The Abuja Steel Mills Limited has denied any involvement in the purchase of stolen and smelting of manhole covers on the FCT roads, stating that the allegations by the Minister Nyesom Wike are entirely baseless and inconsistent with its core values and established operational principles. In a statement signed by the spokes person of the [&hell...
The FCT Police Command said, last night, that preliminary investigations have revealed that three men from Katsina visited the owner of the Islamic school in Kuchibuyi village, Bwari area Council, Mallam Adamu Ashimu, where an IED exploded. The Police said the explosion killed two of the men, reports Vanguard. The Command said: “The three visi...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has identified one iron smelting company as one of the alleged buyers of stolen manhole covers in Abuja. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, stated this in a statement in Abuja today. Olayinka noted that some exhibi...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) today notified its customers on an impending 16 days outage. It attributed the outage to power interruption owing to FCDA relocating the 33KV DC Airport Feeder and 132KV Kukwaba-Apo Transmission Line Towers along the Outer Southern Expressway. According to the management in the “important annou...
The FCT Police Command has arrested 33-year-old Obinna Nwigwe, for allegedly shooting his friend, Andrew Philemon, during a heated argument at Najob Guest House in Bwari. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement today. She described the incident as a disturbing case of violent crime. Acc...
•Park Amid the hardship and recent stampedes across the country, funseekers in their numbers thronged fun places in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Port Harcourt yesterday to celebrate Christmas. There were stampedes in Ibadan, Abuja and Okija, where a total of 67 people, including 35 children, died in their rush for palliatives, repo...
•Travellers at motor park Thousands of passengers besieged the designated motor parks in Abuja, Lagos, and other states to benefit from the 50 per cent reduction in transport fares provided by the federal government. Recall that the federal government through the Ministry of Transportation announced last Thursday that it had agreed with stakeh...
An Abuja High Court has given an order of interim injunction restraining the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others from selling a landed property. The property is located at Plot No. 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja, reports NAN. Justice Mohammed Zubairu made the order following an ex-parte motion...
•Police The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has announced the deployment of 3,180 personnel to ensure the safety and security of residents during the 2024 Christmas celebration. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on behalf of the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Olat...
•IGP Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has ordered a probe into the stampede at a food distribution event in Abuja and Anambra State. At least ten persons died and many others were injured during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly individuals at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in […]...

