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Abuja @50: Amid strife, struggle and uncertain leadership

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Aminu Imam

By Gabriel Omimi Precisely, on February 3, 1976, Abuja officially became Nigeria’s capital, a planned city meant to symbolize unity, order, and hope for the nation. Sadly, February 3, 2026,will mark half a century with no plan to celebrate the Golden Jubilee, to showcase major infrastructure projects, urban renewal plans, and symbolic campaigns like the “Flame of the Forest” tree-planting initiative aimed at greener spaces across the capital. Flash back, when Abuja marked its 30th anniversary in 2006, the city stood as a clearer reflection of its original vision as…

On the imminent water supply shortage in FCT

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Aminu Imam

Aliyu H. Abubakar Water is life, and the FCT Water Board , the government utility organisation saddled with the responsibility of providing safe, adequate and affordable water supply service to Abuja, can be said to be one of the best potable water providers not only in Nigeria but also across the sub-region. Hence the growing agitation over the state of the fear of imminent water scarcity being experienced and which has triggered another round of panic among the residents in the Abuja City Centre and several satellite towns. As 2026…

Helpline empowers over 500 widows, vulnerable women in FCT, four states

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Helpline Social Support Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, has marked its 22nd annual Reach Out programme for vulnerable women and widows drawn from the FCT, Kogi, Niger, Kaduna and Nasarawa States. Items distributed to over 500 beneficiaries including persons with disabilities, who exceeded the projected 375 , include bags of rice, maize, wrappers, cooking oil, beans, garlic, salt, tomato paste and seasoning. Founder, Helpline Social Support Initiative, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, in her address at the event, emphasised the importance of compassion and shared experience. She disclosed that items distributed this…

A’Court bars VIOs from stopping, impounding vehicles

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Awards ₦1m to Abuja motorist The Court of Appeal in Abuja has barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, popularly called VIO, from stopping, impounding and confiscating vehicles and imposing fines on motorists. Recall that a human rights activist had gone to court to stop VIOs from impounding vehicles. The Federal High Court has now granted this request. The Appeal court, in a judgement yesterday, affirmed the October 4, 2024 judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja in this regard. A three-member panel of the appellate court resolved the…

“Foreign herders are bringing weapons into Nigeria” — Abuja Fulani herdsman to FG

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Urges Tinubu to seal borders A Fulani herdsman in Abuja has urged the Bola Tinubu administration to immediately halt the entry of foreign herders into Nigeria, warning that many of them smuggle weapons and fuel the violence often blamed on indigenous Fulani communities. In a video which circulated on social media, the herdsman, who described himself as a native Fulani born and raised in Abuja, was seen saying most crimes attributed to “Fulani herdsmen” are carried out by foreign migrants exploiting Nigeria’s porous borders. “Not every Fulani is the same.…

Ɗan-Hassan: A trailblazer in FCT water, sanitation

November 30, 2025November 30, 2025 Aminu Imam

By Muhammad N. Imam Pioneer Executive Director (ED), FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Directorate (RUWASSA), Dr. Mohammed Ali Ɗan-Hassan, has been extolled as one whose career exemplifies dedication, visionary leadership, and a steadfast commitment to water and sanitation development in the FCT. At his recent retirement ceremony at the Cyprian Ekwensi Centre, Abuja, his humility not only became so manifest but it became a platform of praise and admiration. The Acting Director of FCT RUWASSA, Abigail Patricia Ekpenisi, Mrs. Joy Okoro, a former Director, FCT Water Board, and other…

Bandits abduct 7 in fresh night raid on FCT community

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

Exactly one week after a police officer was shot dead in the Guto area of Bwari, bandits have launched yet another violent attack on the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), abducting six young girls and a 16-year-old boy during a night raid on Gidan-Bijimi, a settlement in Kawu ward on the fringes of Bwari Area Council. Kawu shares a boundary with Kaduna State, and lies close to the Gidan-Dogo and Kweti forests – areas long regarded as transit routes and hideouts for criminal gangs operating along the FCT–Kaduna corridor. Gidan-Bijimi itself…

Police seal PDP national secretariat with barbed-wire, as leadership war deepens

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Aminu Imam

The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have effected a comprehensive seal-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, using barbed-wire and the Legacy House in the high-brow Maitama district of the FCT. The Police also blocked all the access points to the party secretariat and the Legacy House with patrol vehicles yesterday. All the consequential places where the factional leaderships could seize for their meetings were blocked by police operatives. This followed the violent confrontation between two factions of the party on…

Jubilation, as fuel price reduces in Abuja

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 Aminu Imam

Fuel stations in Abuja yesterday reduced the pump price of petrol after the Federal Government stopped the planned 15% import duty on petrol and diesel. The price change involved stations such as Ranoil and Empire, which adjusted their rates because the suspended duty removed the fear of an extra charge that would have raised the cost of fuel. Ranoil now sells petrol at ₦940 per litre, while Empire adjusted to ₦949 per litre, both coming down from ₦955. According to reports, many other stations across Abuja and nearby areas are…

Wike extends deadline for FCT property owners by 14 days

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 Aminu Imam

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved an additional 14-day grace period for property owners who violated land use conditions in parts of Abuja to pay a penalty fee of ₦5 million and other related charges. According to a statement issued yesterday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the new grace period begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts. Olayinka said the decision followed the expiration of the…