The Concerned Nigerians Group calling for the resignation and resumption of President Muhammadu Buhari will suspend its protests today, a day after its members were attacked at the Wuse Market, Abuja yesterday. A co-convener of the group, Charles Oputa, said that the group is planning a new
An attempt by #ResumeorResign protesters to take their message to Wuse Market in Abuja ended with an inter-tribal clash. The movement, led by Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, were attacked at the market by supporters of President Buhari. The attack, and a resulting retaliation, forced the police to close the market. Traders were […]
There has been sporadic shooting, and some violence around Wuse Market, Abuja. The violence started after singer, Charly Boy, was pelted with stones by an angry mob. The leader of the #ResumeorResign protests is said to have narrowly escaped mob action from traders at the market. There is now a heavy presence of armed security […]
In what could have turned out as a bloody encounter, the police on Friday averted violent clash between pro and anti-President Muhammadu Buhari protesters. A group, Our Mumu Don Du, which is being led by Charley Boy, is protesting against the continued stay of Buhari in London, asking him to either return to the country […]
The federal government, on Monday, announced its readiness to ensure seamless operation at Kaduna International Airport as Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja closes on March 8 for runway repairs. The Minster of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed government disclosed this during a World News Conference organized by the ministry in Abuja. The news conference featured
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has warned that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway has totally failed and is a disaster waiting to happen. Sirika gave the warning when he received the Coalition for Civil Society Group on Friday in Abuja. He said the government was determine to ensure safety and […]
The Federal Government Secretariat in Abuja is on fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Details later.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the immediate eviction of former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, from a mansion he is living at the Maitama District in Abuja. Justice Suleiman Belgore ordered Nwobodo to relinquish the property to the owner, Adib-Miles International Limited. The property in question is a six-bedroom […]
Normal flight operations have returned to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following the improvement in the supply of JET A1 otherwise known as aviation fuel. Recall that domestic flights in the country suffered major setbacks in the past weeks following the short supply of the product. Many airlines were faced with multiple cancellations […]
The Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, Ustaz Musa Mohammed, is dead. He was reported to have died Saturday evening. He will be buried on Sunday according to Muslim rites.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power on May 29. The APC claimed that the PDP-led government was not ready to fully cooperate with the incoming government, despite its public posturing in that regard. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday […]
The Federal Government, the United States and the World Health Organisation have opened Ebola Study centres in Abuja and Jos. With support from the Defence Reference Laboratory, one of the centres is located at the Ministry of Defence-United States Department of Defence within the Ship House headquarters of the Ministry of Defence. Unveiling the Abuja […]
The FCT Executive Committee (EXCO) has expressed grave concern over numerous uncompleted and abandoned buildings dotting the Federal Capital City, Abuja. The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, expressed this concern on Monday during the FCT Exco meeting, held at his residence. Senator Bala Mohammed, who presided over the meeting, reiterated that such structures poses
President Goodluck Jonathan is currently holding a closed door meeting with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The ongoing meeting is holding inside the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari, according to reports arrived for the meeting at exactly 3pm. Shortly before his arrival, President Jonathan with his Principal Secretary, Hassan Tukur
Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Thursday morning, disrupted Arik Air’s operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, when they denied the airline’s staff access to their duty posts. A statement from the Corporate Affairs Manager, Arik Air, Mr, Ola Banji, said the latest action might not be unconnected […]
The government of Korea has expressed her willingness to support Nigeria’s effort in the development of her education sector through exchange programmes. The Korean ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Noh Kyu-duk, made this known when he visited the Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, in Abuja. The ambassador, who noted the challenges facing the sector, […]
The newly-established Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, has received an official approval from the National University Commission (NUC) The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, who disclosed the commission’s approval of the medical varsity at the presentation of an official certificate to Governor Olusegun Mimiko, in Abuja, described the
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, accompanied by the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, Senators-elect Ben Murray Bruce, Evangelist Foster Ogola and other senior citizens of the state, visited the family of environmental and human rights activist, Late Oronto Douglas in Abuja. In his remarks […]
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered the Federal Government to pay the former staff of NITEL/MTEL their final entitlement representing 20 per cent of their annual salary within 30 days. Justice Peter Lifu (JP), who gave the judgment, however, dismissed three other claims by the claimants. The claimants had prayed the court to […]
As part of efforts to test the authenticity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) victory, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) leadership is set to challenge the Rivers State Governorship election results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the tribunal. The Rivers State chapter of the PDP, sure of the credibility of the […]