Tag: FCT
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Police repel armed robbery attack in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it had repelled a four-man armed robbery gang after dispossessing victims of their possessions in Gwarimpa area of Abuja. ASP Mariam Yusuf, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. Yusuf said the incident happened…
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Board moves to clear Abuja of illegal activities
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), in collaboration with security agencies, have commenced arrest of hawkers, commercial workers, corporate beggars, and other illegals in FCT city centres. Dr Hassan Abubakar, Director of AEPB, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday, in Abuja. Abubakar said that the board would be collaborating with the Nigeria Police Force…
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Police arrest FCT community head, three others for alleged kidnapping
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has taken into custody the head of a community in Abuja and three others for their alleged involvement in kidnapping. The suspects, who were undergoing interrogation, were believed to have aided kidnap gangs in their community located between Zuba and Giri Junction, on the Zuba-Gwagwalada Expressway in the Gwagwalada…
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Police deny rescue, arrest of 119 young mothers in Abuja “human milk factory”
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has no record of arrest or rescue of 115 young mothers from a “human milk factory’’ in the territory. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf, made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Yusuf said the…
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These FCT residents explain why they now prefer second hand clothes’
Some buyers of second hand clothes in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, say they patronise the clothes not only because of their affordability but also for their upgraded standard. The buyers spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Dutse-Alhaji market on Sunday in Abuja. The buyers were seen…
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Crossover night: FCTA urges churches to observe COVID-19 protocols
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has urged churches in the territory to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocols as they prepare for the crossover night service. Head, Media and Public Enlightenment of FCT COVID-19 Task Force, Mr Ikaro Attah, gave the advice on Wednesday at a news conference in Abuja. Attah urged church leaders…
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COVID-19: FCT taskforce chase off fun-seekers at Abuja recreational spots
The FCT Ministerial Task Team on Enforcement of COVID-19 Protocols, on Friday, cleared some recreational parks of fun seekers who trooped there to celebrate Christmas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parks where fun-seekers were sent out by taskforce included the famous Millennium Park, Jabi Lake, Unity Fountain and Magic…
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COVID-19: FCT shuts bars, restaurants, parks for five weeks
Following the increasing cases of coronavirus, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has ordered that all bars, restaurants, leisure gardens, and event centres should be shut for five weeks. He also said that informal and formal festivity events, including weddings, conferences, congresses, office parties, concerts, seminars, sporting activities, and end of year events…
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FCTA restricts weddings, concerts, others to 50 persons
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says all informal and formal events including weddings, conferences, congresses, office parties concert and others in the territory are restricted to not more than 50 persons. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, made the announcement in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye on Wednesday…
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COVID-19: FCT leads as NCDC reports 168 new infections
The Federal Capital Territory has topped the list of states with highest cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 168 new infections in the country. The data obtained from the NCDC’s website on Tuesday shows that within a 24-hour period, the FCT reported the highest number of the…