Abuja
17 Feb
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has reopened the Sahad Stores in Abuja after it was temporarily closed over product prices. Executive Vice Chairman, FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, confirmed the reopening of the store in a statement on Saturday. On Friday, 16, February, 2024, FCCPC sealed the stores due to the way it was…
15 Feb
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Wike, yesterday, placed a N20 million bounty on three suspected kidnappers, who are at large.
6 Feb
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending two weeks in France on a private.
5 Feb
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have been rattled by insecurity, especially the frequent and indiscriminate kidnapping of persons within the city centre and its outskirts. ODITA SUNDAY reports that the routine failure of intelligence gathering and poor preparedness among security agencies has come to the erstwhile haven of the ruling elites. Despite multiple…
2 Feb
The newly appointed FCT police command boss, CP Bennet Igwe, has asked kidnappers and other criminals to make haste and run away from Abuja, saying that their days are now numbered. Igwe gave the warning today after taking over from the former CP, Garba Haruna. "I want to appreciate Mr President and the Inspector-General of…
2 Feb
There seems to be no immediate end to the insecurity in Abuja as bandits, yesterday, abducted a director with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
1 Feb
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has vowed to flush out criminals, terrorists and bandits from Abuja.
30 Jan
The deteriorating security of the nation’s capital, Abuja, took a frightening dimension with the abduction of Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his six daughters, in Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory
25 Jan
The United States Embassy in Abuja has announced Crade2Harvard International School as the winner of the 2024 edition of the Martin Luther King (MLK) Creative Arts competition. The completion, which took place at the US Embassy in Abuja, Thursday, 18 January, had finalists from five schools. According to a Letter of Invitation by the Embassy,…
25 Jan
The electricity theft case filed by the Federal Government against an Abuja Property Developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe has been adjourned until April 15. The case, filed before Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court, Abuja was slated for hearing on Thursday, however, it didn’t go on as the court did not sit. Counsel in…
25 Jan
The FCT Police Command said on Wednesday it had arrested another suspected kidnapper as its Special Intervention Squad takes more steps to protect residents.
24 Jan
Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic round the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizen not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a…
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