Tag: Abuja
SERAP to Buhari: Stop eviction of IDPs in Abuja
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his…
Mother of triplet among fake beggars arrested by Police in Abuja
You may wish to be careful when you are besieged by men and women soliciting for alms, especially when you…
Super Falcons play 1-1 against Equatorial Guinea in Abuja
The Super falcons on Saturday in Abuja struggled to a 1-1 home draw with Equatorial Guinea in the first leg…
SSS withdraws operatives from Dasuki’s residence, seize passports, documents
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Operatives of Nigeria secret police, the State Security Services, SSS has withdrawn its men from the Abuja home…
Sule Lamido, sons may regain freedom Tuesday
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Sources at Kano Central Prison confirmed to PM News Correspondent on Monday that the immediate past governor of…
Fuel queues in Abuja will disappear soon, says DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that fuel queues in Abuja will soon disappear as 3.2 million litres…
Police arrest wanted fraudster, 12 others in Abuja
The police in the FCT have arrested a suspected fraudster and member of car theft syndicate on its wanted list,…
167 trucks of petrol supplied to Abuja – DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Wednesday that 167 trucks of petrol were supplied to Abuja on Tuesday…
Police recover APC cards from cultists, transport them from Edo to Abuja
Nigeria Police have transferred the 11 suspected cult group leaders arrested in Edo to Abuja to face prosecution. Some of…
Federal secretariat on fire in Abuja
The complex housing major government offices in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, is on fire. According to Premium Times the fire started…
Abuja bomb blast victims protest, urge FG to fulfil promises
The Abuja bomb blast victims on Wednesday carried out a peaceful protest at the National Assembly to urge the Federal…
Police recover ‘huge’ money in Abuja house
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Police has recovered a large sum of money in a bag hidden in…
Police arrest 30 in Abuja
The police in Abuja arrested no fewer than 30 suspects in connection with car snatching and petrol hawking between April…
Amputee joins Buhari trekkers, set out to Abuja from Kaduna
Femi Adi/Kaduna A double Amputee, Musa Ibrahim said has embarked on a 200km walk from Kaduna to Abuja in solidarity…
El-Rufai’s Wife receives man walking from Kano To Abuja
Adi Femi/Kaduna Wife of Kaduna state governor-elect, Aisha Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday received another solidarity trekker, Haruna Muhammed Salisu, in…
Police recover 6 cars, arrest 11 in Abuja
The FCT Police Command has recovered six stolen cars and arrested 11 suspects in connection with various crimes in the…
Association plans to build 5,000 houses for traders in Abuja
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), on Sunday in Abuja performed the ground breaking of 5,000 housing units in…
Robbers raid AUMTCO, kill policeman
At least one police officer lost his life on Thursday night when a gang of robbers stormed the office of…
NCF to construct N200m cricket pitches in Abuja
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) said on Thursday that it would construct two international standard cricket pitches at the Abuja…
Rivers Election Tribunal relocates to Abuja for security reasons
The Rivers Election Petition Tribunal has relocated to Abuja for security reasons. This was contained in a statement made available…
Fuel tanker accident kills 3 in Abuja
Three people were killed and three others injured in Zuba, FCT, when a tanker driver lost control of his vehicle,…
Jubilant crowd take over APC secretariat, Abuja roads
Jubilant crowd on Tuesday night took over the secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) following the success story of…
…And Buhari wins in Abuja…
General Muhammadu Buhari seems to be gaining momentum as election results trickle in from across the country, as he adds…
Jonathan leads physical fitness exercise in Abuja today
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, March 7, led government officials as well as sportsmen and women, on out-door physical exercise…
Onaiyekan urges politicians to stop hate speeches
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has appealed to politicians to desist from hate speeches and comments capable of inciting citizens as they…
Abuja business groups protest high electricity cost
Business groups in Abuja on Friday protested the hike in electricity tariff by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company. The groups,…
Unidentified gunmen rob APC chairman, Oyegun in Abuja
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) national chairman, Chief John Oyegun has been robbed by gunmen in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital according…
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In pictures: Obasanjo surfaces at Jonathan niece’s wedding
Former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo made a surprise appearance at the wedding of a niece of President Goodluck Jonathan in…
Fuel scarcity: DPR releases 335 trucks to Abuja
The Department of Petroleum Resources, Abuja, said 335 trucks of petroleum products were released from the depot between Monday and…