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Wike urges residents to take ownership, protect public infrastructure

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Wike urges residents to take ownership, protect public infrastructure

Offor Callistus June 1, 2025

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged Abuja residents to take ownership of public infrastructure built in their communities. Wike, who made the call after he inspected some ongoing projects in satellite towns, also urged the residents to protect the public infrastructure against vandals....

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FCT becoming world class city under Tinubu, Wike – Ex-deputy speaker

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FCT becoming world class city under Tinubu, Wike – Ex-deputy speaker

Offor Callistus June 1, 2025

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, Mr Chibudom Nwuche, has said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is becoming a world class city under President Bola Tinubu and Nyesom Wike. Nwuche said this in Abuja on Saturday, when he accompanied the FCT minister on...

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The Giving Game: What’s Seyi Tinubu’s Endgame? By CHIBUIKE JOHN NWOSU

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The Giving Game: What’s Seyi Tinubu’s Endgame? By CHIBUIKE JOHN NWOSU

May 31, 2025

In a country like Nigeria where political waters swirl with cynicism and suspicion, it is natural to ask: what exactly motivates the philanthropic drive of Seyi Tinubu? Is it a sincere commitment to nation-building, or is there a deeper calculation at play? Could it be both? These are not...

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Mokwa flood: FG mourns victims, mobilises relief efforts

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Mokwa flood: FG mourns victims, mobilises relief efforts

Offor Callistus May 31, 2025

The Federal Government has condoled with the families and victims of flood that occurred in Mokwa LGA of Niger State, which tragically claimed the lives of several persons. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Friday in...

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Wike announces plans to overhaul FCT transport’s sector

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Wike announces plans to overhaul FCT transport’s sector

Offor Callistus May 30, 2025

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said plans have been concluded to introduce reforms in the FCT transportation sector to improve safety and comfort. Wike said this in Abuja on Friday, after he inspected the completed Kugbo and Mabushi Bus and Taxi Terminals in...

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French embassy donates €1m grant to 19 Nigerian CSOs

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French embassy donates €1m grant to 19 Nigerian CSOs

Offor Callistus May 30, 2025

French Embassy in Nigeria on Friday donated one million Euros, approximately (N1.8 billion) for 19 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria to drive grassroots development. The fund called the French Embassy Fund for Civil Society Organisation (FEF-OSC), now in its sixth year, is part of French Embassy’s partnership with...

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INEC chairman swears in 6 new RECs

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INEC chairman swears in 6 new RECs

Offor Callistus May 30, 2025

By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, swore in the former Director General, the Electoral Institute, Dr Sa’ad Idris Umar and five others as new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), marking the filling of all vacancies across the 36 states of the federation and...

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INEC announces dates For Ekiti, Osun governorship elections

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INEC announces dates For Ekiti, Osun governorship elections

Offor Callistus May 30, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, recently confirmed by the...

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Wike spokesman faults Sen. Ireti’s position on FCT’s ground rent enforcement

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Wike spokesman faults Sen. Ireti’s position on FCT’s ground rent enforcement

Offor Callistus May 30, 2025

Mr Lere Olayinka, spokesman of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has faulted the position of Sen. Ireti Kingibe on the enforcement of ground rent by the FCT Administration. Kingibe, representing the FCT in the Senate under the Labour Party, had challenged the sealing of property...

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FCT teachers’ strike: Wike begs National Assembly to intervene

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FCT teachers’ strike: Wike begs National Assembly to intervene

Offor Callistus May 30, 2025

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged the National Assembly, legislating on FCT matters, to pay close attention to what the FCT area councils are doing. Wike made the call in Abuja on Thursday, while reacting to the ongoing strike by primary school teachers...

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2nd anniversary: Tinubu performance in FCT unprecedented – Wike

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2nd anniversary: Tinubu performance in FCT unprecedented – Wike

Offor Callistus May 29, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the performance of President Bola Tinubu in the FCT in the last two years is unprecedented. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, after he inspected some ongoing projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate Tinubu’s...

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Corruption a dream killer, ICPC tells youths

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Corruption a dream killer, ICPC tells youths

Offor Callistus May 29, 2025

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has described corruption as a dream killer that Nigerian children should resist at all costs. Assistant Director, Education Department, ICPC, Mr Suleiman Achile, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of Students Anti-Corruption Clubs (SACs) in the...

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CSOs want Sowore prosecuted for alleged blackmail

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CSOs want Sowore prosecuted for alleged blackmail

Offor Callistus May 29, 2025

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Several Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Wednesday marched through the major streets of Abuja protesting against what they called “a pattern of reckless rascality disguised as activism” by the 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. The protesters, who in their hundreds...

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Nnamdi Kanu admitted smuggling Biafra radio transmitter – DSS witness tells court

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Nnamdi Kanu admitted smuggling Biafra radio transmitter – DSS witness tells court

Offor Callistus May 28, 2025

By JOY ADARA, Abuja- A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday heard how the self-acclaimed lead of the separatist group, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, smuggled a radio transmitter which he set up in Ubuluisiuzor, in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State. The Department...

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Abuja residents not paying taxes my greatest challenge – Wike

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Abuja residents not paying taxes my greatest challenge – Wike

Offor Callistus May 28, 2025

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said his greatest challenge as minister of the nation’s capital is residents refusing to pay their taxes. Wike stated this after he inspected ongoing projects in the city, in preparation for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinibu’s second...

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Bode George slams Wike for sealing PDP HQ, tells him to pay ground rent to prove loyalty

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Bode George slams Wike for sealing PDP HQ, tells him to pay ground rent to prove loyalty

Offor Callistus May 28, 2025

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Bode George, has expressed dismay over the sealing of the PDP’s national secretariat by the Federal Capital Territory Administration due to unpaid ground rent. George, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, said it was painful that...

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Ground rent: FCTA seals FIRS, Access Bank, Chinese centre others

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Ground rent: FCTA seals FIRS, Access Bank, Chinese centre others

Offor Callistus May 27, 2025

The Federal Capital Administration (FCTA) has sealed the premise of Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) Access Bank and Total Energy in Wuse over unpaid ground rent. The FCTA also sealed the Chinese Cultural Centre, Wuse, belonging to Jade Garden Restaurants, for nonpayment of ground rent for 19 years. The...

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Abuja bomb explosion: Police rescue victim, begin investigation

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Abuja bomb explosion: Police rescue victim, begin investigation

Offor Callistus May 27, 2025

By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has rescued a victim and commenced investigation into an explosion incident that occurred along Mararaba-Nyanya bypass area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a...

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Zulum: No Borno LGA will fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

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Zulum: No Borno LGA will fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

Offor Callistus May 27, 2025

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that no Local Government Area in the state falls to Boko Haram or ISWAP terrorists. Zulum said this while speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa. The...

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FCTA seals PDP Headquarters over 28-year rent debt

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FCTA seals PDP Headquarters over 28-year rent debt

Offor Callistus May 26, 2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken possession of Wadata Plaza, the building used by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its National Secretariat, due to 28 years of unpaid ground rent. Director of Lands at the FCTA, Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, said the action followed the revocation of...

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