Armed bandits attacked the Chikakore area of Kubwa in Abuja, abducting a father, mother, and their son, along with two others. The kidnappers, around 30 in number and armed with AK-47s, raided the home of Adefija Micheal Akinropo at...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Abuja, which will be named after him as the "Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic."
The announcement came in a letter from the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the commencement of power rationing for customers of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The exercise, which will run from January 6 to...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested Uadiale Christiana Jacob, also known as Christy Gold, a notorious member of an international human trafficking syndicate.
Christy Gold, who had been on the run for over...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that ongoing maintenance work on key transmission facilities will disrupt power supply in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the weekend.
In a statement released on Saturday, TCN’s General Manager...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police have detained Catholic Church officials in connection with a stampede that claimed ten lives during the distribution of food items at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama last weekend.
The arrests follow public outcry,...
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has warned FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of a possible "deadliest shutdown" of hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory within 14 days if their demands remain unmet.
Speaking to journalists in...
Kaduna’s train station was overwhelmed on Sunday as a free train ride promotion led to a massive influx of passengers. Security personnel responded by locking all entrances and exits to manage the situation, leaving many stranded within the station.
The...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) office of the National Population Commission (NPC) has launched the 2024 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study to investigate causes of under-five and maternal mortality. The initiative, running until December 15, 2024, will focus...
Newly revealed court documents have linked 753 forfeited properties in Abuja to Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). An FCT High Court granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the final forfeiture...
