Tag: Nyesom Wike
Wike-Led PDP Begins Screening of Presidential, Governorship Aspirants
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the Nyesom Wike-backed faction, has begun screening its presidential and governorship aspirants ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections....
Party Rift Deepens as Wike Dares Turaki’s Camp to Open Secretariat
Nyesom Wike’s warning to the faction led by Tanimu Turaki was triggered by the ongoing leadership crisis in Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)....
Wike Intervenes in FCT Abuja Teachers’ Crisis, Promises Prompt Action
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has moved to end the teachers’ strike that has shut down schools across Abuja, ordering direct payment of...
Turaki-Led PDP Tells Supreme Court: ‘Courts Can’t Run Our Party’
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN), The Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the judiciary has no authority...
FCT Minister Wike Throws Down Challenge to PDP Turaki Faction
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday challenged the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to former minister Taminu...
Wike Declares ‘No Faction’ in PDP, Offers Defectors Soft Landing
ABUJA (FN), Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike declared Sunday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no factions, urging defectors to return...
Wike Rejects Atiku’s Claims of Government Failure
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Thursday dismissed criticism from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, calling him a “serial failure” and rejecting...
Rivers State Lawmakers Reject Governor Fubara’s N100,000 Christmas Bonus as Suspension...
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (FN) — Lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly have rejected and returned ₦100,000 credited to their personal accounts by...
PDP Crisis Deepens as Wike Attacks Makinde, Fubara Despite Their 2023...
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified this week as Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike launched fresh attacks on Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, deepening long‑standing divisions within the opposition party
Jonathan’s Ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki Elected PDP National Chairman, Faces Early Test...
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a former minister in the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has been elected national chairman of Nigeria’s...
