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Some FCT residents say economic recession will affect Christmas preparations

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2016 0

The poor performance of the Nigerian economy is going to prevent many Nigerians from celebrating the Christmas season the way they would like to, some Abuja residents have said.  The residents made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.  NAN reports

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NANS Shut down FCT Offices

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday, barricaded the entrance of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, demandingfor the payment of their unfulfilled welfare packages within the FCT Educational system. The protest, which took the intervention of the FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Wilson Inalegu, to calm frayed nerves, however, caused several

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Court Ejects Nwobodo From Abuja Property

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the immediate eviction of former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, from a mansion he is living at the Maitama District in Abuja. Justice Suleiman Belgore ordered Nwobodo to relinquish the property to the owner, Adib-Miles International Limited. The property in question is a six-bedroom […]

Features

WUYE ULTRA-MODERN MARKET INFERNO: Jilted Traders Slug It out with FCT in Court

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

  Fourteen years after the Federal Government granted traders who lost their goods to the 2001 inferno at the New Market, Central Area, Abuja, in 2001, AUGUSTINE AMINU reports that the traders are now caught in a legal crossfire with the FCT claim their allocation of shops promised them as compensation. His report.   Hope […]

Health

Rotary Club Donates Toilet Facility to School

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

Nine hundred and sixty four students of LEA Primary School, Gwarinpa, a suburb in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to benefit from a 4 unit of toilet facility constructed and donated to the school by the Rotary Club of Abuja.   The project, according to Rotary, satisfies three of its areas of focus which includes […]

Tech

Infracos: MainOne, IHS Set to Connect 60 Cities to Broadband

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Indication has emerged that the planned push by the licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos), MainOne Cable and HIS are on the verge of having improved broadband services to link Lagos and about 60 other cities in the North Central zone of Nigeria. MainOne Cable is in charge of Lagos and IHS is focusing on the North […]

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FG Reads Riot Act to Owners of Abandoned Structures in FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

The FCT Executive Committee (EXCO) has expressed grave concern over numerous uncompleted and abandoned buildings dotting the Federal Capital City, Abuja. The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, expressed this concern on Monday during the FCT Exco meeting, held at his residence. Senator Bala Mohammed, who presided over the meeting, reiterated that such structures poses

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FG Names Streets after Jonathan, Yekini, Okadigbo, Others

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

President Goodluck Jonathan and other prominent Nigerians have been honoured by the Federal Government through the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration by naming major streets in Asokoro Extension, Guzape, Wupa, Wuye and Maitama Extension districts after them. FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, who disclosed this on Monday, during the FCT Executive

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Court Vacates Order Stopping Obasanjo's Book 'My Watch'

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

An FCT High Court, sitting in Apo District, on Wednesday, vacated its earlier order restraining former President Olusegun Obasanjo from publishing or selling his book titled ‘MY WATCH’. The judge, Justice Valentine Ashie, had on December 10th, , granted the interim order, restraining Obasanjo from publishing his new autobiography ‘My Watch’,

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Guber/Assembly Polls Record 66 Violent Cases, Says INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has said that there were 66 reports of violent incidents targeted at polling units, the Commission’s officials, voters and election materials during last Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. The Commission disclosed that it was already investigating these incidents and would bring the culprits to

Football Sports

Kuje Wins FOSLA U-13 Soccer Tourney

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Kuje Area Council has emerged as the new champions of the 2015 FOSLA U-13 Football Competition. The Kuje boys defeated the Karshi boys by two goals to one. Their two goals were scored in the first half of the game, while Karshi scored their consolation goal in the second half. The Kuje team had earlier […]

News

Easter: Jonathan Calls for Patriotism, Sacrifice

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to be more patriotic and make more sacrifice for the growth and development of the country. The President made this call at the Presidential Villa, when the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), paid him Easter homage, on Sunday. Jonathan reiterated that no nation could effectively develop […]

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Election Result: Abuja Grounded over Fears of Violence

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

Fears that violence may erupt after the release of the final result of last Saturday’s Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) paralysed commercial activities in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its suburbs, on Tuesday. The palpable fear heightened among Abuja residents, after the polling agent of the People’s Democratic

Football

Nff Directs State FAS on Federation Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has instructed the football associations of the 36 states and the FCT to comply with a directive to stage their state federation cup final matches this weekend. “we have outlined a programme for the 2015 men and women federation cup competitions and we don’t want anything to derail us. All […]

Politics

Jonathan Is Best Man for the Job, Says FCT Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has described President Goodluck Jonathan as the most qualified person to lead Nigeria to a greater glory. Speaking on Wednesday before a crowd, at a town hall meeting, organised by political and civil society groups in the FCT, under the auspices of Goodluck Support Group, […]