Four police officers have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for allegedly extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed ...
•Protest Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), a youth-led non-governmental and civil society organisation, has formally notified the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) of its intention to stage a peaceful protest in Abuja over what it describes as growing political hostility and undemocratic practices in Enugu...
•A private jet in the air A Fresh details have emerged following the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of the Peace and Forest Initiative Peace Commission (PFIPC), an organisation authorities have described as a fake federal government agency. According to sources familiar with the operation, Adeyemi was arrested in Ibadan, Oyo S...
•Cat and dog The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed an outbreak of rabies in the territory following the deaths of two residents from infected dog bites, prompting authorities to urge residents to vaccinate their dogs and cats and avoid contact with stray animals. The Director of Veterinary Services, Agriculture and ...
Youth groups, civil society organisations, and key development agencies converged in Abuja yesterday for an advocacy walk aimed at addressing the growing challenge of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria. The event, organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in partnership with the MTN Foundation and the African University of...
•The suspect Chinedu Aniekuoku and victim Grace The FCT Police Command has rescued a 36-year-old woman, Ms. Grace Aniekuoku, who was allegedly held in chains and confined in a room by her brother for more than one year and four months. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Mohammed Sanusi, while speaking on the development […]
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has impounded more than 30 vehicles for operating with tinted glasses, obscured number plates, and improper registration as it commenced the enforcement of the ban on tinted vehicles across Abuja. Addressing journalists at the Command today, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, said the ope...
•CSOs’ road walk in Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, Concerned Nigerians for Peace, Security and National Unity, has announced plans to hold a peaceful road walk in Abuja on Monday as part of efforts to mobilise public support for collective action against insecurity and promote national unity. The group’s Convener, Isah Abubakar, sai...
•Bandits Gunmen have attacked Paze community around the Byazhin area of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), killing a local vigilante and abducting four residents, including a pastor. The attackers, said to be about eight in number, yesterday reportedly shot dead a security guard, Shuaibu Yerima, who was engaged...
•Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan A Kogi-born cyclist, Mustapha Shehu, has completed a solidarity bicycle ride from Umomi-Ikpokoje in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State to Abuja in support of the anticipated second-term bid of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. Shehu, who began the journey on May 29, ...
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