The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has arrested three suspects for robbing and killing a pregnant woman in Damakasa in Apo resettlement in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the arrest, in Abuja. He explained that the […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said three persons were crushed to death on Saturday while seven others were injured by a trailer along Gwagwalada-Kwali road in the FCT, Abuja. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the accident occurred at […]

By Ifeanyi Okolie Members of a fraud syndicate, based in Abuja, who specialized in defrauding people under the guise of assisting them to procure Federal Government contracts, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT. Vanguard gathered that four members of the syndicate, who were identified as […]

Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), on Thursday said that he did not plot to assassinate the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel or witnesses in his ongoing trial. Maina, who told Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, in a counter-affidavit to EFCC motion on notice to seek for […]

*Gowon to VP: “You are doing an exceptionally herculean job, we are proud of you” *VP invites girl who jumped over fence to meet him during campaign to villa chapel *FCT football academy & presidency staff too, hold events A group of market women from Karu and Jikwoyi, Abuja suburbs, threw a surprise reception for […]

A female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has been found dead in an hotel room in Abuja few days to her passing Out Parade, (POP) following her meeting with a yet to be identified male companion. The corps member was identified as Amaka Asikaogu. According to The Nation,  the late Amaka and her male […]

By Kingsley Chinedu Imagine a leader having an individual with the attributes of a tiger’s strength and the peerless vision of an eagle as an advisor. Tigers are the largest amongst other wild cats; extremely fast and powerful. The eagle sees the whole picture from miles away, picking out granular details with clinical precision. What […]

By Ifeanyi Okolie A five-man robbery gang which specialized in burgling building sites at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Responses Team, IRT. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspects who were identified as Emeka Emmanuel A.k.A Wiper, Chidi Offor, Kalu Chukwu, Ikechukwu Udeji, […]

Another AEDC official still in critical condition By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The FCT Police Command has arrested one Oputa Vitus in connection with the murder of staff of the Abuja Electrical Distribution Company (AEDC), who was attacked and stabbed with a knife by the suspect at Pasali, Kabusa on Tuesday. The arrest was consequent […]

…Her intention is to inherit my brother’s wealth, says brother-in-law By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A widow, Mrs Stella Ndidi Amaka Ekwerekwu, has been taken into police custody in Abuja for presenting a four-month old baby boy as son and next of kin to her late husband, Victor Ameachi Ekwerekwu. Mrs Ekwerekwu, according to a […]

A man, Ernest Abeca, on Monday dragged his estranged wife, Mercy Doocur before a Customary court in Nyanya, over her failure to return their children to his custody. Ernest told the court that his former wife took the children for a two-day-holiday and did not bring them back at the stipulated time as written in […]

The police on Monday arraigned a 19-year-old mechanic, Rasaq Shafiu in Abuja, for allegedly stealing handset and N5,000 cash from one Mr Emmanuel Okoli. Shafiu, who resides at Gwari village, Mpape area of Abuja, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and assault before a Grade I Area Court in Mpape. He, however, pleaded […]

By Omeiza Ajayi As part of measures to ease traffic congestion at peak periods, the Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration has stopped personnel of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services DRTS from inspecting vehicle particulars on roads in the city before 10 am each day. This was as the Administration insisted that there was no going […]

Declares rail infrastructure devt, national priority By Michael Eboh & Fortune Eromosele The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, weekend, said it has engaged private sector operators to deploy electronic ticketing solution for the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, to cut down on the purchase tickets at train stations. There have been several calls by passengers and […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 123 traffic violators and convicted 110 from Monday to Friday. Malam Wadata Bodinga, Director of FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Friday. He said this was part of renewed efforts by the administration to rid the city of traffic […]