…Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google Gambaryan was subsequently transferred to Kuje Prison in Abuja, where he faced money laundering charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and tax evasion allegations filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (now known as the Nigeria Revenue Service).…

…31, 2021. The councils are Abaji, Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali. The report identified outstanding liabilities of about N7.65bn arising from unremitted pension deductions, Pay As You Earn, Value Added Tax and withholding tax, as well as unpaid obligations to contractors. A breakdown sh…

…left soldiers, officers and civilians dead, as well as the July 11, 2022, assault on Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.Abdussamad Ohida, the slain ISWAP leader reportedly killed in a joint security operation in Ondo State. Photo >Earlier attacks attributed to him include the April 23, 2022, raid on Ogaminana Police Sta…

…and civilians were killed. He also blamed on Ohida, the July 11, 2022, attack on Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja; the 23rd April, 2022 attack on Ogaminana Police Station, Adavi LGA, Kogi State, which resulted in the death of five police officers, and the February 7, 2022, attack on Okene Area Command police station. “T…

A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the remand of Arinze Nwogba, in the Kuje Correctional Centre for allegedly impersonating Prof Segun Aina, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a short ruling on Friday, October 2, 2026, held that Nwogba would be in custody…

…after Dauda, who was attached to the Apostolic Church in Suleja fled his duty post to Kuje in the FCT to hide after dumping Albert’s corpse in the well. A pastor from the church was said to have gone to the Suleja Police Division to report finding a corpse inside a well within the church’s premises. This finding prompt…

…as part of their investigation. Vote APC or leave FCT In the FCT, the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, stirred a storm after warning residents who do not support the APC to relocate ahead of 2027. “Either you are for the APC or you leave the area council,” Shekwolo said on video, linking his posi…

…the Federal Capital Territory. The court also ordered that Abubakar be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions. The case was adjourned until September 30, 2026, for commencement of trial.

…197 Special Forces Battalion intercepted two fleeing suspects around Gaube Village in Kuje Area Council. “Troops recovered an AK-47 rifle and a magazine loaded with 19 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition from the suspects.” The guards brigade said the rescued victim had been reunited with her family, while the two arre…

…child traffickers and rescued a four-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted in Kuje, Abuja. The suspects, identified as Rose Daniel and Blessing John, were arrested on August 27, 2026, while allegedly attempting to flee with the child, identified as Ummi Mariam Abdullah. Confirming the development to newsmen, the FCT…

…by political figures, including threats allegedly issued by a Borno commissioner, a Kuje Area Council chairman and an Osun senator. The National Peace Committee has activated a situation room and Electoral Offences Tracking System to monitor breaches of the political accord. Opposition parties accuse the APC of heighte…

…Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba. It also said the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Danjuma Shekwolo, and the Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, are currently under investigation for the same offence. 5. Gunmen have killed two people and abducted…

…Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba; and Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Danjuma Shekwolo.Contents…as police defend alleged tear-gassing of protesting pensioners in Lagos154 arrested during Osun election still under investigation The Force also di…

…This comes less than two weeks after Amnesty International accused the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, of making similar remarks against opposition supporters in the area, allegedly telling them to vote for the APC or leave the community. The council chairman, however, said his remarks were take…

•Seeks arrest of Kuje council chair over eviction threat•Asks Tinubu to clarify ‘All is fair in politics” remarks The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on domestic and international election observers to formally designate the FCT and Osun State as “early-warning locations” ahead of the 2027 general election…

…Congress (APC) to order. The party’s demand follows reports that the chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, allegedly warned residents who do not vote for the APC to leave the council. According to the ADC, “People’s right to live in their own country should not depend…

…the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to caution the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over alleged inflammatory comments attributed to him. Okai, in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja, expressed concern over a viral comment allegedly made by the Kuje council boss, in whic…

GistReel The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Shekwolo, has sparked outrage after a video surfaced showing him allegedly threatening residents who do not support the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. In the viral video, Shekwolo addressed a gather…

Amnesty International and Yiaga Africa have condemned the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Shekwolo, over alleged threats to eject residents who refuse to join or vote for the All Progressives Congress in 2027. Amnesty, in a post on X, described the alleged threat as a call to violence a…

2027: Support APC or leave Kuje - Abuja council chairman threatens residents The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Samuel Shekwolo, has come under heavy criticism after a video surfaced online showing him threatening residents who do not intend to support the All Progressives Congres…

…from 2024/2025 till 2025/2026 session as approved by the Council)* 89. Prime University, Kuje, FCT Abuja 90. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State 91. Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State 92. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State 93. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State 94. Reverend Fat…

Nollywood actress and Abia AAC governorship candidate Doris Ogala shared a celebratory video after Adeleke's Osun election winOgala danced energetically in a viral clip, singing praises of Governor Adeleke and his nephew Davido while mocking APC governorsThe video sparked a wave of reactions online, with fans divided o…

…October 29 for the commencement of trial and ordered that Ezeakolam be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Count Ooe read, “That you, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, adult, male, sometime 2025 and 2026, at Abuja and Abia State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did directly and indirectly render supp…

…effects of climate change. According to him, Gwagwalada, Abuja Municipal Area Council, Kuje, Kwali and Abaji are among the locations requiring close monitoring. He added that Gwagwalada ranked among the three high-risk area councils selected for direct intervention during the flood season. Nyam dismissed claims linking…

Court remands blogger Ugagbe in Kuje prison for allegedly defaming CBN Deputy Governor, Usoro A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, July 14, ordered that a blogger, Stanley Ugagbe, be remanded in Kuje Prison after he was arraigned on charges bordering on alleged cyberstalking and the alleged defamation of Emem Usor…