The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters. One Ahuakagha Obiajulum Alex was prosecuted before Justice V.C. Gaba of the FCT High Court, Kuje-Abuja on a one-count charge. The charge reads: “that you, Ahuakagha Obiajulum Alex sometime in …
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The first Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, has passed on. He was aged 96. A member of the Ajose-Adeogun family, Oluremi Ajose-Adeogun, said Chief Ajose-Adeogun died on Saturday, July 1, 2023. An accomplished oil and gas professional, the deceased had an unforgettable impact …
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The continuous demand from natives of Abuja to be given a ministerial slot has always fallen on the deaf ears of past administrations, despite Supreme Court judgment stating that Abuja should be treated as one of the states in Nigeria, which made the FCT qualified to have a minister from …
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The FCT Primary Healthcare Board has reported a diphtheria outbreak in the FCT, with an index case confirmed and one death recorded. The Director of Public Health, Dr Saddiq Abdurrahman disclosed this today at a media briefing in Abuja. He said the outbreak prompted swift action as an Emergency …
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A woman identified as Zainab Ibrahim, at the Kpaduma ll area of Asokoro in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Saturday, died while separating a fight that ensued between her two sons, Inusa and Usman. Newsextra24 gathered that one of her sons, Inuwa, mistakenly macheted their mother on her left …
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A bill to establish the Federal Capital Territory Sports Commission has passed second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The proposed Commission is charged with the responsibility of developing sports and identifying talents in the ever-increasing residents of the Federal Capital Territory. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda …
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Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, on Thursday berated the Federal Government for ignoring calls to use democratic instruments to bestow the FCT a state status. The implication, he said, is that the people of the territory are observers while the other 36 states of the federation cast …
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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the scarcity of the new naira notes and high charges by POS operators in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that residents in Gwagwalada, Kuje and Abaji Area Councils said customers paid more than 10 per cent …
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered Point of Sales (POS) owners to restrict their operations to commercial areas. The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu issued the directive on Wednesday. Shuaibu said the administration would not allow operators to illegally take over sensitive areas. The official …
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FCT Residents Block Roads, Protest Incessant Kidnappings, Killings Residents of Chukuku, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Thursday barricaded major roads in Gwagwalada, over incessant attacks on the community. The protesters who were sighted displaying placards with different inscriptions such as “we need security in Chukuku community”, …
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