Tag: Abuja
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…]
BREAKING: Five Survive as Cargo Plane Skids Off Abuja Airport Runway
An Allied Air Cargo aircraft with registration number 5N-JRT suffered a tyre burst causing it to skid the Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International [more…]
German President Meets Tinubu at State House
The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived at the State House on a visit to President Bola Tinubu Wednesday, after landing in the country on [more…]
NDLEA Moves to New Abuja HeadQuaters Marwa Urges Focus on Drug War
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has relocated its headquarters to its new facility, which is being developed in phases in Jahi area of [more…]
Yahaya Bello Ordered To Present Himself For Arraignment Over Money Laundering Charges
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has mandated Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, to present himself for arraignment before the [more…]