Business

Rebranding: Taxify changes name to BOLT

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2019

…Promises better service to users Mutiat Alli Leading European on-demand transportation platform Taxify has changed its name to Bolt and introduced a new logo with the sole aim of providing quality and better services to its users. The update brings the brand identity in line with the

Business

Infrastructure maintenance ‘ll create jobs, reduce poverty – Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2019

Ukpono Ukpong Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that developing a good maintenance culture for public infrastructural assets will create sustainable long-term employment as well as reduce poverty while the life span and functionality of the public assets will be elongated and improved. In a lecture delivered on Tuesday in Abuja […]

News

Emirates offers Nigerian travellers special incentives, hotel stay

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Emirates, the world’s fastest growing airline is enhancing the travel experience of Nigerian travellers by offering a complimentary hotel stay with the new special offer across its First, Business and Economy Class cabins, the offer also includes Skywards bonus miles. The special offer will commence March 26th till April 3rd 2019, while travel […]

Sports

Lobi Stars off to South Africa for crucial Champions League clash against Sundowns

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2019 0

Lobi Stars flew out from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on Wednesday for Saturday’s crucial CAF Champions League Group B clash against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa billed for the Lucas Moripe Stadium Pretoria. I8 players and other officials made the Lobi Stars’ trip to South Africa for the make or mar encounter. The Makurdi […]

Business

BPE sets up c’ttee to review performance of privatised enterprises

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2019 0

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has inaugurated four committees to evolve a mechanism for addressing the complexities and challenges hindering the growth and development of some privatized enterprises in the country which were handed over to the core investors over 10 years ago. This is to ensure that the privatized enterprises yield the desired […]

Business

Afreximbank opens registration for Moscow 2019 Annual Meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2019 0

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has opened registration for the 2019 Annual Meetings which will be held in Moscow. Afreximbank, in a statement by Adaeze Anyaoku on Thursday, which was obtained by the Daily Times, said that the announcement was made in Cairo urging intending participants for the meetings, dubbed AAM2019, to register by visiting […]

News

Lawyer faults Falana over alleged diversion of foreigners’ Green Card fee

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2019 0

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja An Abuja based Lawyer, Dr. Adewole Adebayo yesterday faulted Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) over his allegations of criminal diversion of public fund arising from the upward review of the Combined Expatriate Residence Permits and Alien Cards (CERPAC) also known as foreigners’ green card fee from $1000 to $2000 approved by the federal […]

Opinion

Deji Adeyanju and the complicity of the Nigeria Police Force

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

Nigeria holds a catchphrase —Police is your friend— describing the Nigeria Police Force and as embracive as it sounds, Nigerians need no counsel from Aristotle himself to know when and how to run away from this deception. It was Aristotle who said, “a friend to all is a friend to none.” In the case of […]

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Sen Adeleke, 4 others charged with exam malpractices

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2018 0

The Federal Government has charged Senator Ademola Adeleke (PDP, Osun West) and four others before the Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly engaging in examination malpractices. Senator Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State during the recent election in the state where he lost to Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of […]

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Drama as man climbs 50-metre mast in Abuja, demands Buhari’s resignation

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

A 26-year-old undergraduate simply identified as Nura Iliyasu, on Wednesday mounted a 50-metre mast overlooking the Presidential Villa, Asokoro, Abuja, demanding for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. lliyasu, who also claimed to have embarked on seven-day hunger strike in protest of what he considers the bad leadership of the Buhari administration, called on

News Nigeria

Police nab 31 kidnappers, armed bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

The Nigeria Police have arrested 31 members of six armed gangs operating in villages, towns along Abuja-Kaduna-BirninGwari- Funta- Zamfara state. DCP, the Force spokesman, Mr. Jimoh Moshood, who disclosed this on Monday, stated in a statement that their arrest followed the reinforcement of Operations Absolute Sanity with the deployment of more operatives and investigators

Abuja Times News

Building collapse: FCT minister orders rescue team back to site

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2018 0

The end is yet to come about the recently collapsed building in Jabi district, Abuja, as number of fatalities hits three. This follows a resumed rescue operations ordered by Federal Capital Territory (FCT), minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. According to Bello, the decision to order the rescue team back to site was as a result […]

News

Abuja Pastor Who Stole Church’s Generator, Gas Cylinder & Fan Remanded In Prison

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

A Grade I Area Court, Karmo area of Abuja, today, ordered the remand of a 27-year-old Pastor, Emmanuel Ukaegbu, in prison arraigned for criminal breach of trust and cheating. The judge, Inuwa Maiwada, gave the order after Ukaegbu of Abia State, pleaded guilty to a two-count charge leveled against him. Maiwada adjourned the case until […]

Abuja Times News

NRC holds final inspection of Abuja light Rail certification

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2018 0

A seven member Technical Team from Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), was in Abuja on a fact finding mission to ascertain the readiness of Abuja Light Rail Project for commercial operation. The Team on arrival visited the Transportation Secretariat where they received briefs from Chief Resident Engineer of the Project on the level of completion of […]

News Nigeria

Buhari sets to commission Abuja light rail

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2018 0

…To create 20,000 employments The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Chinyaka Ohaa, has said the most awaited Abuja light rail will be commissioned in a couple weeks by the President, Mohamadu Buhari. Ohaa, also said that FCT is very optimistic that the coming into operation of the Light Rail service would accelerate FCT economy […]

News

Man bags 5 months imprisonment for stealing cloths

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Yusuf Sani, to five months imprisonment for stealing cloths. Sani, who resides at Jabi Garage, Abuja, was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft, offences he admitted committing. The judge, Mr Maiwa Inuwa, however, gave the convict N5, 000 […]

Health

Pregnant women warned against use of herbal medicines

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2018 0

To reduce child morbidity and mortality in the country, a Gynaecologist with the National Hospital Abuja, Dr. Babatunde Olayinka, has warned pregnant women against taking herbal medicines to avoid giving birth to babies with defects. Olayinka urged pregnant women to abstain from taking drugs generally without the doctor’s prescription. According to him, herbal drugs have

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Slain catholic priests: Onaiyekan cautions against anarchy

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2018 0

Cardinal John Onayikan, the Cardinal of the Abuja Catholic Diocese has called on Nigerians to rise above religious, political and ethnic divides to save the country from drifting into anarchy. Onaiyekan handed down the advice on Tuesday during a sermon for the burial of two catholic priests; Rev Frs. Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor, at […]

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Court adjourns Melaye’s trial indefinitely

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2018 0

The trial of the Senator Dino Daniel Melaye (Kogi West Senatorial District) for alleged false information dissemination before the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Abuja, by the Federal Government, on Thursday suffered a setback following his absence in Court. Consequently, presiding judge, Justice Olasunbo Goodluck adjourned the trial indefinitely after listening to

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Court stops Police, EFCC from searching Wike’s Abuja residence

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2018 0

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday restrained the Nigeria Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the State Security Service from searching the Abuja, Asokoro, residence of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, saying that any attempt to search the House is illegal, null and void. Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order while […]