An FCT High Court in Gwarinpa has ordered that court documents in a N40 billion defamation suit be served on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike through substituted means.
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Justice M. A. Hassan directed the claimant to paste the summons and other filings at the gate of the FCT headquarters in Abuja after earlier attempts to serve Wike failed.
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The suit was filed by Tonye Cole, the APC’s 2023 governorship candidate in Rivers State, who is accusing Wike and Channels Television of defamatory remarks made during a live Politics Today broadcast on September 18, 2025. Cole claims the statements portrayed him as dishonest and involved in financial misconduct.
LIST OF APPLICATIONS FOR REGULARISATION OF AREA COUNCIL LAND DOCUMENTS NULLIFIED/CANCELLED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FCT
He is demanding N40 billion in damages, N500 million in legal costs, a public apology, and the removal of the broadcast from all platforms. He is also seeking a court order stopping further publications about the allegations.
The case is set for hearing on March 24 and 25, 2026, with the court directing the defendants to enter an appearance within 21 days of service.
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