Ima Niboro, spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, has called on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and APC governors to put an end to their public bickering and instead concentrate on rallying voters for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. Speaking on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, Niboro characterized the rift between Wike and the governors as merely a sibling rivalry.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

This tension arose after Wike criticized APC governors following their rejection of his cross-party plan to mobilize support for Tinubu. Earlier, Progressive Governors’ Forum Chairman and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, stated that ruling party governors would steer clear of political alliances that might divide loyalties or weaken the APC, opting instead to focus strictly on candidates running under the party’s platform at all levels. In response, Wike questioned Uzodimma’s political track record, emphasizing that his primary goal remains securing votes for Tinubu in 2027 rather than entangling himself in local electoral contests.

Weighing in on the dispute, Niboro advised both camps to tone down their public rhetoric and direct their energy toward fieldwork. He remarked, “When I said tone down the rhetoric, I do not mean stop working. Stop talking, go and work… Stop all this high-sounding grammar that they are blowing everywhere is not leading anybody anywhere. Go and work.” He urged them to build their political authority directly by connecting with people on the streets and in marketplaces.

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has strongly criticized the position taken by the Progressives Governors Forum regarding the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State. This followed warnings from the APC Governors Forum—led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma—stating that the coalition could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and threaten the electoral chances of APC candidates. Uzodimma had announced that ruling party governors resolved to focus solely on APC-sponsored candidates and would avoid any political arrangements that could divide loyalties.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television’s Politics Today, Wike challenged the APC governors over concerns regarding candidate sponsorship, highlighting that several opposition governors are also backing President Tinubu’s re-election while maintaining their own parties. Pointing to examples such as Governor Soludo supporting Tinubu while still backing APGA candidates, Governor Adeleke supporting the president alongside Accord candidates, and Alex Otti’s stance, Wike argued that the APC governors’ position lacks any factual or logical foundation.

The Federal Government has requested the assistance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to address severe financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector caused by energy theft, infrastructure vandalism, and unpaid electricity bills. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made this appeal on Tuesday during an official visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Tegbe explained that the ministry lacks the legal authority to prosecute individuals responsible for stealing electricity and vandalizing power assets, rendering a robust partnership with the anti-graft agency essential. He further highlighted that corporate entities consuming electricity while evading bill payments cost the nation billions of naira annually. The persistent destruction of electrical poles, cable theft, and other critical equipment continues to plague the sector, a grievance frequently raised by electricity distribution companies (DisCos). Consequently, Tegbe emphasized the necessity of inter-agency cooperation to safeguard installations, stop power theft, and enforce bill compliance, while expressing backing for the EFCC’s mandate to prosecute economic crimes targeting the power industry.

In response, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede characterized energy theft and vandalism as forms of revenue fraud and direct economic sabotage. Olukoyede committed the commission to collaborating with the Ministry of Power to enhance sector enforcement and announced plans to implement Fraud Risk Assessment and Control measures across ministry projects to curb financial leakage and economic offenses.