By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Police operatives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), raided kidnappers camp and neutralised many in Mpape area of Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, that he camp was raided at about 2:40am on Feb....
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The operatives of FCT Police Command, attached to Utako divisional Headquarters, have arrested six (6) suspected armed robbers in an uncompleted hospital building which is a marked black spot in Utako village. The suspects; one Basara Hassan ‘m’ 41, Daniel Charles ‘m’ 27,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sanctioned two pizza outlets in the FCT for using expired dough blend seasoning. The FCT Director of NAFDAC, Mr Ozigis Abdulsalam, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday....
Sen. Banigo Ipalibo has said the senate will take steps to tackle the menace of ‘one chance’, a notorious criminal gang operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other major cities. Ipalibo, the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health gave the assurance when she led members of her...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has told elite in the FCT not to expect good roads and other infrastructure without paying tax due to the FCT Administration. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work on bridges in Maitama,...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted passengers of two Abuja-bound buses in the Inele-Eteke Ogugu, New Road area of Kogi East district. The incident according to a source involved a GIG and ABC Transport buses heading to Abuja from the eastern part of the country. The source said...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Civil Service Commission will commence operation soon. Wike disclosed this on Monday, while inaugurating a five-kilometre dual carriageway in Kuje, Kuje Area Council of the FCT The minister said the development would be...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has assured residents of the territory that the efforts put in place by the FCT Administration to address the issues of insecurity across the territory, will soon yield positive results. The Minister gave this assurance when...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to demolish “Yar Kasuwa”, a popular market in Gwarinpa, for operating illegally. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, made the announcement during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Sunday. Galadima informed the stakeholders, including the...
Airline passengers travelling from Kano to Abuja on Air Peace Airline (P47425) have been left stranded as the airline rescheduled its flight time from 4.50 p.m. on Friday Feb. 2 to 1 a.m. Feb. 3. Passengers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the airline first sent...
The newly appointed Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal capital Territory (FCT), Mr Benneth Igweh has assumed duty with a declaration that “one chance” was not known by law. Addressing personnel of the Command on Friday in Abuja, Igweh said “one chance” is robbery and...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, fixed Feb. 5 for ruling on bail applications filed by five suspected persons accused of burning down part of the Rivers House of Assembly on Dec. 29, 2023. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon fixed the date after lawyers to the prosecution and that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has called on the military high command to provide more security presence in various parts of the state to forestall future security breaches in the state. Governor Oyebanji made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the...
A community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has bestowed the traditional title of “Sarkin Yaki”, (Warlord), Paikon Kore on the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, The Aguma of Gwagwalada, Chief Mohammad Magaji announced this on Thursday when the Minister inaugurated an emergency construction and...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Federal Government has launched a new teacher development programme, Teacher Internship Scheme (TIS), designed to support States in the emergence of a new generation of teachers with skills and knowledge needed to excel in the digital age and help in the implementation...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far on Abuja light rail project, reassuring that its delivery on May 29 is sacrosanct. The minister gave the assurances on Wednesday after inspecting the ongoing construction of access roads to the train stations...
The Labour Party (LP), on Tuesday said it has the capacity to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming Edo governorship election. The Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, made this known in Abuja while addressing newsmen on some of the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government over its failure to address the spate of Kidnapping and banditry in the country. Atiku stated this in a post via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to complete the Inner Southern Expressway project by December this year. The minister gave the assurance when shortly after he inspected some ongoing road projects within the FCT on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the handover of a suspect, arrested in Kaduna State over kidnapping in Bwari area of Abuja, to the Department of Force Intelligence (DFI) Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this...