The Labour Party (LP) has said the residence of its National Chairman, Julius Abure was gutted by fire on Wednesday, April 3. The party also claimed that there was an assassination attempt on Abure. The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh said Abure’s residence was …
Read More »80-year-old man and wife killed in Abuja
An 80-year-old man identified as Adebola Ezekiel, and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, have been found dead in their apartment at Apo area in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Monday, April 1. According to reports, the assailants gained entrance into the deceased couple’s apartment through the window. The deceased …
Read More »Man sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for killing his wife in Abuja
An FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 27, sentenced one Ayedun Makanjuola to four years in prison for running over and killing his wife, Adenike Ayedun, a World Bank staff. Read previous report HERE The prosecution counsel, Adama Musa, told the court that Makanjuola reversed his …
Read More »Remains of slain soldiers arrive Abuja military cemetery for burial (photos)
The remains of the 17 military officers killed in Okuama, Delta state have arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abujafor burial. Several ambulances carrying the corpses arrived at the cemetery this afternoon. The military personnel comprising four officers, and 13 soldiers were murdered on March 14 by …
Read More »Binance executive reportedly escapes from custody in Abuja
One of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly escaped from police custody. Premiumtimes reports that security sources say Anjarwalla, 38, escaped on Friday, 22 March, from the Abuja guest house where he and his colleague were being …
Read More »One arrested as police raid bandits' hideout in Abuja
The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, in a continued fight against banditry in the FCT, stormed a kidnappers’ den in Jibi forest bordering Dei-dei Abuja, arresting one suspect. Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who made this known in a statement on Monday, March 25, …
Read More »NSCDC arrests suspected illegal firearms producers in Abuja
Seven suspected illegal producers of locally made rifles and pistols have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the Abuja metropolis. The suspects were arrested following a tipoff about their activity. NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, gave the names of …
Read More »Police arrest dismissed soldier and one other for robbery in Abuja
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), FCT Command, have arrested a dismissed soldier, Gabriel David Elihu, of Apo Mechanic Village, and Alex Iorjaa of Gboko L.G.A of Benue State, for armed robbery and kidnapping in Abuja. FCT Police Commissioner, CP Ben Igweh, made this known during a media …
Read More »Peter Obi shares spoon with a child as he breaks fast with Muslim community in Abuja (video)
Peter Obi visited the Maraba-Nyanya International Market Central Mosque on the evening of Monday, March 18, 2024, to breakfast with the Muslim community. In a video shared online, the former Governor of Anambra was seen eating from a disposable plate and spoon-feeding a boy with the same spoon he …
Read More »Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria dies in Abuja
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Rawhide Bawa has passed on. The Nation reported that while there’s still no official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bawa was confirmed dead on Thursday, March 14, and his corpse has been flown to Ghana for burial in accordance with Islamic …
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