The FCT Police Command has dismissed reports claiming robbers attacked commuters during traffic in the FCT. A video of robbers attacking commuters in traffic surfaced online some days ago and people claimed the incident happened in Abuja. However, in a statement released today April 25, the spokesperson of …
Read More »FCT police drafted to Abuja school where students were filmed bullying their classmate
The FCT Police Command has dispatched experienced officers to the Leads British International School grounds to conduct inquiries into the reported cases of bullying. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, reads “In a proactive response to alarms raised …
Read More »NSCDC intercepts10 suspected victims of human trafficking in FCT
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory command has intercepted 10 individuals suspected to be victims of human trafficking and allegedly being prepared for migration abroad. The command spokesperson, Samuel Idoko, who made this known in a statement on Monday, April 22, 2024, said NSCDC …
Read More »Minister inaugurates construction of 618-shop modern market in FCT
Mahmoud said during the inauguration in Zuba on Saturday, that the market would be constructed by Khuntex Engineering Company Ltd. under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. She added that under the arrangement, the Area Council would provide the land, while Khuntex would fund the construction of the market, 100 …
Read More »FCT residents loot NEMA warehouse over economic hardship
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are currently looting the warehouse of the National Emergency Agency (NEMA). The residents who say they are hungry stormed the warehouse located in Karimo, Phase 3 Region of the FCT, broke into it and began to cart away any food items they …
Read More »Senate summons Wike and FCT Police Commissioner over rising insecurity
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the Commissioner of Police in the FCT have been summoned by the senate over rising insecurity. They will be briefing the Senate in a closed-door session. The resolution was reached following a motion moved by Senator Ned Nwoko, …
Read More »FCT police finally arrests second most wanted kidnap kingpin
The operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a continued effort against banditry in FCT and its environs, on February 24, at about 7:05 PM, \acting on credible intelligence, stormed Sardauna Forest, Toto, Nasarawa State and arrested one Samaila Wakili Fafa A.K.A Habu Ibrahim, a kidnap kingpin who has been …
Read More »NSCDC arrests 54 suspected illegal miners and 3 telecommunication mast vandals in FCT
The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 51 suspected illegal miners and 3 suspected telecommunication mast vandals in the territory. The NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu disclosed this when he paraded the suspects before newsmen on Monday, February 26, 2024, at …
Read More »NSCDC arrests 42 suspected bandits disguised as miners in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 42 suspected bandits and terrorists disguised as miners, heading to Kwali Area Council of the nation’s capital. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, the Commandant, Olusola …
Read More »'Government needs to tax people' — Wike tells FCT residents
The minister says the government needs money for the development of the FCT. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on FCT residents to pay their taxes and ground rents to enable the FCT Administration provides critical infrastructure in the capital city.
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