Wike Mourns Senator Mpigi, Describes Him as Dependable Ally
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District, as a profound loss not only to the Ogoni people and Rivers State but to the entire nation. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, […]
Group Demands Probe of Fubara, Wike Led-Admininstration
In the midst of ongoing political unrest in Rivers State, a lobbying group known as Rivers First Movement (RFM) has requested a thorough investigation into the state’s financial records from May 29, 2015, to January 31, 2026, covering the tenures of both former governor Nyesom Wike and the current Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This call comes […]
Fubara Dedicates New Telegraph Award to Wike
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State received the prestigious New Telegraph Man of the Year Siminalayi Fubara Dedicates New Telegraph Man of the Year Award to Wike on Friday night at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. The event was chaired by veteran journalist and former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba. According to the organisers, the […]
Wike Breaks Silence After Meeting With Tinubu, Fubara
Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reacted barely 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu brokered peace between him and his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Port City (TCPN) reported that the reconciliation followed a late-night consultative meeting with key stakeholders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to […]
Tinubu Meets Wike, Fubara, Rivers Leaders in Aso Villa
In an effort to reduce the ongoing political tensions in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu convened a late-night consultative meeting with key stakeholders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The closed-door meeting included the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, alongside Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. News: https://theportcitynews.com/2026/02/09/apc-explains-delay-in-officially-welcoming-fubara/ The President’s high-level intervention […]
Evo Assembly Reaffirms Unwavering Support For Wike, Others
The Evo Assembly has reiterated its steadfast backing for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, pledging to remain solidly behind him in all political and developmental endeavours. The declaration came from the President of the Evo Assembly, Elder Peter Chinwo, during a well-attended meeting held in Rumuomasi (Ward 8), Obio/Akpor […]
Wike Camp Fixes Date For PDP National Convention
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fixed March 28 and 29, 2026, for its National Convention to elect new national executives of the party. The convention is scheduled to be held in Abuja. The decision was announced in a communiqué […]
Wike’s Son Bags Foreign Degree
The son of the minister of the federal capital territory(FCT) and former Rivers State governor, Joaquin has just acquired an MSc degree in Management and Technology Change from King’s College London. The Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, posted the pictures from the graduation on his X […]
Group Says Wike’s Political Influence Is No Longer Relevant
A socio- political advocacy group, the Omoku Youths’ Progressive Assembly(OYPA), has reaffirmed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains the undisputed leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Rivers State, insisting that the once- dominant political influence of former governor, Nyesom Wike, has significantly diminished, and no longer shapes the state’s present direction. The President of the […]
‘We’ll Be Buried Politically if Fubara Returns,’ Wike Declares as Rivers Crisis Deepens
The political rift between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his successor, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, deepened on Sunday. The Port City News (TCPN) gathered that Wike, speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, declared that he would not allow himself to be […]
Wike Rules Out Second Term for Fubara
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said his successor and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, would not secure a second term in office. Wike, a former Rivers governor, made the declaration during his recent “thank-you visit” to Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) Local Government Area, where he openly vowed to stop Fubara from […]
PDP Blasts Wike Over Fresh Declaration of Support for Tinubu in 2027
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a scathing attack on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a “permanent agent provocateur” whose “mask is off” following his recent reiteration of support for President Bola Tinubu’s presumed bid for the 2027 presidential election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In […]