Rivers: Former APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole slams N40bn lawsuit against Wike

Rivers: Former APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole slams N40bn lawsuit against Wike

Tonye Cole, the 2023 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Rivers State, has filed a N40 billion defamation suit against Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Rivers State, and a popular Nigerian broadcast media. The suit arises from remarks made by Minister Wike on Channels Television’s flagship programme, Politics Today, aired on the 18th day of September, 2025, where he accused Mr Cole of …

APC chieftain sues Wike for over N40 billion over alleged defamatory remarks

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Tonye Cole, has filed a ₦40.5 billion defamation suit against Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Channels Television. The suit, marked CV/4502/25, was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja Cole, a former governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers state, said Wike made false and damaging statements about him during a live broadcast of Poli…

Tonye Cole Drags Wike to Court, Demands N40bn for Defamation — Akelicious

Tonye Patrick Cole, the 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has instituted a N40billion defamation suit against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. Cole alleges that Wike made “malicious, false, and politically motivated statements” about him during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on September 18, 2025. …

Former APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole slams N40bn lawsuit against Wike

Tonye Cole, the 2023 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Rivers State, has filed a N40 billion defamation suit against Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Rivers State, and a popular Nigerian broadcast media.The suit arises from remarks made by Minister Wike on Channels Television’s flagship programme, Politics Today, aired on the 18th day of September, 2025, where he accused Mr Cole of “…

Tonye Cole Sues Wike for N40bn Over Defamation Allegations

A defamation lawsuit has been filed by Tonye Cole, the 2023 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Rivers State, against Nyesom Wike…

“They Stole Our Gas For $308 Million” — Cole Files ₦40.5B Defamation Suit Against Wike Over September 18 Politics Today Remarks On Channels TV

Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Tonye Patrick Cole, has filed a ₦40 billion defamation lawsuit against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Channels Television. The suit, filed on Friday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), alleges that Wike’s comments during a live broadcast on September 18, 2025, […]