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Just In: Wike revokes 4,794 land titles in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles, over non-payment of Ground Rent, for more than 40 years. In the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape, a total of 8,375 property owners have not paid Ground Rent in the last […]
Wike Empowering Nigerians Economically Through Issuance of C-of-Os – Says Aide, Lere Olayinka
Steps taken by the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike since he assumed office are aimed at not only the infrastructural development of the FCT but the economic empowerment of Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka stated this during a news briefing in his […]
PICTORIAL: Wike To Distribute 50 New Vehicles To Security Agencies In FCT
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, will distribute 50 brand-new vehicles to different security agencies in Abuja on Thursday. This was disclosed by the media aide to the minister, Lere Olayinka, on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday. Olayinka shared pictures of the brand-new vehicles awaiting distribution, noting that […]
Abuja Residents Cry Out As FCT Administration Under Nyesom Wike Orders Demolition Of Houses At Life Camp
Residents of Life Camp area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have cried out in response to the FCT Minister, Nyseom Wike’s revocation of their land interests. In multiple videos uploaded on X (formerly Twitter), the FCT officials were seen storming the community with a bulldozer to demolish the houses but they were resisted by […]
President Tinubu approves N10 billion for FCT youth empowerment
President Bola Tinubu has approved N10 billion Youth Development Fund aimed at empowering youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed by the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday while inaugurating the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja. The minister […]
AEDC restores power after outage
The power outages Nigerians experienced on Monday evening have been restored in some parts of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company franchise areas. A News Agency of Nigeria check revealed that places like Deidei, Suleja, Lugbe, Kuje and other areas had their light restored on Tuesday at about 5:15 am. Customers in the AEDC were told of […]
FCT command begins trial of policeman accused of harassing woman
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced the trial of a policeman accused of harassing a woman in the Galadimawa area of Abuja. In a video of the incident sighted by our correspondent, the woman alleged that the policeman slapped her and used pepper spray on her eyes during stop-and-search duties at Galadimawa Roundabout. […]
Earth tremor: Abuja community plans relocation, FG allays fears
Some residents of Mpape, a suburban community in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, have insisted that they would rather flee the community for safer places than live in fear of a disaster owing to the recurrent earth tremors experienced in the area in the last few days. The development comes after the Nigeria Geological Survey […]
BREAKING: “We Won’t Allow It” – Wike Vows to Keep FCT Off-Limits to Protesters
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared the FCT off-limits for the proposed hunger protests scheduled for August 1st. Wike made this declaration after a security meeting in the capital on Thursday. Speaking to journalists, Wike said, “To those who want to protest on the 1st of August, FCT is […]
‘Remi Tinubu, save my farm’ – Abuja widow cries out over alleged persecution
ABUJA – An Abuja-based widow, Ebere Mogbo, has cried out to First Lady Remi Tinubu for help after her farming dreams were allegedly crushed by the management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Estate. Mogbo, who recently lost her husband, had invested heavily in a farm in the estate, hoping to win the […]