A Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has said there is a big disconnect between the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the elected officials. Speaking on Channels Television on Sunday, the lawmaker, who was…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, is set to launch a Special Intervention Squad, SIS to arrest the recent surge in kidnapping, killing and other activities of the bloodthirsty bandits in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, The IGP said…
The FCT command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has stated that the reports of over 200 persons being kidnapped by bandits between December 2023 and January 2024 are exaggerated. The Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna Garba said the reports…
Bandits terrorizing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have kidnapped at least 10 persons in Dutse, Bwari Area Council. Newsmen learnt that the incident occurred at about 7:30 pm on Sunday night when the terrorists invaded the Sagwari Layout Estate…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Ministry of Finance has released N50 billion to the FCT to finance ongoing capital projects. The amount, according to the minister, is 50 per cent of FCT’s…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has deployed 4,000 personnel to ensure the protection of lives and critical infrastructure in the territory during the Christmas. This is contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Public…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested two vandals of railway infrastructure and 11 illegal miners as part of efforts to prevent vandalism and protect critical national assets and infrastructure. The two…
The Federal Government has disbursed N135.4 billion to States and the FCT, after the second Independent Assessment of Results achieved under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NG-CARES is…
Forty-three criminal suspects, ranging from culpable homicide, kidnapping, armed robbery, stealing, ‘one chance,’ illegal possession of firearms, and cultism, to carjacking, have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. They were on Tuesday paraded by the police, 11…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Monday, that the FCT Administration was open for discussion with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on tourism development. Wike stated this when the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria,…
