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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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...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee to oversee the 753-unit housing estate recovered from former Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The estate was recently handed over to the Ministry by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies have inaugurated an operation to rescue a kidnap victim in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement...
Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has discharged 56 inmates across two custodial centres in the FCT Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The NCoS Public Relations Officer (PRO) of FCT command, Mr Samson Duza made this known in a statement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled a notorious seven-man gang involved in armed robbery and carjacking. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.in Abuja . SP Adeh said the police operatives neutralised one of the suspects, but arrested...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed zero deaths while three persons sustained injuries in a multiple Road Traffic Crash (RTC) at Karu Bridge in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified its stance regarding the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the temporary lifting of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said military troops in conjunction with hybrid forces and other security agencies have sustained offensive operations in all theatres to provide safe corridors for farming activities. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, announced this in a statement issued on...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu is addressing the needs of FCT residents through impactful road and other infrastructure projects. Wike made the remark on Friday, when he inspected the Aguma Palace and Market roads projects in Gwagwalada,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – In a bid to address healthcare challenges in Nigeria, the PISTIS Empowerment Foundation, in partnership with the Elevation Church, has launched a free medical outreach in Abuja. This initiative, known as the Ubomi Outreach, aims to provide essential medical services to economically disadvantaged individuals...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) will be the first project to be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu. Wike, who stated this after inspecting the project in Abuja on Friday, explained that the project would be inaugurated...
ustice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, the Chief Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), discharged 30 inmates awaiting trial across the two custodial centres in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state. Baba-Yusuf discharged the inmates during a visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi on Thursday. The News Agency...
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has placed its search and rescue team on high alert following expected rains in FCT Abuja and neighbouring states. The acting Director-General (D-G) of FEMD, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by the department’s Head of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) said it has concluded plans to set up Virtual School with operational centers (studio) in Delta State in the South and the FCT in the north. The newly elected President of the Association, Dr Terfa...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is working for FCT residents. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, after inspecting ongoing projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. One of...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is too important to be left in the hands of opposition political parties. Ganduje said this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving some members of the opposition political parties, including the Peoples Democratic...
Concerned Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed displeasure over the moral and cultural decline associated with the trendy ‘Truth or Dare’ game, particularly among young people. The residents spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on Wednesday in Abuja. According to them,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected car thieves and recovered two stolen vehicles in a breakthrough operation. The command’s spokesman, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. SP Adeh said: “On April 11,...