‘I don’t mean it’ – Wike bows to pressure, clarifies threat to shoot journalist

Dailypost | 05-04-2026 07:16am |

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has clarified comments he made about Channels Television’s anchor, Seun Okinbaloye. Wike had said he would have “broken his TV screen and shot” Okinbaloye, over his comments that a one-party system would destroy democracy in Nigeria. The statement has attracted widespread condemnation, with Amnesty International describing

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