The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has shut down 531 medicine outlets in the Federal Capital Territory for various offences, including operating without registration, poor documentation, and stocking of ethical products without the supervision of a pharmacist. The Director of Enforcement, Stephen Esumobi, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Friday. The PCN is the Federal Government Parastatal charged with the …

The National Transition Committee (NTC) of the Labour Party (LP) took over the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Tuesday. It demanded the immediate resignation of LP’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. NTC’s acting Chairman, Comrade Aduwaheed Omar, led members of the labour union to the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs and calling for the resignation of Abure on grounds …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the death of the national chairman, Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Harold Udokwere. A three-man armed robbery gang attacked and killed Udokwere in his house in the Kubusa area of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday. After the incident, the FCT Commissioner of Police, …

No fewer than six “one chance” operators have been arrested by operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Command. The suspects are Abubakar Adams, Ismail Salisu, Yusuf Bello, Nasiru Saidi, Sani Usman and Ibrahim Kasa. According to a statement on Saturday by the FCT command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, the suspects rob passengers who board their vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles and push …

The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Olusola Odumosu, has ordered the deployment of 5,112 personnel to beef up security in the FCT, before and during the Sallah celebration. He said the deployment would cover all the nooks and crannies of the six area councils as well as the city centre, especially sensitive locations, soft …

The Nigeria Police Force has busted a cartel dealing in jewelry worth billions of Naira obtained from armed robbery operations in Abuja and its environs. The Force spokesman, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the cartel was busted after a police officer, attached to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory, was robbed at his …

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on Tuesday, walked out on journalists covering the activities of his ministry in Abuja. The minister abruptly exited the ministry’s conference room where the correspondents were gathered, asserting that the press was non-existent. The invited journalists, who had been waiting for over 50 minutes, were taken aback by the minister’s sudden departure The …

An X user, @mooyeeeeeee, is seeking justice for a female student of Lead British International School, Abuja, who she said was bullied by her classmates. In an SOS post on Monday night, accompanied by two videos, she stated she needed the message to go viral to get justice for the victim. “There’s a video I’m about to post. I need …

It was a drama-filled fight night in Abuja at the weekend as Cameroon’s Octave Ayinde defeated Nigeria’s Vincent Ebenezer in the event’s main card. This was after another Nigerian, Yahaya Yahuza, had defeated Christopher Moly of DR Congo in the -84kg weight class. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 16 fighters slugged it out for …

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some areas in Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to technical glitches. The two areas are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). On Tuesday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, Abacha Road Mararaba, Ruga Juli and other parts of Abuja that a technical …