By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered thorough investigation into the attack on a police officer, Insp. Omeje Matthew in Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has relieved the heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration of their appointments with immediate effect. The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has reassured residents of the FCT of his commitment to improve the city’s infrastructure including roads and healthcare facilities. Wike, who stated this in his Eid-El-Maulud message in Abuja on Tuesday, also called upon the residents to equally...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, says a six-man committee has been set up to resolve the lingering dispute between local government employees and the six Area Councils in Abuja. Wike stated this while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local...
Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council in FCT have cautioned against lynching of persons alleged to have ‘stolen’ male genital organs. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. They expressed concerns following recent outcry of some men and women...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has congratulated Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, over their victory at the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday.Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat The Publicity Secretary of the ruling...
FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, promised in Abuja on Monday to address accommodation challenges faced by justices in the territory. Wike made the promise at the opening of the 2023/2024 Legal Year ceremony of the Court of Appeal. “We are not unaware of challenges confronting...
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says it is set to upwardly review traffic offence fines from the least N2,000 to N5,000 and even up to N300,000. DRTS Director of Public Relations, Mr Kalu Emetu, made this known on Monday during an enlightenment...
The Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday declared as dead on arrival, a petition of the state Governorship Candidate of PDP, Dr Abdulazeez Adediran (a.k.a. Jandor), against Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s election. The tribunal held that evidence before it showed that the petition lacked merit. Adediran had contended that Sanwo-Olu...
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has successfully put out the fire that touched a part of the premises of the Supreme Court Complex on Monday. Mr Abram Paul, spokesperson of the FFS, told the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the fire...
Fire has gutted some parts of the chamber of one of the justices of the supreme court. The cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained at the time of filing the report. Operatives of the Federal Fire Service have long put out the fire. NAN...
FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Mr Muhammad Sule, stated on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Foreign investors have been enjoined to leverage the favourable investment opportunities in the Federal Capital Territory to invest in Agriculture, tourism, infrastructure development, transportation, healthcare, waste management and hospitality industry. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who represented the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday confirmed that there was no casualty in the three-Storey building that collapsed at Ikpoh Street, Surulere, Lagos. Territorial Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The building...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says owners of 149 impounded vehicles, 100 tricycles and motorcycles in the FCT will appear before a mobile court for various traffic offences. Dr Abdulateef Bello, the Director, FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also known as Vehicles Inspection Officers (VIO), stated this...
A housing deficit refers to a situation where there is an insufficient supply of housing units to accommodate the population’s housing needs. This shortage of housing can result in issues such as overcrowding, homelessness, rising property prices, and limited access to affordable and suitable housing for individuals and families....
Many residents on Thursday night fled the candlelight procession for the late afrobeat singer, Mohbad after police threw tear gas to disperse the crowd in Lekki Area of Lagos State. The procession started earlier in the evening at Lekki Phase 1 and the memorial concert...
Nigerian musicians, Davido, Zlatan and Falz, were among celebrities who joined the candlelight procession in honour of late singer, “Mohbad”, on Thursday in Lekki, Lagos. Also at the event was the Lagos State Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The corpse of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, has been exhumed, Lagos State Police Command, confirmed on Thursday. The police also arrested the nurse who reportedly injected the deceased singer prior to his demise on Tuesday, September 12, PUNCH Metro confirms. The Lagos...
The Transport Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has assured residents of Abuja of adequate security when the Abuja Light Rail begins operations. The Secretary of the secretariat, Mr Ubokutom Nyah, gave the assurance on Wednesday, after inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation of the metro rail line...