Husband of Mrs. Patricia Anaele, a school nurse allegedly killed by a security guard at Clear Hope Foundation Academy in Abuja, has come forward to reveal the shocking details surrounding her death. According to Mr. Emmanuel Anaele, his wife was murdered in cold blood, contrary to initial reports suggesting...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives conducting intelligence-led stop and search operations in Gwarimpa, Jahi, and Galadimawa areas of the FCT has arrested three dispatch riders for distributing illicit substances around the city. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- FCT Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a 55-year-old caregiver, Mrs. Chinyere Anaene, and a one-year-and-two-month-old toddler, Nanenter Yese, entrusted to her care. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the command, on July 23,...
Acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja, UNIABUJA), Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has successfully resolved longstanding crises and introduced sweeping reforms within five months of her appointment by President Bola Tinubu. In an exclusive interview with journalists in Abuja, the Professor of Microbiology detailed how...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja-. FCT Police Command operatives have arrested one Yahaya Saleh, a 40-year-old man, for attempting to bribe police investigators with the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1,500,000) in a desperate bid to secure the release of a kidnap suspect currently under investigation. Police...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned its candidates for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections against pursuing personal interests that could compromise the party’s chances of winning in February 2026. PDP FCT Chairman, Ismail Dogara, issued the warning while handing over INEC nomination forms to the party’s...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- No fewer than 210 beggars in Abuja have been arrested by the FCTA in its ongoing Operation Sweep Abuja, aimed at ridding the city of miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers, and other criminal elements. The operation, which commenced on Monday, has seen the detention of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairmanship campaign posters recently seen across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In a statement by its Director, Michael Ohiare, the Yahaya Bello Media Office in Lokoja dismissed the...
Club De Pals, Abuja, the association of Tiv elites and professionals resident in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on the Police to expedite investigation and charge the suspects reportedly arrested in connection with the recent killings in Yelwata, Benue state, to Court of competent jurisdiction so that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 74 suspected internet fraudsters (popularly known as yahoo boys). The commission disclosed this in a post issued via its X handle on Monday. It said the suspects were arrested on Monday, June 30, 2025 at...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has called for dialogue and unity to resolve the ongoing teachers’ strike in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage for primary school teachers. Alausa acknowledged the concerns raised by the Nigeria...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed pride in the ongoing transformation of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), highlighting its potential to boost the economy and foster social wellbeing. Tinubu made this statement while inaugurating a new interchange linking Wole Soyinka Way to Murtala Mohammed Expressway in Abuja. The President, represented...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has responded to the latest security advisory issued by the US Embassy, restricting its staff and their families from non-official travel to military sites or other government facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. While acknowledging the right of foreign missions to issue...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded its primary elections for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory Area Council chairmanship elections, producing winners across all six area councils in a transparent and rancor-free process. The party’s Electoral Committee Chairman, Mr. Chris Hassan, declared the elections free, fair, and smooth. According...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- FCT Police Command has launched investigation into a disturbing viral video showing a young woman found unconscious with her hands tied behind her in a hotel room located in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Lucky Danjuma has emerged victorious in the male singles category of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour Junior J30 Abuja. Danjuma defeated Oriol Alvarez of Spain 6-0, 6-4 in the final match held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The match...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre after President Bola Tinubu. The renaming ceremony was part of activities marking Tinubu’s second year in office. Wike praised Tinubu’s leadership, saying, “Today Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre is a match with...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has issued an alert for expected rainfall in parts of the FCT and neighboring states from Sunday to Tuesday. Theacting Director-General of FEMD, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, advised residents advised...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ajao Adewale has presented cheques worth N37.4 million to families of deceased officers in the territory. The Command Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja....
The strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Monday paralysed activities at the Court of Appeal, FCT High Courts in Maitama, Wuse Zone II, Garki and Nyanya. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the courts in some state capitals reports...