By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious kidnapper named Chinaza Phillip in Abuja by the Kaduna State Police Command operatives on Thursday. The FCT police spokesman, Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a post shared via the Force X handle...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked the Police Commissioner, FCT Command, to establish two additional Police Divisions in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory. Wike gave the directive during a security town hall with relevant stakeholders on Friday in Gwagwalada, to...
An FCT High Court, Maitama on Friday, fixed Feb. 12 for the trial of the suspended Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on alleged procurement fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him amended 20 counts of criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, breach of trust among...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC), on Thursday consolidated its lead in the provision of integrated power solutions with the signing of a tripartite agreement with Daybreak Power Solutions Limited (Daybreak Power) and The Wood Factory Limited (Wood Factory), to pioneer the delivery of its...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it is relocating its headquarters from Abuja to Lagos, its original base, in the interest of the Authority and the nation. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director Public...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has earmarked N1.7 billion in the 2024 budget, for the establishment of a pilot Smart Secondary School in the FCT. The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed in Abuja on Thursday, at an event organised to celebrate accomplishments of public school students...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued a victim kidnapped in Abuja. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “In a renewed vigour to ensure the safety of lives...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, expressed excitement that no project initiated by the FCT Administration has stopped under President Bola Tinubu’s watch. Wike, who stated this after an inspection tour of some of the projects in Abuja, said that most...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to provide the needed logistics and equipment to security agencies to flush out criminals terrorising in the territory. Wike stated this during a security town hall with traditional and community leaders, in Bwari Area Council...
There was a mild drama on Wednesday in a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja when a housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, prayed the court to disregard her earlier plea for divorce. The petitioner, who sought for divorce on grounds of impotence, said she married her husband Jalija 27...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has assured residents of the nation’s capital that the FCT Administration is doing everything within its capacity to address the recent security challenges in parts of the FCT. Wike who gave the assurance in Abuja...
The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command have arrested one Mr Chinana Tali over alleged trafficking and attempt to sell his six-year old son for N20 million in Abuja. The NSCDC FCT Commandant, Mr Olusola Odumosu, told newsmen on Tuesday, that the suspect...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has blamed chairmen of the six area councils for the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the territory. Wike, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Tuesday shortly before a close door emergency meeting with security agencies and the chairmen, said the...
Bandits, who abducted 10 persons from an estate, Sagwari Layout, Dutse, Abuja, on January 7 have reportedly killed three more of their victims as a warning to their relatives negotiating ransom. Thereafter, the bandits increased their demand from the initial N60 million per person to N100 million. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed security agencies to clampdown on criminals vandalising street lights in the federal capital, Abuja. Secretary, Command and Control Centre, Department of Security, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr Peter Olumuji, disclosed this in an interview...
Kidnappers have killed a secondary school student, Folorunsho Ariyo, who was abducted on Sunday in Dutse axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Recall that on Sunday, January 7, 2024, gunmen stormed Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse, capturing ten people—among them Miss Ariyo, her mother, and three siblings....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday, led a delegation of Borno people to attend the funeral prayer of his spokesperson, Malam Isa Umar Gusau, which was held at the National Mosque in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Police Force says its has began investigation into the abduction of six sisters in Bwari Area Council of Abuja. This comes after one of the abducted sisters, identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, was killed by the gunmen who are demanding N60 million ransom....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government wishes to inform relatives, friends, and associates of the late spokesperson to the Governor of Borno State, Malam Isa Gusau, that his janazah prayer (burial) is scheduled for Sunday, 14th January 2024 by 4.00 pm at the Central Mosque in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has implored governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to design and implement policies that prioritize all Nigerians and to always consider the national interest above political affiliations. The President, who received members of the...