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Some yet to be identified gunmen, spotted in military uniform have reportedly raided Dawaki community in Abuja, and abducted at least 17 people.

Nine of the about 20 people abducted from Dawaki community in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT are still missing, families of the victims told the Daily Trust Tuesday. But the FCT Police Command said the claims were not true, insisting that only eight people were…

Gunmen in military uniform numbering about 50 have raided Dawaki community in Abuja, and abducted at least 20 people, Daily Trust reports. Witnesses said it was yet another daring onslaught by the attackers, who they variously described as bandits, armed robbers, terrorists, among other names. Dawaki, a heavily populated neighbourhood,…

Some suspected gunmen in military uniform numbering about 50 have invaded the Dawaki community located opposite the Gwarinpa Estate, along Kubwa Expressway in

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commenced the profiling of areas worst-hit by kidnappers in the territory. The Director,

The Secretary, Command and Control Centre, Department of Security Services, FCTA, Dr Peter Olumuji, said that illegal activities by the locals promoted the lapses.

With many stakeholders in the FCT are wondering why many road, water, housing, drainage, among other contracts, were abandoned. Our correspondent unravels some of the reasons.   There have been growing concerns by many stakeholders in the FCT over the swelling rate of contract sums variation for projects in the territory, with many attributing it…

OVER the years, Nigeria has made modest progress in expanding access to water, sanitation, and hygiene to its rapidly growing population of about 200

The areas marked for demolition are both at the lower and upper axes of the dam, starting from its embankment. Daily Trust learnt that about four meetings have been held by the FCT Water Board which is the custodian of the facility, department of development control and also the communities. Speaking about the development, the Acting Director of Development Control, Kwamkur Garba, said residents in the buffer zone live in danger, as no one may survive in the event of the dam-breaking, hence all...

Daily Trust learnt that people suspected to be indigenes and land grabbers have found their way into the “restricted” premises of the dam where they are cultivating crops.