Wike Lobbies for Power to Spend Security Votes Like Others The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked the House of Representatives to grant him the power to arbitrarily spend funds under the controversial “security vote” scheme. Mr Wike, while appearing before the House Committee on FCT on Monday to defend the N1.1 trillion budget…
Co-tenant Kills Teenager During Argument In Abuja A teenager identified as Salamatu Yunusa has been reportedly stabbed to death by her co-tenant at Byazhin in Kubwa, Bwari Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory. The incident happened on Tuesday at about 4:30 pm. It was gathered that the deceased person was stabbed to death…
JUST IN: Tinubu Makes Massive New Appointment, Full List President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Chairman and Commissioners of the FCT Civil Service Commission. They are Engr Emeka Ezeh – Chairman Hon. Ahmed Mohammed – North West Chief Anthony Okeah – South-South Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim – North East Miskoom Alexander Naantuam…
BREAKING: Abuja On Fire As Mob Burn Down Cars, Shops Over Killing Of Fleeing Suspect Angry youths have set parts of the popular Wuse market in Abuja on fire over the killing of a 17-year-old hawker simply identified as Musa. The office of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML) inside the market as well as…
BREAKING: Darkness In Abuja As Vandals Hit Major Transmission Line Several parts of Abuja are currently witnessing another bout of darkness as the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line has been vandalized. The development comes less than two weeks after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that vandals had hit a transmission line. However, in a…
Nothing Like Public Taxis On The Road – Wike Reveals New Plans For Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that discussions were ongoing with private partners to ensure that operators of buses and taxi services in the FCT were registered and assigned operational routes for security reasons. The minister…
Tension As Teenage Student Electrocuted On Abuja School A tragedy struck Government Science Secondary School in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory when a 16-year-old boy identified as Meshack Agaba died of electrocution inside the school premises. PUNCH Metro exclusively gathered that the incident happened last Wednesday. One of the parents who was…
Hardship: Hoodlums ‘Looted’ Wearhouse In Abuja Arrested, Recover Items No fewer than 15 suspects have been arrested in connection with the looting of a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Ibom Focus earlier reported how hoodlums invaded the Agric Department Strategic food store located at Tasha, Abuja on Sunday and carted away food…
BREAKING: Abuja On As Residents Break Into Warehouse, Loot Foodstuffs Some residents of Abuja on Sunday broke into a government storage facility in Gwagwa town and looted stored food items. Individuals, who spoke on the ugly development, said youths in their number broke into the warehouse located around Tasha area of the community around 7…
JUST IN: 18 Terrorists Arrested In Abuja Information reaching Ibom Focus says that 18 Terrorists Arrested In Abuja The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that soldiers of the Nigerian military arrested no fewer than 18 suspected terrorists in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The Defence Headquarters which made this…
