Tag: Federal Capital Territory
2023: Nigerians Divided Over Jonathan’s Rumoured Presidential Ambition
Some Nigerians have urged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to put a halt to the idea of contesting in the 2023 presidential election.
This is as some...
Fresh crisis hits APC as aggrieved members drag Buni to court
The internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress over the February convention may have worsened with some members dragging the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker...
FCT minister Muhammad Bello tests positive for COVID-19
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Bello disclosed this in a...
Police Probe Assault, Extortion Of N550,000 From Motivational Speaker, Buchi And...
Sunday Babaji, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, has ordered an investigation into the alleged extortion of a writer and motivational...
FEMA seeks review of Fire Service Act
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency has called for the review of the Fire Service Act of 1963, in order to empower the...
Electoral Act amendment bill: My problem with Buhari
All said and done, the drama attending the amendment of Nigeria’s Electoral Act is about the political class and not the people. Pretend as...
Buhari will live in Kaduna after leaving office, says el-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will live in Kaduna after the end of his tenure in...
Ikoyi Registry and The Marriage Act: Myths and issues
The focus of this educational article is to demystify the myths surrounding the Federal Marriage Registry in Ikoyi (hereinafter Ikoyi Registry), which has become...
Gunmen Abduct DSS Officer, Kill Vigilante Member In Abuja
Some gunmen have abducted a Department of State Services operative during an attack on residents in Abaji, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital...
Presidency knocks Obasanjo, others over attacks on Buhari
The Federal Government yesterday faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s score card in the last six years.
It disagreed with the...
#NorthIsBleeding Protest Hits Abuja As Police Arrest Protesters
According to SaharaReporters, the #NorthIsBleeding protest, organised against the continuous insecurity and killings ravaging the northern states under the Muhammadu Buhari regime, has hit...
Court dismisses 11 of 20 fraud charges against former FCT Minister’s...
The Federal High Court Abuja has discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen Bala, son of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed on 11...
Alleged N13.8bn fraud: Court stops planned trial of ex-COAS, others
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned trial of a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, and two...
Funding education: A case of no money or no interest? By...
When American billionaire and businessman, Bill Gates, criticised the Nigerian government’s Economic Recovery & Growth Plan for “prioritising physical capital over human capital” during...
Mambila Power Project: Fashola slams N2b libel suit against Sunrise Power...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed a N2billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sunrise Power and...
APC: Court sides Shekarau faction, voids Ganduje’s ward congress
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama has voided the ward congresses conducted by the faction of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
Justice Hamzat...
Subsidy: FG may deduct N2.4tn palliative from Federation Account, plans talks
The Federal Government may deduct at least N2.4tn from the Federation Account to fund the N5, 000 cash palliative that will be handed over...
Justice Mary Odili’s daughter, Njideka Iheme sworn in as high court...
The daughter of former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili and Justice Mary Odili, Njideka Iheme, has been sworn in as a judge of the...
Mother Raises Alarm After Her 3-month-old Baby Was Stolen In Abuja
A 23-year-old woman, Fatimah Kabiru whose baby was abducted by an unknown man has been left traumatised as she calls for help in...
INEC lists corps members to conduct direct primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission may be forced to use serving members of the National Youth Service Corps to monitor political parties’ direct primaries...