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,…
‘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…
Retired Army General shot dead in Abuja home
Brig Gen Harold Udokwere (rtd) was reportedly attacked and killed in the early hours of yesterday at his home in Abuja. Sources said suspected armed robbers attacked, the General’s house located at No 1, Sanga Street, Sunshine Homes by Kabusa…
Angry Abuja Residents Burn Robber’s Corpse After Policeman’s Death
A brazen armed robbery attempt on Thursday in the Abaji area council of the, Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) turned deadly, resulting in the killing of a police officer and the death of two suspects. The robbers, who arrived at…
Crisis at Aces School: Father attacks teacher over alleged beating of daughter
A crisis erupted at Aces Nursery, Primary, and Secondary School in Abuja when a father, Muhammed Jimeta, assaulted a teacher, Sekinat Adedeji, for allegedly beating his daughter, Karima Jimeta. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.Sekinat Adedeji recounted that…
Two women, boy killed in FCT community clash
Three persons, including two women and a young boy, have reportedly been killed in a clash between local scavengers, otherwise referred to as Baban bola, and residents of the Byazhin community, in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital…
Abuja residents helpless as refuse dumps, cow dung take over FCT
Residential neighborhoods within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are increasingly becoming inhospitable due to the proliferation of refuse dumps, raising concerns about public health and environmental degradation. A recent survey conducted in areas such as Karu Site, Jikwoyi, Kurudu, Kubwa,…
FCT police confirm receipt of N20m bounty placed on wanted kidnappers by Wike
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth C. Igweh, has announced that the command has received the N20 million bounty previously offered by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for the capture of two notorious kidnappers. This revelation was…
Police Gun Down Wanted Kidnap Kingpin Terrorising FCT
Operatives of the Nigerian Police attached to the Department of Force Intelligence – Intelligence Response Team (DFI-IRT) as well as anti-violent crimes section, anti-kidnapping section and other state commands have neutralised a wanted kidnap kingpin, Mai Gemu also known as…
President Tinubu has no plan to move FCT to Lagos — Onanuga
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has denied the allegation that the president is planning to relocate the federal capital territory from Abuja to Lagos. Onanuga, who was reacting to the backlash against the President’s…