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2023 elections: Abuja natives threaten to withdraw support for non-indigenes

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2023 0

BY UKPONO UKPONG As a fallout to the just conducted general elections in the nation’s capital, the Abuja natives have threatened to withdraw their supports for non-indigenes in all electoral activities. Arising from an emergency meeting held yesterday in Abuja, the FCT indigenous peoples

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Abuja land grabbing syndicate and their lawless conduct and threat to security of communities

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2023 0

By Nsikak Ekpenyong Reference to the letter written to the Inspector General of Police Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Usman Alkali Baba and copies sent to the DSS, EFCC, ARMY and other security agencies and publication in the Blueprint Newspaper in November 2022, Seeking the attention of the Nigeria security service to come to […]

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Abuja lawyer, Opara challenges Buhari’s power to extend IGP Alkali’s tenure

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2023 0

By Andrew Orolua An Abuja based legal practitioner, Mr. Maxwell Opara has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from allowing the present Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali to continue in office beyond March 1, 2023. He asked the Court of Appeal to grant the order pending the […]

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Cosmetic surgery goes wrong as Judge, Abuja therapist trade words

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe A skin-care therapist, Pamela Onyeagusi, and an Abuja National Industrial Court judge, Justice Zainab Bashir, have traded blame following unsuccessful cosmetic procedures which left burns on the latter’s skin. The therapist accused the judge of harassing and making life unbearable for her after she (Bashir) complained that the cosmetic treatments were not

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N92bn Abuja airport 2nd runway to be delivered in 6 months

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2022 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The National Assembly joint committees on aviation has been assured of the completion of the N92 billion second Abuja International Airport Runway before the exit of the current regime. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika gave the assurance on Thursday during an oversight visit to the airport by the joint committees […]

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U.S., UK warn of terror attacks in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The United States and the United Kingdom (UK), on Sunday, warned that terrorists may strike in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. In a message released last night, the US warned that the unnamed terror group might be targeting government buildings, schools, markets and other public places. “There is an elevated […]

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AMAC: Abuja Grassroots urges FCT Minister to respect Stay of Execution Order

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2022 0

By Ukpono Ukpong An Abuja-based Civil Rights Activist under the aegis of the Abuja Grassroots project has called on the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello to respect the decision of the Area Council Election Tribunal that has ordered the Stay of Execution as regards the earlier judgement delivered by the Tribunal sacking the AMAC Chairman, Hon […]

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FG shuts Unity schools in Abuja over security threats

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all Federal Government Colleges in Abuja following security threats on the Unity Colleges located in the Federal Capital Territory. The Director of Media, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, confirmed that the Ministry ordered evacuation of students from […]

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Ramadan: HOWFI’s outreach in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2022 0

The Husband of Widows Foundation International HOWFI, held a number of outreach events in Mpape this time, with the cooperation of His Excellency Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. HOWFI is a non-profit organization that has been properly registered with government agencies such as the CAC and SCUML. HOWFI began as a Widows-centric organization. […]

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Market inferno: Minister sympathises with Kubwa fire victims

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2021 0

The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu had expressed her sympathies to victims of the Kubwa market fire incident that claimed no fewer than six lives. Aliyu express her sympaties, on Saturday, when she visited the scene alongside the FCT Director of Fire Services, Malam Sani Sa’idu, and other top management staff […]

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BREAKING: Igboho aides: Armed robbers hijack DSS case file in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021 0

Barrister I. Awo, the counsel for the Department of State Service, DSS, has told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the case file containing the fundamental human rights enforcement application filed by aides to the embattled Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, was stolen by armed robbers in the nation’s capital. The counsel told […]

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Wife Crushed To Death By Angry Husband In Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2021 0

Mrs. Nike Ayedun was allegedly crushed to death by a car by a man named Makanjuola Ayedun from Isanlu community in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. On Friday, May 14, 2021, about 10 p.m., an incident occurred in Gwagwalada, Abuja. While reversing his vehicle, Ayedun knocked down his wife, Nike, a staff […]

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Abuja schools shut down as Truckload of bandits arrives in border town

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2021 0

Despite assurances by the police authorities that Abuja is safe, private schools in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, hurriedly shut down their activities over the fear of possible attack by kidnappers. LEADERSHIP learnt that some schools hurriedly sent their students home when news got to them over 200 unidentified men suspected […]

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BREAKING: Policeman shot, others injured as Gunmen abduct Abuja residents

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2021 0

On Tuesday morning, a police officer was shot while attempting to prevent the kidnapping of some members of the Tungan-Maje community in Abuja’s Gwagwalada Area Council. According to Ibrahim Saidu, a local resident, the gunmen went on the rampage, engaging both the police and some vigilante members in a shootout. After an hour of gunfire, […]

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Court sentences vendor to 12 strokes of cane for stealing yams

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

An Upper Area Court in Zuba, Abuja, on Friday sentenced a vendor, Hashirmu Babagida, to 12 strokes of the cane for stealing tubers of yam worth N596,000. Daily times gathered that police charged Babangida, who resides in Dankogi Garage, Zuba, with theft. Delivering judgment, the judge, Gambo Garba warned Babangida to change his ways . […]

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No vaccine will be brought to Nigeria without certification – NPHCDA

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2021 0

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared that no vaccine would be brought to Nigeria unless certified safe and effective. Daily times gathered that the Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the assertion in at a national sensitisation programme on COVID-19 vaccines for Muslim scholars and Imams in Nigeria […]

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Abuja: Vendor hit by Gbajabiamila’s security aide’s stray bullet dies

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2020 0

A security aide, attached to House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, allegedly shot a stray bullet that hit a newspaper vendor who died Thursday night in Abuja. The deceased was allegedly hit in the head. Daily Times reports that an eyewitness at the scene said there was confusion at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, when the […]

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Abuja car thief arrested in Nasarawa

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

The  Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested a 38-year-old mechanic, who allegedly stole a white Toyota Hilux van belonging to a leasing company from Abuja on Friday. READ ALSO: Police nab suspected tricycle thief in Anambra Mr Ramhan Nansel, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), told newsmen in Lafia that the vehicle […]

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ACCI sets to hold 15th Abuja international trade fair

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

Philip Clement, Abuja As part of efforts to set Nigeria’s economy on the part of recovery, the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has concluded plans to hold the 15th edition of the Abuja international trade fair. READ ALSO: Nigerian banks kickstart QR code payment in Ghana In a statement by Latifat Opoola, Media […]

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Food insecurity prevalent in Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Abuja — NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

COVID-19 outbreak has increased food insecurity in Lagos, Kano, Rivers and Abuja, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated. It disclosed this in its latest report on the impact of COVID-19 in Kano, Lagos, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory, obtained from the NBS on Monday. In the report, the NBS said, “Food insecurity […]