•Shettima jets out Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to lead a historic government-to-government peer exchange focused on accelerating nutrition delivery. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement today. Nkwocha said S...
•Tinubu jets out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected back in Abuja this evening after concluding a six-day stay in Lagos, the Presidency announced today. The president will depart Lagos for the Federal Capital Territory after a visit during which he participated in activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary and held oth...
•Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State The debate over the proposed establishment of state police will take centre stage in Abuja on Tuesday as the House of Representatives Press Corps brings together prominent voices from politics, security, legislation and governance. Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago; founder of Tantita Security Servic...
•NSCDC operatives As part of security arrangements for Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebrations, on October 1, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, said it has deployed 3,000 personnel across the Federal Capital. A statement signed by the FCT CDPRO, DSC Monica Ojobi, yesterday, no...
•CP Sanusi The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi said explained that his officer who was shot on the right arm of his chest during an ambushed is recovering. He said the officer was shot by gang members on August 16, 2026 in an attempt to rescue their members, […]
•INEC Chairman Amupitan (L) and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently meeting with the African Union election monitoring delegation, led by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Democratic Republic ...
•NLC Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Federal Capital Territory Council, Abuja, have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Capital Territory Administration to resolve three outstanding issues affecting teachers in the territory, warning that failure to do so would trigger an indefinite strike. The ultimatu...
•Late Alhassan Jamil A 13- year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS) student of Ihyau El -Burhan Academy, Phase 3, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhassan Jamil, was today swept away by flood. Father of the deceased, Jamil Maikasuwa, while narrating the incident to our reporter at his Old Kutunku residence, said h...
Sensational comedians Seyi Law, Oni Lukuman-Olanrewaju, popularly known as Ambassador Waahala, Funny Razaq and Wale Baba are among ace artistes to dazzle at the 2026 annual comedy festival in Abuja. Ambassador Waahala, who hosts the annual comedy fiesta, stated this in an interview yesterday in Abuja, reports NAN. He said the show is scheduled...
•Scene of the building collapse A building has collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, with rescue operations currently underway at the scene. Men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service are at the scene conducting rescue operations, while three ambulances have also been stationed at the location. The FCT Police Command said it received [...
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