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APC Takes Bwari and AMAC as PDP Wins Gwagwalada in FCT Chairmanship Elections

admin / 2 weeks

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in three Area Council chairmanship elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with the All Progressives Congress (APC) securing victories in Bwari and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched Gwagwalada. In Bwari, the Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Nurudeen, declared Mr. […]

Accreditation, Voting Begin Across FCT Area Councils Amid Mixed Turnout

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Accreditation and voting have commenced across several area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, with a mixed pattern of early logistical readiness and uneven voter turnout, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. In Kuje Area Council, electoral materials and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived at a number of […]

‘I Will Not Sit Idle’: Wike Justifies Face-Off with Naval Officer Over Abuja Land

admin / 4 months

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has addressed his recent confrontation with a naval officer over a disputed plot of land said to be linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the FCT Executive Council, Mr. Wike criticised what he […]

Economic Sabotage: Wike Declares War on FCT Power Vandals

admin / 1 year

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to prosecute vandals who damaged and stole transmission cables, plunging large parts of Abuja into darkness. Speaking during a media chat on Sunday evening, a visibly furious Wike confirmed the arrest of some suspects connected to the crime. The minister emphasised that the suspects would […]

Landowners in Abuja’s Maitama II Face Revocation as Payment Deadline Looms

admin / 1 year

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a two-week ultimatum to owners of 762 plots of land in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) or face the final revocation of their allocations. In a statement on Thursday, Lere Olayinka, Senior Special […]

FCT Reports Diphtheria Outbreak, Loss of 4-Year-Old in Abuja

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has declared an outbreak of diphtheria infection in certain areas of the capital city. Dr. Sadiq Abdulrahman, Director of the FCT Public Health Department, made the announcement during a press conference held in Abuja on Monday. Diphtheria is a severe infection caused by strains of bacteria known as Corynebacterium […]

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