The campaign train of the APC AMAC chairmanship candidate, Christopher Zakka Maikalangu received a boost at the weekend as religious leaders in Nyanya, Jikwoyi, Karu, Orozo and Karshi wards in the zone A of the municipality pledged their support for his candidacy. At a meeting of special pastors and...
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has intensified grassroots engagement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), connecting directly with residents ahead of the February 21 local government area council elections in Abuja. Obi, in a statement shared after days of extensive tours across several communities, said...
By ABDUL SULEIMAN – Nigeria may have lost over N400 billion in technical equipment, accessories, trainings and first aid materials procured by the National Population Commission (NPC) for the botched 2023 census, investigations have shown. This is even as local contractors who supplied the materials and provided other logistics...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed that life-saving antivenom for the treatment of snakebites is readily available across all public hospitals and health centres within Abuja. This reassurance follows heightened public concern triggered by the recent death of popular singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, which sparked questions about the availability...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has raised security concerns over a planned peaceful protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT Council, scheduled for Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, warning that the demonstration could be hijacked by criminal elements. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the FCT Police...
Contractors handling Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), projects have appealed to the Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to pay the over N5.2 billion they claim the administration owes them. Mr Adebola Benson, Chairman of the Indigenous Contractors, made the appeal at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, expressing the...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday took his campaign for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chairmanship candidates to the streets of Abuja, engaging residents across several area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Obi disclosed this in a post on his official X handle,...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has formally written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to request the postponement of the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections currently scheduled for Saturday, 21 February 2026, on account of the Ramadan fast. In the letter dated 22 January 2026 and signed by...
FCT Police Command has today, 21st January 2026, arraigned eleven (11) suspects linked to the murder of Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, Esq., an Anchor, Reporter, and Producer with ARISE News, and Mr. Barnabas Danlami, a security guard. The deceased were killed during a robbery incident at Unique Apartments, Katampe...
By VICTOR CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee (EXCO), has approved several multi-billion naira contracts for key infrastructure projects in Abuja, while ordering renewed enforcement against property owners owing ground rents and those involved in illegal land-use conversions. The approvals were granted at the committee’s...
Founder and chairman of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy & Development, Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Barrister Nwamaka Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer who was allegedly killed by kidnappers. Prof. Gambari, a former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, conveyed...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime with the arrest of three notorious armed robbery suspects involved in “one-chance” criminal operations and the gruesome murder of a legal practitioner, Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix. The FCT Police spokesperson,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is determined to make the 2027 General Election a turning point for Nigeria’s democracy and a model for election management in Africa. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this on Friday in Lagos while speaking at the commission’s 2026 Induction and...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims that it deliberately excluded candidates of the Labour Party from the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, attributing the development to unresolved leadership disputes and ongoing court proceedings involving the party. INEC made the clarification in a press statement...
A fire outbreak at the Abuja headquarters of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) was swiftly brought under control on Saturday, with authorities confirming that no life was lost in the incident. The blaze, which broke out on the fourth floor of the FIRS building, triggered an immediate response...
Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has carted away four different awards at the 19th SERVICOM Annual Awards. At the Award Ceremony, which held in Abuja Wednesday, 17 December 2016, the Managing Director won the 2025 SERVICOM Award for support and commitment to...
Top Nigerian political and security leaders have underscored the importance of national unity, peaceful coexistence and shared values as essential pillars for sustainable development in the country. The call was made in Kaduna at the weekend during the wedding ceremony of Josephine Tirnok, first daughter of the Chairman of...
Two respected pioneers of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA), Elder Abel Offor of Able Agency and Chief Fabian Anyama of Chifab, were on Saturday honoured with Life Membership Awards in recognition of their enduring contributions to in the growth and stability of the association. The honour was conferred...
With just months to the 2026 FCT Area Council Election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Malam Aminu Kasimu Idris, has reaffirmed INEC’s commitment to ensuring the participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, as guaranteed by law. The REC, represented by Mrs. Bimbo Oladunjoye, Administrative Secretary...
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a suspected ammunition supplier believed to be working for bandit groups terrorising parts of Zamfara State. The suspect, 32-year-old Ahmed Abubakar, originally from Gusau but residing in Anguwan Dodo, Gwagwalada, was picked up by the Command’s Tactical Team...