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Abuja

July 15, 2021

Abuja man docked for stealing chicken feed

According to the prosecution counsel, all efforts made to recover the stolen items failed.

Bags of chicken feed
July 15, 2021

Adoration Ministry pastor gets life imprisonment for raping girl

Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court, Nyanya, on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old pastor to life imprisonment for raping a 17- year-old girl.

Court symbol used to tell the story
July 13, 2021

NDLEA cracks down on drug cartel, arrests seven drug kingpins

The operatives also arrested seven of the drug kingpins behind the syndicates in separate raids in Kogi, Nasarawa and Benue States.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
July 12, 2021

Court grants former Surveyor-General N100m bail for N2bn graft

The ICPC alleges that Mr Awudu awarded multiple contracts worth over two billion naira to a company in which he was a director and shareholder.

Former Surveyor-General, Ebisintei Awudu
July 12, 2021

Agent who sold N13.8m Asokoro property with fake documents arraigned

It was found that all the allocation papers and documents issued by the defendant were found to have been forged.

Court room
July 10, 2021

FCTA rolls out containment measures as Cholera spreads in Abuja

As of Thursday, the FCT had recorded 514 suspected cases, out of which eight laboratory investigations were confirmed to be cholera.

FCT Minister Mohammed Musa Bello
July 6, 2021

Customs arrests Dangote driver with smuggled rice

Meanwhile, the truck driver claimed that he did not know what he was carrying in the truck until he was arrested.

Dangote Truck used to illustrate the story. [CREDIT: Punch Newspaper]
July 6, 2021

Court orders internet fraudster to sweep school for 90 days

The convict duped a Chinese woman of N113,000 in a love scam.

Court room
July 5, 2021

EFCC arrests suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja

Items recovered from the suspects include two exotic cars and mobile phones.

EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajaren
July 5, 2021

FCT to take census of dispatch riders

Special number plates are to be administered to every legal dispatch motorcycle in the FCT to help citizens to identify legitimate riders.

Dispatch bikes