Tag: FCT

FCT Minister orders traditional rulers to fish out all escapees from Kuje Prison

Aminu Imam

The FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, yesterday in Abuja, tasked traditional rulers in Kuje Area Council to work with relevant security operatives to fish out all escapees from the Kuje Prison. Bello gave the directive during an on-the-spot assessment of damage following the attack at the Kuje Medium Correctional Facility by suspected terrorists, which led to the escape of many inmates. He also urged the Gomo of Kuje, Haruna Jibrin, to summon all traditional chiefs in the council to combine intelligence with security agencies to fish out the escaped inmates from…

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Money laundering: ICPC investigates completed, unoccupied estates in Abuja, Lagos, P’Harcourt

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, (SAN) said the commission is set to investigate completed and uncompleted housing estates in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. Owasanoye said the aim is to tackle money laundering and illicit financial flows (IFFs) in Nigeria. This was contained in his goodwill message at the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference of the Association held in Enugu. The chairman, who was addressing the leadership of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), warned…

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PVC: INEC shuts down operations in FCT as crowd overwhelmed officials

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday ended abruptly the ongoing Continuous Voters Card (CVR) registration in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over crowd disturbance. The Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the FCT, Yahaya Bello, while speaking on the development, lamented that people who had no business with the CVR process stormed the office to cause a commotion, forcing the Commission to stop the process for the time being. However, many Abuja residents alleged that INEC was making it difficult for them to be registered for the CVR card.…

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Insecurity: Bandits storm Abuja community, abduct 22 farmers

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, on Thursday, went on a rampage in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), setting ablaze two tractors and abducting 22 farmers in the process. The incident reportedly happened at Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of Abuja. A farmer, who escaped the abduction, told newsmen that the incident happened around 2 pm on Thursday when bandits wielding AK-47 rifles attacked farmers that were cultivating their lands in the Rafin-Daji community, which shares a boundary with the Zago community in Niger State. Both communities are connected through the river…

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Outrage as Govt fails to intercept abduction of 17 Abuja residents 24hrs after location details provided

Aminu Imam

…’We are investigating’ – Police The failure of security operatives to intercept the abduction of about 17 residents of Abuja almost 24 hours after a victim shared location details of movement on-line has led to an outrage on social media platforms. Many expressed their disappointment that the kidnappers have been moving across the country unchallenged and without emergency response to rescue the victims. One of the abducted victims, Ameerah Sufyan, who described herself as a psychotherapist, announced her abduction around 1pm yesterday by men she claimed were in police uniforms.…

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FCT Area Council Election: Minister bows to pressure, to inaugurate Chairmen Tuesday

Aminu Imam

The FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello, has finally bowed to pressure from Abuja natives and has scheduled the swearing-in of the Chairmen and Counsellors-elect for Tuesday. Addressing the angry protesters who breached the security, gained access and held some staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) hostage for several hours, the Permanent Secretary, Adesola Olusade, said the administration received the Certified True Copy of the new judgment of the FCT High Court delivered by Justice Ibrahim Mohammed, on Friday. Recall that the court had set aside its earlier judgment delivered…

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Convention: APC presidential primary locks down Abuja

Aminu Imam

The Central Area of Abuja the federal capital, is practically on a lockdown, with serious traffic congestion along all major roads leading to Eagle Square, the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention. There was a traffic snarl around Area 10, Wuse 2, and other areas as road users tried to avoid the Ahmadu Bello Way and Shehu Shagari Way leading to the Eagle Square. Although the convention did not commence at 3.00 pm, the city experienced huge traffic, with hotels in most parts of Abuja fully booked.

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Watertight security in FCT as APC presidential primary begin

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the diversion of traffic at strategic places in parts of the city to ensure a crisis-free presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), scheduled to hold today, Monday. The Police also said it has restructured its security architecture to ensure law and order during the occasion. It also said the deployment would witness heavy visibility policing at the various traffic control points to aid the free flow of traffic, Stop and search, and vehicular and foot patrol among others.…

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Thugs invade LibertyTV/Radio Abuja office, injure staff

Aminu Imam

Thugs have invaded the premises of Liberty Television and Radio stations, located in Jabi District, Abuja, and injured a staff of the outfit, Muhammad Sani Yusuf Nasarawa. According to a staff member, who spoke on Friday, the thugs after injuring the journalist, took to their heels. He was reportedly rushed to the Gwarimpa General hospital and treated. He said trouble started on Tuesday when the developer who owned a business plaza nearby, invited personnel of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, (AEPB), to remove some kiosks there. “Thugs came back in…

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H/Reps to probe alleged disappearance of 10,000 FCT transit buses

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to investigate and recover the alleged missing 10,000 transit buses provided by the Federal Government for Transport Services within the FCT. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion raised during the plenary yesterday, by Hon. Ikenna Elezieanya (APC-Imo). Speaking, Hon. Elezieanya noted that the provision of long buses in Abuja, apart from creating jobs and generating revenue, was targeted at alleviating the sufferings of the citizens as it was designed to ease the commuting challenges of…

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