Police operatives of the Intelligence Response Team have neutralised a notorious and wanted kidnapping kingpin whose gang had been terrorising residents of the FCT after a gun duel. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said…
FCT Police rescue 14 hostages, kill abductor; scores wounded
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command says it has rescued 14 abducted persons at Ukya village in Nasarawa State, bordering Abuja. The victims were rescued by operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters at about…
Police arrest 23 suspected criminals in FCT
The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 23 suspects in connection with rape, armed robbery, car theft and other offences in the territory. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Haruna Garba said this during a media…
Kogi flood: Aliyu seeks emergency intervention from FG
Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State has made an impassioned plea to the Federal Government to provide assistance to the state government in the form of relief supplies as communities struggle with the devastating…
Police arrest four suspected ‘one – chance’, 419 syndicate
Operatives of the Wuye Divisional Headquarters the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a four-man suspected “one-chance” criminal syndicate in the wuye area of Abuja. The police, after arresting the suspects, Monday James (male), Ubeh Peter (male), Precious…
30-year-old Vigilante set ablaze in Abuja after argument with cleric – Police
A 30-year-old vigilante, Ahmad Usman, has been set ablaze around Tippa garage at Federal Housing Estate in Lugbe Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the police said. The incident occurred at about 1pm after Usman got into an argument…
603 new COVID-19 cases recorded in 19 states, FCT
Nigeria’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 28,167 Saturday night following 603 fresh infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update. Lagos recorded 135 of the 603 cases, followed by Edo with 87, FCT with 73 and…
626 more COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 626 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 27, 110. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via tweet Thursday night. The NCDC update listed 10,801…
407 dead as COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rise to 15, 682
Nigeria’s death toll from the COVID-19 coronavirus has reached 407 just as the total confirmed cases of the infection has steadily climbed to 15682. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday confirmed a total number of 501 new cases…
Nigeria’s rising COVID-19 figures hit 13,873, as 409 more people are infected
Nigeria’s total COVID-19 infections hit 13,873 with 409 new cases on Wednesday according to daily updates by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC announced via its Twitter handle @NCDCgov that 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory…