FCT-Abuja

64th independence anniversary: Nigerians’ opinions divided over celebration, set agenda for government

By Samuel Akpan & Daniel Okejeme Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions to the country’s 64-year nationhood, its achievements, and the challenges it faces...

#FearlessInOctober: Security agents take over Eagles Square in Abuja

Security operatives sealed off Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday, erecting multiple barricades on adjoining roads preventing access to the area by commuters...

Yahoo boy arrested for tying lover in Abuja hotel for money ritual

A yet-to-be-identified man has been arrested for tying the hands and legs of his lover in a hotel in the Wuse area of...

Earth tremors: Halt quarry, mining activities now, Abuja residents urge FG, FCT authorities

By Samuel Akpan and Daniel Okejeme Residents of the Mpape area of Abuja who recently experienced tremors are calling on the government to...

Rivers CP Tunji Disu is FCT Police Command’s new boss, takes over from two-day old CP

Barely two days after Mr. Peter Opara was named the Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has redeployed...

FCT paralysed as joint security operation causes gridlock, leaving commuters stranded

Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including workers and traders, experienced significant difficulties accessing their workplaces on Monday due to a joint...

Breaking: Tinubu Names Major Expressway In Abuja After Prof. Chinua Achebe

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu named the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja, on Saturday after renowned novelist, poet, and critic, the late...

Bandits break into houses, kidnap 20 residents in FCT’s Dawaki

In a new wave of kidnappings in the Federal Capital Territory, no fewer than 20 residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa, have...

Naira scarcity heightens in FCT as banks implement withdrawal limits

Several parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been hit by paucity of the Naira as Christmas approaches. The cash crunch which...

One-chance cab robbers: Beware of unpainted taxis, Police warn FCT residents

In a bid to avoid falling victim of armed robbers operating in vehicles known as “One-chance”, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has...

Presidential Tribunal judgment: Tight security at court premises as Obi, Atiku, Tinubu know fate today

Security has been beefed up at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) and other key areas in the Federal Capital Territory as judgment...

Wike reads riot act to FCT landlords, threatens to demolish buildings to restore city’s master plan

The new Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed to restore the Abuja master plan and threatened to demolish buildings...

Petrol scarcity heightens in Abuja as black marketers now sell N500 per litre

By Samuel Akpan Petrol scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory continued unabated on Tuesday with motorists, two-wheeler and three-wheeler operators spending several hours...

Vigilante burnt to death over alleged blasphemy in Abuja

A member of a vigilance group in Lugbe area of Abuja has been burnt to death by a mob for alleged blasphemy. The...

VIDEO: Rapists should be castrated and made to suffer – FCT Minister of State, Ramatu Tijani Aliyu.

  In video below FCT Minister of State Ramatu Tijani Aliyu has said rapists should be castrated as existing laws had proved to...