Protest rocks Abuja over mass demolitions by FCT Minister Wike
Residents of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road, Abuja, took to the streets on Friday to protest the demolition of…
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BREAKING: Fire breaks out at private telecom outfit in Abuja [Video]
Emergency responders are battling to tackle a fire outbreak at a private telecommunications outfit in Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The…
Wike distributes new vehicles to Abuja youths
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, distributed 80 vehicles to youths in the nation’s…
CHAN 2025 qualifier: Home-Eagles commence camping in Abuja
The home-based Super Eagles have commenced camping ahead of their 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Ghana. The players…
EFCC arrests 7 for fraud in Abuja
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of…
Atiku, Obasanjo meet in Abuja
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has met with his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.…
NAFDAC shuts eatery over poor hygiene practices in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday sealed an eatery in the Federal Capital…
BREAKING: Tinubu returns to Abuja after two-week leave in UK
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after taking a two-week working leave in the United Kingdom. Tinubu, who arrived…
AMAC to sanction Abuja residents dumping wastes in drainages
Mr Christopher Maikalangu, the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, has frowned at the attitude of residents dumping refuse in…
People think I was appointed FCT Minister to share Abuja land – Wike
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has said that he was not appointed as minister to do nothing…
Nigeria at 64: Abuja residents bemoan economic hardship
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have lamented Nigeria’s economic situation as they call for the Federal Government’s…
Abuja court awards N15m to former Immigration officer over assault by superiors
A Federal High Court sitting in the Abuja has awarded the sum of N15 million as general damages to a…
BREAKING: Shettima returns to Abuja after representing Tinubu at UN General Assembly
Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima is back in Abuja after representing President Bola Tinubu at the just concluded 79th session…
How Kogi ex-gov, Yahaya Bello used state funds to acquire properties in Dubai, Abuja – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello…
Abuja Court dismisses Northern APC suit seeking Ganduje’s removal as chairman
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi…
Abuja goes agog as Kwam 1 storms nation’s capital in live concert
The King of Fuji Music, Olasunkanmi Ayinde Marshal also known as Kwam 1 will be live in Nigeria’s capital as…
BREAKING: Abuja Court dismisses suit seeking to replace 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers Assembly
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a defection suit instituted against the 27 members of the Rivers State…
Breaking; Abuja Court dismisses suit seeking to replace 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers Assembly.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a defection suit instituted against the 27 members of the Rivers State…
Yahoo boy who confined lady in Abuja hotel for ritual arrested – Police
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that an alleged internet fraudster, who confined a young lady for…
Abuja: Nigeria’s capital city in panic over tremors, vibration
Residents of Abuja living at Mpape in Bwari Area Council have been thrown into panic over continued suspected tremors and…
We can’t force Abuja landlords to reduce rent – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has admitted the government cannot force landlords in the city…
39 shops burnt as fire razes Abuja’s Kaura Market
A block of 39 open shops at the Kaura Modern Market in Abuja was completely destroyed by fire late Friday…
Benue: PDP LG congresses stalled as aggrieved members chase away Abuja officials
Protests by aggrieved members stalled the Local Government congresses of the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday. The…
BREAKING: Court extends order restricting Abuja protesters to National Stadium
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has extended the order restricting participants in the…
Group demands Kyari’s sack as fuel queues resurface in Abuja
A socio-religious group, the Christian Youth Forum of Nigeria, CYFN, has called for the immediate removal of the Group Managing…
Protests: Police operatives flood Abuja as demonstrations climax Saturday
Hundreds of the Nigeria Police Force Operatives have been deployed across major flashpoints in Abuja as the Hunger Protest reaches…
Protest: Abuja youths declare week of peace
The Abuja Residents Youth Association, ARYA, has declared a week of peace, beginning from August 11, to promote harmonious relationships…
BREAKING: Security operatives disperse protesters, arrest 3 in Abuja
Security operatives have dispersed protesters in the Karu area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, after several attempts The protesters…
Nationwide protest: HURIWA kicks as Police arrest, brutalize protesters in Abuja
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has lambasted the Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command, for detaining several individuals who…
BREAKING: Journalists, protesters flee as police open fire on demostrators at MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja
Men of the Nigeria Police on Saturday opened fire on protesters and journalists at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja,…
BREAKING: August 1 Protest: Police fire teargas at protesters in Abuja
One protester has been reportedly injured as police fired tear gas on August 1 hardship protesters in Eagle Square, Abuja.…
BREAKING: Court restricts protesters in Abuja to National Stadium
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has restricted participants in the August 1 hunger protest against the federal…
Abuja court fixes August 5 to hear suit against Arik Aircrafts seizure
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Wednesday fixed August 5, for a hearing in a suit…
Abuja woman murders husband, dumbs body in uncompleted building
A woman identified as Rahimat Salaum has allegedly killed her husband in the Pegi area of the Federal Capital Terrritory,…
Groups ‘call off’ planned nationwide protest in North Central
Some groups on Tuesday announced that they have called off the planned national protest in the North Central states of…
Abuja Firm queries House of Reps’ power to probe cases pending in court
The House of Representatives has been asked to desist from further initiating investigation into cases already pending before the court…
Ministers, celebrities, others show support as Mallam Yankee rebrands Abuja Carnival
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Youths Development (State), Ayodele Olawande Wisdom, Senator Ben…
BREAKING: Nationwide protest: Nigerian governors meet in Abuja
Governors from the 36 states of the federation are currently meeting in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The governors,…
August 1: We’re not part of planned nationwide protest – Abuja owners
The original owners of the Abuja, under the Gbagyi/Gbari Youth Association, have warned anyone, groups or individuals planning to carry…
Again, court dismisses Abacha family’s N500m suit against Nigerian govt over Abuja property
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted against the federal government by the family of the…
Darkness looms in Abuja, three states as TCN issues AEDC disconnection notice
Darkness looms in Abuja, Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi states as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has issued the Abuja…
Man arrested for attempted suicide in Abuja released
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Friday said Yushau Shuaibu, who was arrested over attempted suicide on July 8…
Abuja building collapse: No casualty recorded, all victims rescued – Police
The Nigeria Police Force have announced that no casualty was recorded in the two-storey residential building in Phase 2, Site…
Nigerian Correctional Service arrests woman for allegedly smuggling drugs to inmate in Abuja
Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service of Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja, have apprehended a woman identified as…
Hardship: Police arrest man in Abuja over attempted suicide
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has confirmed the arrest of one Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau for attempting…
Bayelsa governor, Diri commissions hotel in Abuja
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has commissioned a hotel, Trend’s Place Hotel and Suites, in Abuja. Speaking at the commissioning,…
Man who climbed radio mast to commit suicide over fuel subsidy, kidnapping rescued
A man who climbed a radio mast in an attempt to commit suicide on Monday in Abuja has been rescued.…
Hardship: Shehu Sani warns Akpabio to avoid Wuse over protest in Abuja
Former lawmaker Shehu Sani has warned the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio not to pass a route in Wuse…
Abuja: Ireti Kingibe rolls out impressive achievements after one year in office as FCT Senator
Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe’s impressive list of accomplishments in her first year in office is evidence of her dedication and…
Wike is like FCT gov, Abuja people not impressed with him – Sen Kingibe
Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator, Ireti Kingibe, has accused the minister, Nyesom Wike of ignoring the needs of the people…