Tag: Federal Capital Territory

FCT: Police arrest rich kids during illegal car racing in Abuja, impound 21 cars

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, of the Nigeria Police, has arrested four suspects and impounded 21 cars over illegal car races and other similar offences, usually involving rich kids in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh disclosed in a statement yesterday in Abuja, on behalf of the FCT Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday. She stated that the suspects were arrested and the cars seized under the enforcement of Regulation 228 of the Road Traffic Act on the prohibition of illegal…

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Covid-19: FCT bans clubs, restricts indoor events to 50 over increasing transmission cases

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), has expressed concern about the increasing cases of Covid-19, putting in place strict regulations as residents celebrate the Yuletide. The FCTA Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat, Dr. Abubakar Tafida, in an issued statement yesterday in Abuja, said the FCTA had observed with dismay the attitude of residents towards adopting simple measures that offer protection against being infected by the Covid-19. He stated that, “The FCTAs deployment of more resources health workers, funds and materials to control the disease, can only be successful…

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Unknown gunmen reportedly invade Abuja secondary school, abduct vice principal

Aminu Imam

Some unidentified gunmen have reportedly abducted the Vice Principal of Junior Secondary School, (JSS), Yebu, in Kwali Area Council of Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). A teacher, who spoke under condition of anonymity, disclosed that the Vice-Principal, Mohammed Nuhu, was abducted after the kidnappers invaded the staff quarters brandishing sophisticated weaponry, According to the source, the incident happened on Saturday night. The source further explained that some of the kidnappers surrounded the quarters, while other members of the gang scaled the fence into the compound from where they…

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Security operatives on high alert in FCT over potential attack

Aminu Imam

Security has been tightened in the Federal capital territory, Abuja, following security reports of a planned attack on the Nigerian capital by bandits and terrorists. Security reports obtained by the military late Tuesday night, indicated that attackers were planning to enter the FCT through the Abuja-Keffi expressway and other entry points. Troops have been placed on high alert and are deployed to strategic locations where they are mounting security checkpoints to monitor, prevent and arrest any potential attackers. The soldiers have mounted roadblocks at all entry and exit points into…

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Gunmen abduct Abuja Chief Imam, sons

Aminu Imam

Scores of gunmen have abducted the Chief Imam of Yangoji Central Mosque, in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Abdullahi Abubakar Gbedako. The Imams two sons, Aliyu Usman Abubakar, 22, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 11, who were also abducted with him were reportedly all nabbed at the clerics home in Abuja on Friday. A family member of the chief imam, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that a contact has been established. The kidnappers, he said, are demanding N10 million as ransom. The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Adeh Josephine, confirmed the kidnap…

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Fear of epidemic looms in Abuja, as refuse dumps litter Abuja streets

Aminu Imam

Fears of an epidemic loom in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), where mountains of garbage vie with inhabitants for limited space in the city center and nearby satellite towns. Residents have expressed concern that the number of waste dumps on the streets and major access roads have been increasing in a geometric trend for some time, with little or no effort made to remove them. A filthy garbage dump has taken over one lane of a major road in Guzape Districts upscale section, close to the INEC Commissioners apartments. Investigations…

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Angry protesters block Abuja Airport road, demand Buhari’s resignation

Aminu Imam

Angry Nigerians yesterday morning took to the streets in Abuja to protest against the anti-people policies of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The placards-carrying protesters, who  condemned the increase in the prices of the staple foods couple with  the frightening tale of the growing menace of insecurity in the country, set bonfire on Dantata bridge, along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road,  chanting: Buhari Must Go. They also called for the resignation of the president over his incompetence, which they said has brought untold hardship and agony on Nigerians. Meanwhile, a…

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Cabinet reshuffle: “Appoint FCT indigene as minister now” -Lawyer appeals to Buhari

Aminu Imam

An activist and constitutional lawyer, Musa Baba-Panya, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint an indigene of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (FCT-Abuja) as a federal minister, to correct the injustices of the past. Baba-Panya, a rights activist and an indigene of FCT, made the call yesterday in a statement he released in Abuja. The call was predicated on the recent minor cabinet reshuffle by the President. Recall that President Buhari, on Sept. 1, approved a reshuffle in the cabinet, formed on August12, 2019. Buhari had dropped the Minister…

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Electric vehicles for public transportation in FCT – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory Minister, (FCT), Muhammad Bello, says the use of electric vehicles as the main means of public transportation is a major part of his plans for the city. Bello said the long-term plan of his administration was to make Abuja one of the greenest cities in the country, adding that the use of electric vehicles for public transportation was one of the ways to achieve that. According to a statement on Sunday by the Ministers Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, Bello disclosed this during a visit by…

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N8bn expended on waste management annually in Abuja Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. (Mrs.) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, yesterday, announced that the administration spent about N8 billion annually to manage waste in the Federal Capital City and the satellite towns across the Territory. According to her, Abuja Environmental Protection Board, (AEPB), spends an average of N6 billion annually, while the Satellite Towns Development Department, (STDD), spends N2 billion annually bringing the total sum of N8 billion to pay over 64 cleaning contractors engaged in the management of waste within the nations capital. In a…

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