Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has been honored with the ‘Courageous Governor of the Year Award’ by This Nigeria Newspaper. The award was presented during the newspaper’s 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony, which marked 25 years of democratic governance in Nigeria. According to the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...
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Governors on the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Abuja to discuss the proposed new national minimum wage and other national issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other matters on the meeting agenda, chaired by the forum’s...
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), FCT, has confirmed the death of its personnel, Prisca Chikodi, who was murdered by “one chance” operators in Abuja. The Head, Public Relations and Enlightenment of the service, Mr Kalu Emetu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has reiterated its commitment to ending negligence, torture and stigmatisation of widows in the territory. Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, gave the assurance in Abuja on Tuesday, at an event organised to commemorate the 2024 International Widows Day....
A Federal Capital Territory,( FCT) High Court, Nyanya has dismissed a N20 billion suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against Garki Hospital and two others. Others are NISAPremier Hospital and the FCT Minister for alleged negligence which he claimed led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has commended the military veterans for their sacrifices and dedication to peace and security of Nigeria and the development of Armed Forces of Nigeria. Musa, represented by the Director of Plans, Defence Headquarters, Rear Adm. Ibrahim Shettima, said this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has called on the FCT Primary Health Care Board to put in place precautionary measures to guard against the outbreak of cholera epidemic that has ravaged some states in Nigeria. The minister made this...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested four suspects over the murder of a retired Brigadier General, Uwem Udokwere, in his Sunshine Estate home in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, disclosed this at a news conference...
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has said no life was lost to the Monday morning flash flood in Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja. The acting Director-General (D-G) of FEMD, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, stated this while assessing the extent of the flash flood that submerged some...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is mobilising stakeholders to invest in children’s education and support them to grow and thrive. The Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, stated this in Abuja on Friday, during an Inter-School Quiz Competition organised to commemorate the 2024 International...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned an amended money-laundering charge preferred against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Daudu Sulaiman, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until July 15. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter for trial continuation after the EFCC’s witness, Olom Otane...
The Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) has organised a candlelight procession to pay tribute to late Nollywood actors John Okafor, popularly known as ‘Mr Ibu’, Amaechi Muonagor and Zulu Adigwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the thespians, alongside fans and friends of the late veterans gathered...
A cross section of men in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have shared their experiences on how they coped with the hormonal changes in their wives during pregnancy. The men spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN reports that...
The winner of 2024 ‘K-pop Festival’ ‘X-mob dancers’, on Saturday in Abuja thrilled fans and music lovers with their splendid dancing performance at the K-pop Hurray Concert Reloaded. The K-pop Hurray Concert Reloaded, titled: ‘The Stars’ Edition’, featured performances of various dancing group winners of 2023 and 2024...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged the Muslim frightful to pray for President Bola Tinubu to successfully steer the country towards a brighter future. Wike made the appeal in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Muslim Ummah in Abuja on Saturday. The minister...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – At least one suspect has been killed and 3 others arrested after the FCT Police Command raided a kidnappers’ camp in an Abuja border community. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Saturday...
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States of America, and...
A A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged the executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, discharged and struck out Gambaryan’s name from the four-count...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed says breathalysers have been deployed to motor parks and highways to check drunk driving. Mr Mohammed, while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said the the deployment was in collaboration with the Beer Sectorial Group, BSG. He said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would depart Abuja for Lagos state on Friday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in Abuja. The statement said the President would observe Eid-el-Kabir in...