Tag: Abuja
Bauchi, Kogi, 2 others lead in road accidents
Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission said on Tuesday that four states, Bauchi, Kogi, Kaduna and Delta, and the FCT recorded…
Woman sues hubby over denial of sex ration
A 35-year old woman, Maryam Mohammed, on Monday sued her husband, Adamu Mohammed, before an Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja…
14 suspected oil thieves remanded in prison
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Thursday remanded fourteen suspected oil thieves in prison…
Ex-Bayelsa governor arrested after hide and seek game
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday arrested Timipre Slyva, the former governor of Bayelsa State, after the…
Date fixed for forgery case against Senator Akume
A Nigerian Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja fixed June 17 to commence hearing of a suit brought against…
Couple charged with operating illegal varsity
Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) has dragged one Pius Nwachukwu, 47, and his wife, Chika, to a Karu Chief Magistrates’…
Sources: US shuts aid to Nigeria’s army over Baga
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley has held a closed-door meeting with some members of Nigeria’s human…
Turai Floors Patience in Nigeria’s battle of first ladies
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua on Thursday floored incumbent First Lady Patience Goodluck Jonathan…
Nigeria’s capital city targets N500b investment on land swap
Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed said on Friday in Abuja that the territory would attract N500…
Nigeria: 18 Die In Auto Crash
At least 18 people were killed while nine others were seriously injured after an early morning crash that occurred at…
Abuja Blast Caused By Gas Cylinder Explosion —Police
The police said the blasts which rocked a very busy and popular area of Karu, one of the satellite towns…
Jonathan vows to improve security in Nigeria
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan remains optimistic that his government would find a panacea to the increasing wave of terrorism and…
Book on Justice Uwais launched in Abuja: In pictures
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kano governor, Ibrahim Shekarau and Chief Justice Aloma Mukhtar, were among the dignitaries at…
‘My wife denied me sex while having ex-marital affair’
A Nigerian who accused his wife of alleged adultery, on Wednesday told a Gwagwalada Upper Area Court in Abuja that…
Brazil seeks bigger role in Nigeria’s energy sector
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said Saturday that her government will seek to boost energy ties with Nigeria, Africa’s top oil…
Brazilian president arrives Nigeria Saturday
President Goodluck Jonathan will receive President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil tomorrow in Abuja and hold talks with her on the…
Reps Tackle Ghost Workers In MDAs
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday mandated an ad hoc committee to investigate the incident of ghost workers…
2 Fleeing Suspected Car Snatchers Die In Crash
Two suspected car snatchers were killed on Monday in Abuja when their stolen vehicle fell over a bridge and crashed…
Ex-PDP chair Ogbulafor to make no case submission
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, on Thursday gave an…
Jonathan Hosts Victorious Eagles
Following their heroic performance at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in South Africa, President Goodluck Jonathan will…
Park And Pay Woes
Motorists in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, lament what they call the exploitative nature of the park-and-pay operation within the…
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In Pictures: Launching of El-Rufai’s book, The Accidental Servant
General Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos state, Alhaji Al-Makura, Governor of Nasarawa state, Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo of Gombe…
News Analysis: Yusuf’s loot could build 14 hospitals in Nigeria
The Chinese government on Monday handed over to Nigeria a 150-bed hospital, fully furnished with state-of-the-art equipment. The entire structure…
Sexless marriage: Man wins refund of dowry
A Nigerian court based in the capital Abuja has ordered a 16-year-old girl, Maryam Suleiman, and her parents to refund…
China builds 150 bed hospital in Abuja
China has fulfilled a seven year old pledge to build and furnish a 150-bed modern hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.…
Man with $188,858 changes guilty plea
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja An alleged money launderer, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, who was slated for sentencing on Monday having pleaded guilty…
Senator Ugbane, Elumelu for retrial
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former Chairman, of Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Power, Senator Nicholas Yahaya Ugbane and his counterparts at…
An Agenda To Accelerate Development
BY DESMOND UTOMWEN/Abuja The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to Nigeria’s President on Millennium Development Goals adopts an implementation…
Two nabbed for impersonating EFCC officials
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested two suspects, Tanimu Abubakar (also known as Ibrahim) and Mohammed Yaba…
FCT Commuters Groan As Ban On Buses Bites Harder
Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory have criticised the FCT Administration’s new policy of banning mini buses without providing alternative…