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The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of ICT and the North Central, Godwin Nwobodo, has warned police personnel against abandoning their duty posts during the upcoming elections.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, FCT, on Sunday called for prayers for three of its members that passed on, namely Grace Nwodo (Madam Waka), Chris Edoga and Olajide Fashikun.

Elections into the Executive Committees of the Football Associations in the 36 States and the FCT will hold as from next week.

The Independent Electoral Commission says it is overwhelmed by the current rush by eligible voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards few days to the election.

The National Economic Council has directed the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory to provide data on out-of-school children in the country.

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has called for the strengthening of inter-agency collaboration for the conduct of credible elections in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is slow in fighting corruption because the system is slow.

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory are taking advantage of Christmas celebrations to hang out with family members and friends.

Rev. Jolly Nyame, former Taraba State Governor, on Tuesday joined his excited colleagues to celebrate stylish Christmas haircuts offered to 300 inmates of Kuje Prison, FCT.

Afropop sensation, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, pulled a show stopping sold-out show in the Federal Capital Territory.

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, gave the figure at a joint news conference in Abuja with the festival’s chief host, the Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello.

Michael Olanrewaju, Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Chapter, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to address the exodus of their colleagues from the country.

The customers, who made the call in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria in Gwagwalada on Monday, described the maintenance and transaction fees as well as other charges levied by the banks on ATM transactions as “worrisome and…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed applications filed by Senator Ayo Adeseun and Olanrewaju Otiti seeking transfer of a criminal charge against them to the Ibadan Division of the court.

Pedestrian bridges are bridges specially designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists, animal traffic to further enhance the safety of road users. 

The United States Embassy has said it is concerned by the deaths resulting from clashes between Nigerian security forces and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in areas surrounding Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeri reports that the organisation had alleged in its report on Wednesday that the police and military used deadly force against IMN members.

Both agencies confirmed this in a joint statement signed by Vincent Owan, Director, Planning, Research and Forecasting NEMA and Abdulrazak Garba of the NGSA and made available to newsmen in Abuja.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.

Commissioner of Police in the area, Bala Ciroma, stated this when he presented the suspects to the media at the command’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.