The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a petition, filed by All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Enugu North and South National Assembly Elections, Hon. Juliet Egbo, against the victory of Hon. Chimaobi Atu of Labour Party (LP). Delivering the ruling a hours ago, the...
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A fatal accident involving a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) towing van and Dangote truck has claimed the life of its officer, leaving three persons critically injured. The accident occurred in the earlier hours of Friday, around 3 a.m, on the Kugbo Nyanya Expressway, near Karu bridge. ...
The Joint Task Force Team of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday impounded and crushed no fewer than 400 commercial motorcycles for operating illegally in Abuja capital city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the motorcycles were impounded at strategic spots the motorcyclists use as...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, on Thursday explained why he relocated his office to the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. He said he wanted to personally supervise what was going on in the sports centre and ensure that things were put in the right place....
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says that the Federal Government is set to build an indestructible security architecture in the country. Tunji-Ojo said this during a maiden visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday. He said that the level of...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday met with building professionals, regulatory bodies and other stakeholders to address the problems of building collapse, undeveloped plots and abandoned structures. Addressing journalists after the meeting in Abuja, the Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, expressed FCTA’s...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys in Bwari and Dutse axes of Abuja. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCTA is considering transportation and food supplies support with the N5 billion palliative received from the Federal Government . Wike stated this in Abuja on Monday after a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says he will get all contractors back to site under his direct supervision and office of the Minister of State. Wike, who stated this at the opening of a meeting with contractors handling different projects in the...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday, demolished a multimillion naira duplex built on plot 226, in Wuse Zone 6, an unapproved land. Director, Department of Development Control, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, said the building was illegally developed against all warnings. Gidado said that his team...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The government of Gambia, has solicited for postgraduate scholarships in Nigerian universities for its students. The Gambian Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the acting Executive Secretary of National...
No fewer than 91 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are undergoing training in effective protection of schools across the country by security experts. The 2-day training kicked off on Monday at the NSCDC Headquarters, Abuja. NSCDC Commandant-General (CG) Ahmed Audi, said that...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have intercepted at least 514,420 pills of suspected hard drugs in Gombe, Adamawa, Ogun and other parts of the federation between Aug. 21 and Aug. 23. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that NDLEA officers recovered...
The Spokesman, Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), FCT, Kalu Emetu, says the N25,000 the service charged motorists for replacement of faded number plates is legal and justifiable based on its mandate. Emetu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
Pensioners are worst-hit by galloping inflation that had set in after fuel subsidy removal, the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) declared on Sunday in Abuja. Head of its information unit, Mr Bunmi Ogunkolade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that meagre pensions paid to retired persons had...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has embarked on exploratory discussions with the development agencies of France and Germany to propel job creation and boost farmers’ productivity in the Niger Delta region. Driven by a commitment to advance sustainable development, the NDDC...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has vowed that the military would hunt down and bring to justice, all terrorists, bandits and enemies of the state. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja, at the burial of military personnel who died recently in combat and...
The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday laid to rest the remains of military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E Helicopter in Niger. The burial ceremony was conducted for 20 of the deceased personnel at the National Military Cemetery Abuja...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has pledged that the FCT Administration will complete some ongoing projects in the territory over the coming months. The Minister made the pledge in Abuja on Thursday shortly after undertaking an inspection...