Tag: Abuja
Court Grants Warrant for Arrest, Detention of Six CEBEX Promoters
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) request to arrest and detain six [more…]
Close Call: APC Reps Aspirant Escapes Alleged Assassination in Abuja
ABUJA- Hon. Ibraheem Bolarinwa Oyekunle, a former House of Representatives aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Irewole/Isokan/Ayedaade Federal Constituency in Osun State, [more…]
Nigeria, Other African Countries Shut Clinics Over USAID Funding Cuts
As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, [more…]
Nnamdi Kanu Petitions CJN Over Abuja Chief Judge’s Case Transfer
A file photo of Nnamdi Kanu in court. The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the [more…]
Odili: Fubara Blocked Wike’s Efforts to Make Rivers His Personal Estate
By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt The former governor of Rivers State and one-time presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Peter Odili, has [more…]
Power Outages Hit Parts of Abuja as TCN Conducts Maintenance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has notified residents of the Federal Capital Territory about impending blackouts in some areas. In a statement issued on Saturday [more…]
Lagos Directs Charity Organisers to Collaborate with Safety Commission to Prevent Stampedes
The Lagos State Government has mandated charity organisers to engage with its safety commission to forestall stampedes. The state government says it is doing everything [more…]
IGP Orders Investigation Into Abuja, Anambra Food Distribution Stampedes
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has ordered a probe into the stampede at a food distribution event in Abuja and Anambra State. [more…]
Tragic Abuja Stampede Leaves 10 Dead, Police Advocate for Public Safety
Not less than 10 persons have died, while many were reported injured in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, on [more…]
ECOWAS Ministers Convene in Abuja to Address Trade and Security Issues
Flags of some member-nations of ECOWAS are seen at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Credit: X/@ecowas_cedeao The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community [more…]
