By Esther Ososanya Security chiefs in the Federal Capital Territory have intensified efforts under Operation Sweep, a coordinated multi-agency crackdown on criminal activities, following a high-level strategy meeting held in Abuja. The meeting, convened between FCT Service Commanders and the Director of Security, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), focused on assessing field reports, identifying operational …
By Esther Ososanya The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has agreed to personally meet with retired police officers who took to the streets of Abuja on Monday in protest over years of unpaid entitlements and poor retirement benefits. The assurance was conveyed through the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, who addressed the …
A three-year-old boy tragically drowned in an open septic tank in Durumi 2, Abuja, on Tuesday night, July 16. The child, who was playing within his compound, slipped into the exposed pit filled with human waste. He was rushed to the hospital but was confirmed dead on arrival. The tragedy began when the boy’s family …
By Esther Ososanya The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced major security gains between May and June 2025. According to Commissioner of Police CP Ajao Saka Adewale, 82 suspects were arrested across 49 reported cases, while victims of kidnapping, rape, and trafficking were rescued. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja today, the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday relocated its scheduled Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting from the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. The party attributed the move to the presence of heavily armed police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps …
