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FCT minister, Wike boils, declares opposition behind Trump’s threat against Nigeria
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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has alleged opposition is behind the designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern’, C’PC insisting that it’s desparate political plot to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Wike disclosed this while appearing on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday, he alleged that opposition figures were the ones behind the reports being amplified internationally, including by U.S. President Donald Trump, as part of a strategy to divide Nigerians and weaken Tinubu’s chances of re-election.
“In 2015 under Jonathan, people capitalised on this kind of thing to get power,” Wike said. “It’s very obvious what they are doing now.
” They know they cannot defeat President Tinubu in 2027, so they are trying to divide the country along religious lines to create confusion.”
The FCT Minister said the allegation of Christian persecution was politically motivated, describing it as “politics taken too far.”
According to the FCT minister, the opposition has grown increasingly desperate following what he termed the “collapse” of their political base under Tinubu’s leadership.
“The problem we have today is that, by Mr. President’s nature of politics, you can see the collapse of the opposition,” he explained.
“They have seen that no party is ready to challenge the President’s return to power, so they are looking for something—anything—that can divide the country and distract the government.”
Wike dismissed suggestions that the Tinubu administration was turning a blind eye to the killing of Christians in Nigeria, insisting that the current government was the most religiously balanced in recent history.
The Inspector-General of Police is a Christian, the Director-General of the State Security Service is a Christian, the Chief of Defence Staff is a Christian, the former Chief of Defence Staff was a Christian, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation is a Christian,” he said. “Now tell me, how can any right-thinking person believe that this government supports the killing of its own people? This is politics taken too far.”
He added that it was unthinkable for President Tinubu—whose wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is a senior pastor—to condone any form of religious persecution.
“Not this President, whose wife is a senior pastor, will shut his eyes and allow any religion to be targeted. Certainly not,” Wike stated.
The minister also highlighted the administration’s sustained investment in national security, saying no government in recent history had committed more resources to combating terrorism and protecting citizens of all faiths.
“In fact, as I speak to you, I don’t know any government that has spent more resources in taming terrorism than this government,” he said.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has finally announced that it has restored electricity supply to State House, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Lugbe, Garki, and other areas in the nation’s capital after an outage.
AEDC disclosed this in a notice on Saturday night.
Recall that major parts of Abuja were thrown into darkness due to the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s Apo substation fault.
TCN had on Saturday issued an update noting that its engineers were working to fix the fault.
In a notice later on Saturday night, AEDC announced electricity supply has been restored to affected areas.
“Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) is pleased to inform our esteemed customers that power supply has now been restored to affected feeders following the successful restoration of the 100MVA Transformer (TR3) at the Apo Transmission Substation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN),” AEDC stated.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Joshua Adeji & Co, a Lagos-based law firm established in 2016 by Joshua Osemudiamen Adeji has opened its new office and mediation center in Lagos.
The office is situated at 16, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, in Lagos.
Speaking at an event that brought together clients, business leaders, and key figures in Nigeria’s legal community to celebrate the firm’s continued growth and commitment to excellence, the Principal partner, Joshua Adeji reiterated the firm’s steadfastness to offer top-tier legal services to clients across multiple sectors of Nigeria’s and Africa as a whole.
He further stated that the newly established law firm and its Mediation Centre would serve as a hub for fast, amicable and efficient resolution of commercial disputes.
The Firm, he stated, would assist clients to amicably resolve their disputes to align with their commercial goals and help clients navigate complex laws, protect their rights, and resolve disputes.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Bandits killed three worshippers and kidnapped 15 others during a vigil at a church prayer ground on the outskirts of Ikiran village in Ekiti LGA, Kwara State.
The attack happened around 8:30pm on Saturday at Ori-Oke Ajaiye, a remote worship centre where members of Ijo Ajaiye Ati Igbala were holding prayers.
Kwara State Police Command confirmed the incident on Sunday.
Spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi said Pastor Adebayo Abiodun reported that gunmen stormed the vigil, opened fire on the congregation, and dragged several people away to an unknown location.
Police from Ekiti Division were deployed immediately after the distress call.
State Commissioner of Police Ojo Adekimi has ordered a coordinated rescue operation involving tactical teams, intelligence units, the Police Mobile Force, and the police drone unit.
Calling the attack “barbaric and unacceptable,” Adekimi assured residents that security agencies are working to rescue the victims and arrest the attackers.
“The command is fully committed to ensuring the safe rescue of all abducted persons and bringing the perpetrators to justice,” he said.
Officers have started bush-combing operations and intelligence gathering across nearby communities to track the bandits. Residents have been urged to stay calm and share credible information to aid the investigation and rescue effort.
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