The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has banned scavengers from operating in the territory. The Commissioner of Police in FCT, Olatunji Disu announced the ban while briefing newsmen after the FCT Security Committee Meeting in Abuja on Monday. Disu said that the scavengers were allowed to operate only on...
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Nick AguleEmail: nick.agule@yahoo.co.ukX: @NickAguleFacebook: Nick Agule, FCA Driving into Abuja from Keffi becomes a nightmare at Mararaba all day. The traffic comes to a standstill and then navigates at a snail speed. It usually takes anything from half an hour to a full hour or more to cover just...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja. They were arrested...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to revitalizing the leather and hides industry in the state to drive economic growth. Zulum made the commitment on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Leather...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has confirmed a tragic incident involving a suspected bomb explosion that occurred on January 6, 2025, at approximately 11:00 AM at the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, located in Kuchibuyi Village, Byazhin area of the FCT. The Police Public Relations...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has announced the recovery of a day-old baby abandoned along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market, Mpape. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command,...
A mother and her two children escaped death on Monday when a vehicle rammed into their living room in Dutse. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Command , DSP Lawan Shiisu, said in a statement in Dutse that the incident occurred at about 12 midnight. Shiisu said the...
By PAUL EJIME – The Nigerian Government has been admonished for blaming organisers of a Church food-distribution event that resulted in a stampede and deaths in the capital city, Abuja. Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, who made the position of the church known, noted that...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has deployed 3,180 officers across the territory to ensure the safety and security of residents ahead of the 2024 Christmas celebration. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on...
35 minors have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. The incident which happened on Wednesday drew condemnation from many, including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. Makinde also said...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has arrested eight suspected vandals. The acting spokesman of the NSCDC, FCT Command, Monica Ojobi, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspects were arrested over the vandalism of public infrastructure...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has donated 50 operational vehicles to security agencies in the territory. Wike, while handing over the vehicles in Abuja on Thursday, asked the security agencies to take the war to the criminals in their hideouts across the FCT....
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it arrested eight suspects and recovered seven vehicles over “one chance” robbery in the territory in one week. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, said this during a media briefing on Thursday...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In an effort to curb illegal smuggling of petroleum product (PMS) in Cross River State, men of Operation Whirlwind Zone C, Nigeria Customs Service NCS, has impounded 466,000 litres of petroleum product valued at N380m. The National Coordinator, Compt. HC Ejibunu, disclosed this in...
Global Leaders Convene at NDLEA Headquarters to Advance “Investing in Prevention” Strategy for Combating Substance Abuse A landmark event took place at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Headquarters in Jahi, Abuja, as international delegates and global experts joined forces to discuss strategies for combating substance abuse through...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Lagos State High Court will on Dec. 24 begin its Christmas holiday. This is contained in a notice signed by the acting Chief Registrar, Mr Tajudeen Elias, dated Nov. 27, and made available to newsmen on Thursday. According to the notice issued, the court...
The Security Service Department, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has commenced special operations to make Abuja safe throughout the festive season. The director of the department, Mr Adamu Gwary, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the clampdown on “one chance” operators and beggars, on Wednesday evening in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has deployed additional personnel and equipment for patrols, stop-and-search operations, and surveillance throughout the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT police spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the initiative aims to combat rising incidents...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In another well-coordinated operation carried out by a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday 21st November, head of a cocaine distribution cartel, 42-year old Ndive Maxwell Obinna was arrested along with five of his associates at Ago...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Earlier today, a fire broke out at Eco Fitness Center located at 6th Avenue in Gwarimpa, Abuja. Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in the inferno, which cause is yet unknown as of the time of filing this report. Confirming the incident in...