FCTA Arrests 210 Beggars, Exposes Begging Syndicates

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFCTA Arrests 210 Beggars, Exposes Begging Syndicates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 12, 2025

In its ongoing Operation Sweep Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 210 beggars in various locations within the Nation’s capital. Mrs. Gloria Onwuka, Acting Director of Social Welfare at the FCTA, disclosed this on Thursday after an operation which started on Monday, targeting miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers, one change syndicates, and other criminals across the city. “The 210 detainees, including 80 men, 58 women, and 72 children, are currently being held...

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Dignitaries Pay Tribute as Chief Maja Umeh Receives Final Rites in Amichi

LifestyleNewsDignitaries Pay Tribute as Chief Maja Umeh Receives Final Rites in Amichi

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 12, 2025

Political leader and a former commissioner in Anambra State, Chief Maja Umeh, has been laid to rest in Amichi, Nnewi South local government area of Anambra State. Until his death, Chief Umeh served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA and was also a Life Patron of the party. For years, he was a stabilizing force behind several political truces. The funeral, which attracted several political,...

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Honoring Prof. Chris Ulasi at 70: A Life of Scholarship, Service, and Brotherhood

ColumnsNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionHonoring Prof. Chris Ulasi at 70: A Life of Scholarship, Service, and Brotherhood

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2025

Today, I write with great joy and admiration to wish you, Prof. Chris Chinwe Ulasi, a delighted 70th birthday. It is a glorious milestone, and my family and I are honored to join friends and colleagues in celebrating this remarkable occasion with you here in Cancun, Mexico. Since I first met you in 2005 at Texas Southern University (TSU), Houston, Texas, you have consistently demonstrated that you are a true Nwannedinamba—a brother from Anambra State,...

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Military Airstrikes Kills Scores Of Terrorists Along Zamfara-Kebbi Border

NewsNigeriaMilitary Airstrikes Kills Scores Of Terrorists Along Zamfara-Kebbi Border

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 11, 2025

Operation Fansan Yamma have bombed terrorists near Yarbuga in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State while moving in a convoy with the mission of carrying out massive attacks in some parts of Zamfara and Kebbi states. The airstrikes carried out by troops of the Nigerian Air Force attached to Operation Fansan Yamma hit the terrorists on close to 150 motorcycles in batches, each carrying about two armed terrorists. Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force,...

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Police Launches Investigation On Alleged N1.5m Extortion Scheme

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Launches Investigation On Alleged N1.5m Extortion Scheme

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 11, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force Zone 9 Police Command, Umuahia, has initiated an investigation to unravel an alleged extortion of N1.5 million involving operatives of the Zonal Command’s Special Intelligence Arms Recovery Unit, as revealed in a viral video posted by one Harrison Gwamnishu. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Zonal Command, SP Iheanetu Bruno Chukwudera, who hinted that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone, AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu, has...

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Public Primary Schools Resume Classes After 3-Month Strike

EducationNewsNigeriaPublic Primary Schools Resume Classes After 3-Month Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 11, 2025

Following the suspension of almost a four-month strike by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, academic activities have resumed in Public primary schools. The teachers ended the strike on the intervention of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and upon receiving the new minimum wage. The strike, which began on March 24, 2025, was triggered by the non-implementation of a 2022 agreement, including promotion arrears, wage awards, and salary adjustments. The...

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Kogi Is Witnessing Steady Influx Of High-Worth Investments – Fanwo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKogi Is Witnessing Steady Influx Of High-Worth Investments – Fanwo

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 11, 2025

The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo has disclosed that the state is witnessing a steady influx of high-worth investments as a result of the investor-friendly policies of Governor Usman Ododo. Fanwo also noted that the state is already reaping the gains of the reforms, pointing out that the state is fast becoming one of the most attractive destinations for high-value investments in the country. The commissioner had in a press statement...

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Reps Proposes 83 Extra Seats in NASS, 10% for Women, 5% for PWDs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Proposes 83 Extra Seats in NASS, 10% for Women, 5% for PWDs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 10, 2025

The House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment that would reserve seats for women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the National Assembly. If the plan sails through, 83 new seats will be added: 55 in the House of Representatives and 28 in the Senate, exclusively for women. This would raise the number of seats in the House from 360 to 415, and the total number of seats in the National Assembly from 469...

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Police Rescue Kidnapped Victim, As Suspects Escape With Gunshot Wounds

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Rescue Kidnapped Victim, As Suspects Escape With Gunshot Wounds

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 9, 2025

A kidnapped victim, Mathew John Zephaniah has been successfully rescued by Rivers State Police Command following a coordinated operation by operatives of the Command. The police operatives, drawn from tactical units and divisions within the Oyigbo Area Command, collaborated with OSPAC local vigilante groups to track down the kidnappers in Agbonchia Forest, Eleme Local Government Area. This latest feat was stated in a press statement on Wednesday signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of...

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Food Security: Gov Mutfwang Commissions Additional 150 Agro-Rangers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFood Security: Gov Mutfwang Commissions Additional 150 Agro-Rangers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 9, 2025

As a move to enhance agricultural productivity and foster peace, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has commissioned an additional 150 agro-rangers to provide security for farmers and their produce across the state. Speaking during the passing-out parade of the agro-rangers trainees at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Command and Staff College, Naton-Fursa, Jos East Local Government Area, Mutfwang said the initiative is a strategic intervention aimed at ensuring food security and...

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