Thursday, November 12, 2026

Abuja

October 9, 2023

MURIC sends SOS to Tinubu, says Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway death trap

The road, first constructed over 40 years ago by the Muritala-Obasanjo regime, linking over 200 communities, has made life unbearable for thousands of road users.

Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway (The Guardian)
October 8, 2023

NDLEA nabs 67-year-old for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine to fund new marriage

“He added that that was why he decided to go into drug trafficking to raise enough money to marry a new wife and start life afresh,’’ Mr Babafemi stated.

Clement Chukwuemeka
October 7, 2023

Appeal Court upturns Kano Rep Zakari’s sack

The panel consequently set aside the tribunal’s judgment, allowed the appeal and affirmed Mr Zakari’s election victory.

Court of Appeal
October 7, 2023

UniAbuja VC advises Nigerian academia to embrace advanced technology

Vice Chancellor Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah urged the educational community to embrace advanced technology, especially in automobiles.

UniAbuja VC, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah
October 7, 2023

Wike targets N250 billion monthly IGR for Abuja as FCTA mobilises revenue generating agencies

At a meeting with revenue generating agencies, the FCTA said it had the capacity to generate from N200 billion to N250 billion a month as IGR.

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike [Credit: Chi Geru]
October 6, 2023

Mike Ozekhome’s kidnappers sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment

They kidnapped Mr Ozekhome on August 23, 2013, in Iruekpen on his way to Iviukwe in Agenebode, Edo.

Mike-Ozekhome-SAN
October 6, 2023

Mob destroys police van, attack five officers for trying to prevent lynching of organ disappearance suspect in Abuja

A yet-to-be-identified man had raised alarm that his manhood disappeared after coming in contact with the suspect.

Burning police van
October 5, 2023

FCTA sets up panel to investigate death of ‘one-chance’ victim

She said that the duration for the investigation and submission of the report is one week.

Greatness Olorunfemi
October 5, 2023

FCTA says no compensation for victims after demolishing houses; arrests land racketeers

The suspect, Yusuf Ibrahim, denied the allegation, claiming they had not sold land to anyone in the area.

FCT demolition
October 5, 2023

No to security deal with “terrorist state” Israel, MURIC warns Wike

MURIC said a “collaboration with the state of Israel will exacerbate Nigeria’s security problem by escalating it from a local crisis to an international fracas”.

Ishiaq Akintola and Nyesom Wike