The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arraigned eleven suspects over the killing of Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, a journalist with ARISE News, and Barnabas Danlami, a security guard, during a robbery in Abuja. The suspects appeared in the FCT court on Wednesday, 21 January 2026. The incident occurred on 29 September 2025 at Unique …
The remains of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a staff member of ARISE News Channel who died during a robbery attack in her Abuja residence recently, will be buried on Saturday, 18 October 2025. According to a statement released by Somtochukwu's family, the Service of Songs will hold at the Corpus Christi Cathedral, Kaduna Street, Port Harcourt, …
If Abuja’s roads are modern but its homes unsafe, if its bridges are grand but its residents are killed in their bedrooms, then progress remains hollow. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) today boasts a new network of roads, flyovers, and modern infrastructure, the handiwork of an administration determined to stamp its mark on the nation’s …
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the tragic passing of Ms Somtochukwu ‘Sommie’ Maduagwu, a news anchor with Arise News Television, who was killed during an attack by armed robbers at her residence in Katampe, Abuja on Monday. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu extended his heartfelt condolences to the …
