Tag: Federal Capital Territory
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Supreme Court, NIA, DIA, Airport, National Assembly in darkness as AEDC announces blackout
Several areas in the Federal Capital Territory have been plunged into darkness following a power outage announced by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). AEDC, in a notice issued on Monday, attributed the blackout to a technical fault on the feeder supplying electricity to the affected locations. “Dear valued customers in Utako, Wuye, Jabi, Airport,…
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7 dead as massive explosion rocks FCT community
Aleast seven persons have been reported dead after a massive explosion rocked the Karu bridge at Nyanya area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday.
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ICYMI: Fire engulfs FCT minister’s private residence
The private house of the Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has been gutted by fire with nothing left to salvage in the property. The property is located at No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, Asokoro. The media aide to the minister, Mr. Austine Elemue, who confirmed the incident Sunday, said…
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Police say explosion in Abuja not bomb related
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said the explosion that occured near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama area of Abuja was not bomb related. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT. SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Wednesday i
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23-year-old pregnant lady seeks buyer for unborn baby
A 23-year-old pregnant lady, identified only as Chinaza, has approached doctors at the National Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to seek a buyer for her unborn baby. TheNewsGuru.com gathered that when Chinaza got pregnant, she left her parents’ house in Imo State to live with her friend in Lagos State. A source in…
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Case of late Osinachi transferred to DPP- FCT Police Command
The case is no longer with us. It is now with the DPP in the office of the Attorney General
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How NSCDC official allegedly brutalizes teenager for having boyfriend
Is there evidence that I gave them the scars on their bodies?
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How NDLEA seized Tramadol, Exol 5 worth over N5 billion at 3 Airports
In Abuja, about 228,740 tablets and capsules of Tramadol and Exol 5 were intercepted on Friday
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Disregard news on bandit invasion in Abuja – CP urge residents
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Babaji Sunday, has called on residents to disregard the news of bandit invasion in Kubwa axis of Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement in Abuja.
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UNESCO to empower 50,000 girls, women in ICT
UNESCO will on Tuesday launch the second phase of its project to empower illiterate girls and women in low Performing Junior Secondary Schools through Information Communication Technology in Bauchi State, an official has said. The project is targeted at 50,000 girls and women, Mr Olushola Macaulay, the National Officer, Communication and Information, UNESCO, said in…