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4 days ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUWith campaigns for the 2026 area council elections on the horizon, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has advised political opponents to rethink their chances, saying the performance record of the current administration will determine the outcome of the election.
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4 days ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUWorried by the rising threats of cultural erosion amongst Abuja’s Original Inhabitants, OIs, a nongovernmental organisation, Helpline Social Support Initiative, HSSI, has launched a two year campaign to restore the cultural identity of Abuja’s natives. The campaign which was announced on Tuesday in Abuja, is also expected to create sustainable livelihoods for displaced indigenous communities.
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4 days ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
…manhunt underway for fleeing suspects – PoliceBy Sarah NEGEDUGunmen stormed the Apo Resettlement area of the Federal Capital Territory on Monday night in what police say was a coordinated robbery attempt, that one person dead and three others injured. The incident occurred around 10:30pm in the Zone E Extension of Apo Resettlement, when the gunmen attacked before they were later repelled by security forces.
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5 days ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUMinister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says his administration is ready to allocate land to genuine farmers willing to delve into agricultural endeavour across Abuja’s rural communities, saying the move will help address issues affecting food security in the country.
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6 days ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUStakeholders have advanced reasons for not only unionisation but enactment of legal framework for the protection of rights of domestic workers in Nigeria. The call was made at a one-day stakeholders meeting by the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection, CEE-HOPE, with the support from The Rosa Luxembourg Foundation West Africa.
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1 week ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDULeader of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that Nigeria’s problem is basic and could be solved within four years but lamented that people always think that politics and governance are the same thing. He accused President Bola Tinubu of being adept in politics but a total failure in governance. “If governance fails, everything will crumble. So, politics and governance are two different things.
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1 week ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
…Orders immediate renovation of IBB Golf clubBy Sarah NEGEDU FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has warned individuals or groups scheming to take over the IBB International Golf and Country Club through covert means to steer clear, as the facility remains public property and will not be ceded to private interest. Wike, who issued the warning during his first-ever visit to the club on Saturday, maintained that the facility remains the property of the Federal Government.
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1 week ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUThis is as the Board issued a stern warning against the possession of contraband as well as non-compliance with baggage rules. Over 400 pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory who performed the 2025 Hajj exercise have returned to Abuja, in the first batch of pilgrims’ return flights, the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has disclosed.
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1 week ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUThe Mandate Secretary of the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, has received three separate awards in recognition for her work in healthcare delivery, environmental protection, and climate advocacy. The awards conferred on her in the month of June, were said to cut across professional bodies, civic platforms, and academia, pointing to the secretary’s growing influence beyond Abuja’s public service corridors.
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1 week ago | 
theabujainquirer.com | Sarah Negedu
By Sarah NEGEDUThe candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described President Bola Tinubu as a maverick in politics but a failure in governance. Adebayo noted that Tinubu could easily obtain A1 in politic, but when it comes to governance, he would always score F9.
