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Exclusive: Updated: Fatal Fight in Utako Market, Abuja, Claims Life, Suspect Detained by Police

A fight between two traders at Utako market in Abuja turned deadly on Wednesday, claiming the life of a man simply identified as...

Just in: Trader dies in brawl at Utako market, Abuja

Tragedy struck at Utako Market in Abuja on Wednesday when a trader named Ifeanyi lost his life following a physical confrontation with a...

FCT Police Bust Dispatch Rider for Transporting “Laughing Gas

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Magaji Adamu, a 27-year-old dispatch rider, for allegedly transporting multiple cartons...

Gunmen Launch Dawn Raid on Abuja Community, Kidnap Family of Three, Two Others, Police Urge Vigilance

After a period of calm, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers launched a dawn attack on Chikota village in the Chikakore area of Kubwa,...

Exclusive: Abuja’s Mpape Panteka Scrap Market Defies Closure, Reopens for Business Despite Joint Security Crackdown

“I am aware the police came to raid the market last week Friday, but the guys are back, and I am here to...

Crackdown on scrap yards: FCT Police arraign 16 people over alleged vandalism, theft of govt. property

No fewer than 16 people have been brought before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, for allegedly vandalizing critical government property...

Just in: FCT doctors embark on 3-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, others

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has begun a three-day warning strike to protest unpaid salaries, allowances,...

FCT Police rescue 59 trafficked Kano children, suspects nabbed

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a major success in its fight against human trafficking, with the interception of a...

Tragic explosion at FCT suburb school claims two lives, injures others

A suspected bomb explosion occurred at Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Kuchibuyi Village, Byazhin area of Bwari Area Council, on January 6,...

Grace Ike Elected First Female NUJ FCT Chairperson, Promises Reforms

Grace Ike, a journalist with Advocate Broadcasting Network (ADBN), has been elected as the chairperson of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal...

One-Chance Cab Robbery: FCT Police to impound vehicles without number plates – CP

In a move to curb the rising cases of one-chance cab robbery incidents in the Federal Capital Territory, Police Commissioner Tunji Disu has...

Carjacking in FCT: Police recover Land Cruiser Prado after high-speed hot chase

In a swift response to a distress call, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has recovered a 2012 black Toyota...

Exclusive: Aftermath of demolition: Our current condition, will of God—FCT Ruga Community Secretary

Operation Sweep, a task force established by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, had on November 4 demolished houses in the Ruga settlement...

Wike names ex-Head of Service, Udo Atang, Special Assistant on Administration

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has appointed Dr. Udo Samuel Atang as Senior Special Assistant on Administration....

FCT Minister inspects new Federal Ministry of Livestock building for its takeoff

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority to renovate the former Ministry of Agriculture building for use by the newly...

Exclusive: Succor for traders as AMAC takes over reconstruction of old Karu market, two months after fire incident

As the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) begins reconstructing the recently destroyed old Karu market, traders at the market have expressed joy and...