampe District of the Federal Capital on Tuesday, said the Federal Government would … Read more
Key figures within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly shifting their support from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as their preferred candidate for the 2027 presidential elections. This development follows a recent effort by PDP governors to mediate peace among warring factions within the party. Despite attempts to … Read more
Tensions escalate within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as pressure mounts on Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, to ensure the timely convening of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 24, 2024. According to the party’s constitution, NEC meetings must be held quarterly, a requirement Damagum has yet to meet … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Saturday hit back at former vice president Atiku Abubakar, labelling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election as a serial loser. Atiku had taken a swipe at Wike – the Minister of the FCT and a former governor of Rivers … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Dele Momodu has stated that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is still upset about losing the party’s 2023 presidential ticket to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. According to Momodu, Wike’s disappointment over the loss is a key factor in the ongoing crisis within the opposition … Read more
A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Sani, has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike is not above the party. Sani stated this while speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show, stressing that no committee was in place at the time of Wike’s alleged infractions. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn … Read more
The Ijaw National Congress, INC, worldwide has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to call the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to order over lingering political tussle bedeviling Rivers state. The President of INC, Prof. Benjamin Okaba made the appeal at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court Grants Ex-Taraba … Read more
An erstwhile Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says the cold war between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, has gone beyond reconciliation. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court Grants Ex-Taraba Gov, Ishaku N150M Bail ‘PDP Is dead, APC Has Finished Nigeria’ –Kwankwaso Protests … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara for his complaints after he rejected an initial offer to manage the party’s machinery. The PDP stated it had made several attempts to support the governor, but he failed to unite his fellow governors and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerian leaders to judiciously use the country’s abundant resources to develop the nation. Obasanjo made this call at the Methodist Archdiocese of Abuja’s 40th anniversary celebration on Sunday in Abuja, Obasanjo emphasised that Nigeria had all it needs to thrive. He echoed the sentiments of Methodist Prelate Dr Oliver … Read more
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, has made a dramatic declaration, announcing himself as the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). EKO HOT BLOG reports that this development comes amid the escalating internal crisis within the PDP, which saw two factions emerge from Nigeria’s main opposition … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court, which annulled the ₦800 billion budget passed by a faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Edison Ehie. The appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, ruling that it lacked merit. In its decision, … Read more