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HURIWA Opposes Wike and Tinubu’s Plan to Build Judges’ Houses, Citing Political Capture of Judiciary
HURIWA, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has ascribed corruption in the judiciary to undue influence exerted by the executive arm of...
Governor Fubara Firmly Warns IGP, Wike Against Attempt to Undermine Local Government Election
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has firmly warned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and former governor turned FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, against...
Edo Guber Election Will Be Free and Fair – Edo Rec Says Despite Ties to FCT Minister Wike
The Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, has told political parties and the public he will be impartial in conducting the...
Ijaw Youths Back Clark’s Push for Wike’s Arrest Over His Threat To Ignite Political Crisis
Ijaw youths under the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have supported Chief Edwin Clark’s call to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to...
Arrest Wike Now, Edwin Clark Tells IG Of Police
Elder statesman Edwin Clark has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Minister...
Wike Threatens Political Crisis if Governors Attempt to Take Over Rivers PDP Structure
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to cause a political crisis if any state governors attempt to take...
Just In: FCT Minister Wike Hurriedly Fixes Traditional Celebration on August 1, Says No Protests In Abuja
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has declared that Abuja will not be available for protesters on August 1. Instead, the minister...
Rivers Crisis: Youth Protesters Dismantle Wike’s Statue in Obio-Akpor
In a dramatic turn of events, the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State took a new twist as protesting youth, in a bold...
SERAP Sues 36 Governors and FCT Minister Wike for Failing to Account for Trillions in FAAC Allocations
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory...
Rivers State Governor, Fubara, to probe Wike’s Administration
The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced the decision to probe the former governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. Fubara’s...
CJN Ariwoola Approves Nyesom Wike’s Wife Among New Court of Appeal Judges
Berechi Suzette Wike, wife of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been promoted from the Rivers State High Court to the Court of Appeal,...
Nepotism: Families of CJN Ariwoola, Wike, others in Federal High Court Judge Selection
Chidi Odinkalu, a Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, has accused the Nigerian judiciary of nepotism....