Tag: Abuja
Anxiety as traders, others reject old Naira notes
By CECILIA IJUO
ABUJA- Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed worry as traders and Point of Sale (PoS) operators are rejecting...
Insecurity: Ohanaeze Ndigbo to hold peace summit to discuss way forward
By EMMANUEL MOGBEDE
ABUJA- The Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Worldwide has said that it is planning to organise a peace summit to discuss...
AFRDC: Buhari, Lawan, others honour fallen heroes in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday led Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, members of National Assembly, service chiefs and the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s...
Ongoing demolition at Guzape not targeted at Abuja natives – FCTA
By SALISU SANI-IDRIS
ABUJA- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has clarified that the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at Guzape and other parts of...
US-Africa Leaders Summit: Buhari returns to Abuja
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja on Sunday after a week-long visit to Washington DC, USA, where he attended...
Security Alert: We’ve restored confidence, hope in Abuja, environs, says I-G...
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ABUJA- Inspector General of Police Usman Baba says security agencies have successfully restored confidence and hope among residents of Abuja and its...
No attack on Kaduna-Abuja highway – KDSG
By MOHAMMED TIJJANI
KADUNA- The Kaduna State Government on Thursday debunked report of an attack on Kaduna-Abuja highway.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,...
Judge orders scavenger to clean court premises for 2 days
By UCHE BIBILARI
GWAGWALADA- An Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, FCT, has ordered a 23-year-old scavenger, Rabiu Isha to clean the premises of the FCT High...
Avoid Ekiti route while traveling from Abuja to Lagos, FRSC advises...
By IBIRONKE ARIYO
ABUJA- The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised the motoring public travelling through Ondo state from Abuja to ply Akure-Ondo -Ife...
Kogi: We’re passing trucks heading Abuja to ease fuel scarcity –...
By THOMPSON YAMPUT
KOTON KARFE (KOGI)- The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said trucks heading to Abuja along the Abuja-Lokoja Highway were being allowed to...
2023: Don’t sell your votes, CSO tells Abuja community
By ANGELA ATABO
ABUJA- A CSO, Connected Development (CODE) has called on residents of Angwan Dadi community, Abuja, not to sell their votes, but...
Petrol: desist from panic buying, IPMAN urges motorists
By NANA MUSA
ABUJA- The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Tuesday urged Abuja residents to desist from panic buying of fuel as...
FAAN boss commends increase in passengers traffic at Abuja airport
By GABRIEL AGBEJA
ABUJA- Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, the Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has applauded the yearly increase in passengers traffic at...
Army committed to safety, security of all Nigerians – COAS
By PHILOMINA ATTAH
ABUJA- The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian army is ever ready to stand in harm’s way to...
ISWAP Claims Responsibility For Killing Of Two Igbo Traders In Kano
By JOURNALIST101
KANO- The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād...
Buhari returns to Abuja after outing at UNGA77 in New York
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ANUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday morning returned to Abuja, after a successful participation in the 77th session of the high-level meetings...
REOPENED: Alleged blasphemy: Court awards N10m fine against Kano cleric
By TAIYE AGBAJE
ABUJA- A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against the detained Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdul-jabbar Kabara, for...
“You are a Project In Progress”, Archbishop Okeke tells Cardinal Okpaleke
By BRIDGET IKYADO
ABUJA- The Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha Archdiocese, Most Rev. Valerian Okeke, has commended Cardinal Okpaleke ,describing him as a “project in Progress.”
Okeke...
2023: PDP candidates, aspirants pledge support for Atiku
By OLONIRUHA EMMANUEL
ABUJA- A group of candidates and aspirants in the 2023 general elections on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to work for...
Peace and justice’ll determine Nigeria’s progress – Gov Fayemi
By MARTHA AGAS
ABUJA- Mr Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum, has said that peace and justice would determine how far Nigeria...