The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has vehemently criticized initial attempts by security agencies to downplay the mass abduction of worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, demanding immediate action to rescue the victims. Speaking in an interview with ARISE News on […]
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama has struck out the criminal defamation charges instituted by the Federal Government against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, the presiding judge, Justice Chizoba Orji, struck out the suit following a formal notice of discontinuance […]
The Ona of Abaji, Dr. Baba Yunusa Ugbada, has hailed the developmental strides of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) through the Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing the Minister as a true ambassador of the President. The Monarch, who is also the Chairperson of FCT Royal Chiefs, gave the commendation when Hon. Adamu […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gwarinpa, on Tuesday ordered substituted service of a N40 billion defamation suit on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike. Justice A. M. Hassan, who issued the order while ruling in an ex parte application, specifically ordered that the applicant […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will continue to support the judiciary to enhance productivity, reduce delays, and uphold the independence and integrity of the judiciary. The Minister disclosed that budgetary provisions had been made to construct additional residential houses for FCT High Court Judges to […]
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a decisive turn as the faction led by the newly elected National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has formally issued expulsion certificates to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. Also issued a certificate of […]
Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has called for more decisive collective action to end gender-based violence against women and the girl-child, as the world marks the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against ‘Gender-Based Violence.’ She also raised concerns about rising threat of digital violence against […]
Protests again erupted across the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday as private security guards shut down services at several general hospitals over four months of unpaid salaries. Gates at Nyanya, Zuba and Kubwa General Hospitals were blocked, leaving patients stranded outside while health workers were locked out. The guards, hired through private security contractors engaged […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it will begin enforcement actions from 26 November against individuals and organisations owing ground rent, land-use change or conversion fees, as well as outstanding Right of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) charges. The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, […]
The FCT Federal Fire Service has stepped up efforts to reduce dry season fire outbreaks by training traders in the Kugbo Timber market on practical safety measures. The exercise, carried out by the Fire Inspection, Investigation and Enforcement unit, followed a fresh assessment of the market’s high-risk environment. The unit head, Chief Superintendent of Fire […]
DSS, Kuje. The Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured a wanted terrorist, Abdulazeez Obadaki, one of the inmates who escaped during the Kuje prison break in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in July 2022. According to a report by TheCable, a trusted and familiar source revealed that Obadaki, a member of the Ansaru terrorist […]
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the clash between Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and a naval officer is an “unfortunate reflection of the growing institutional disorder” in Nigeria. On Tuesday, a viral video showed Wike in a “heated argument” with a military official at a […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dispatched a cryptic social media post following the clash between Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and military personnel. In a flyer published on X on Tuesday, the DHQ said it is an “honour to serve in the Nigerian military.” “IT IS AN HONOUR TO SERVE IN […]
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was involved in a tense confrontation with soldiers over a disputed parcel of land in Abuja. A video circulating on social media shows the minister being stopped by military personnel from accessing the site. The incident led to a heated exchange between his security detail […]
Justice Mohammed Zubairu of the high court of the federal capital territory has reserved ruling in two motions seeking to be joined in a suit filed by Paulo Homes Ltd against a ministerial committee set up by Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT. Paulo Homes is asking the court to review and quash the committee’s […]
A senior advocate and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has queried the legal right of state governors or ministers to demolish individual or corporate buildings without court order. This is as he condemned the spate of house demolitions in Abuja and Lagos on the order of state governor’s and the minister of the Federal Capital […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Nyanya, on Thursday, granted the Nigerian Police Force NPF, leave to amend court processes in the ongoing contempt proceedings involving Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Oki Rita Emesim. At Thursday’s sitting, Abdulraziz Ibrahim SAN appeared for the applicant/respondent, while Abdullahi Aminu represented the respondent/applicant . During […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience temporary power outages due to ongoing road construction along the Kuje axis. In a statement on Tuesday, TCN said the construction project, handled by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), will run from Tuesday, October 28, […]
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the non-functional $460 million Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, amid rising insecurity and loss of lives. The motion, sponsored by Rt. Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah (Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State), decried the worsening insecurity in the nation’s capital despite the huge […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, have urged African investors to look inward and invest locally as the key to unlocking the continent’s economic future. Wike made the call at the opening of the 2025 Abuja Business and Investment Expo (ABIEXPO) organised by the […]