Did Wike’s Security Invade Fubara’s Private Residence? Fact Emerges

• The Rivers state political crisis took a different dimension when President Bola Tinubu announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara
• There were claims that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s security operatives attacked the private residence of the suspended governor in Rivers state
• However, the claim has been fact-checked considering the implications of the claim on Nigeria’s democracy and Rivers’ peace

Port Harcourt, Rivers – The political crisis rocking Rivers state took another dimension recently when President Bola Tinubu announced a state of emergency in the oil-rich state on Tuesday, March 18.

The president also announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, adding that the federal government’s intervention in the state’s recent internal crisis.

A Facebook user has claimed Nyesom Wike has attacked the residence of Siminalayi Fubara
Photo Credit: @GovWike, @SimFubaraKSCSource: Twitter

Facebook claims on Wike vs Fubara

However, in a recent video shared on Facebook by Agodi Comedy on March 25, 2025, claiming that some persons forcefully entered a residence. The Facebook user claimed that they were security operatives deployed by Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to invade the private residence of the suspended governor.

According to Dubawa, a fact-checking organisation, the caption of the post reads:

“The moment security agencies and Nyesom Wike came to embarrass Governor SIM Fubara in his private home.”

See Rea here:

Reaction to allegations against Wike

Thousands of people have viewed the video, which has the watermark of credible Nigerian media, The Cable. The video has also gained thousands of reactions and reshares.

However, Dubawa fact-checked the claim considering its implication on Nigeria’s democracy as well as its implication on the minister’s reputation.

Also, the public interest in the unfolding political events in Rivers state. There was no credible source that reported that claim, and the exact video of the event was found on The Cable’s verified X and Facebook pages.

The actual event on alleged video on Rivers

The actual event was the altercation between Sunday Ude-Okoye and Samuel Anyanwu, who were laying claim to the position of the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state
Photo Credit: @SimFubaraKSCSource: Twitter

The video was taken after Sunday Ude-Okoye and some of his supporters were forced out of the PDP secretariats by the security of Senator Samuel Anyanwu, during a meeting organised by the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). The incident happened on January 29, 2025.

Subsequently, the police and other security agencies took over the secretariat of the PDP, and the Supreme Court recently made a pronouncement about the incident. It is therefore important to note that the event predated Fubara’s suspension and was not related to the political crisis in Rivers.

Governor Fubara approved a N100k Christmas bonus

TheTalk.NG earlier reported that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has approved an N100,000 Christmas bonus for civil servants, public servants and pensioners in the state.

Fubara was said to have moved so the beneficiaries could have a fulfilling Yuletide celebration in their homes.

This gesture will be Governor Fubara’s second of its kind, considering he started in 2023.

Source: TheTalk.NG

House of Reps Member Dumps Labour Party, Defects to PDP, Gives Reason

Labour Party lawmaker Eze Gabriel has defected to the PDP, citing internal divisions and persistent crisis within his former party Eze, representing Isi-Uzo constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly, made the announcement during plenary on Tuesday, with his defection letter read by Speaker Uche Ugwu The lawmaker criticised the leadership of the party and ... Read more Continue reading here

Crack in APC As Buhari States His Position on His Loyalists Dumping Tinubu

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly expressed indifference about his loyalists dumping President Bola Tinubu-led APC The fact that emerged indicated that the APC governors who visited the former president were seeking his intervention to stop the CPC bloc from dumping the APC It was learnt that the CPC remained the largest bloc, and the ... Read more Continue reading here

Tinubu’s Aide Defends Value of Naira In Trending Video, “N2,500 Can Buy a Meal in Lekki”

Dr Tope Fasua said N2,500 can buy a meal at a popular restaurant in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos state Fasua, who is President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, stated this while defending the value of the naira According to Fasua, many people have sent him videos from Lagos to Maiduguri ... Read more Continue reading here

Obidient Movement Leader Speaks On Peter Obi Dumping Labour Party

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, remains a member of the party The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, made this known on Monday, April 7, 2025 Tanko stated this while reacting to claims that Obi in talks with the Social Democratic Party (SDP0 ahead of a ... Read more Continue reading here

Wike Hosts Suspended Rivers Assembly Lawmakers in UK, Video Trends

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers met in the United Kingdom Wike organised a dinner for the suspended Rivers lawmakers “who are in the UK for legislative capacity building” Wike’s senior special assistant on public communications and social media, Lere Olayinka, shared video of the ... Read more Continue reading here