Tag: ABUJA
US Embassy closes Abuja, Lagos offices Friday for elections
The US
Embassy has announced that its Abuja office and Consulate General in Lagos will
be closed on Friday ahead of the presidential and national assembly...
Court orders man to be given 15 strokes of cane
A Karmo
Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, has ordered that one Nicholas Onih be given 15
strokes of cane for causing bodily hurt.
The judge, Inuwa Maiwada,...
Abuja businessman in court for alleged oral sex with 5-year-old boy
A 23-year-old businessman, David Idoko, on Wednesday
appeared before a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja, for
allegedly forcing a five-year-old boy to...
EFCC nabs suspected yahoo boys in Abuja
Three suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo boys have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The trio was arrested at...
Homicide: Court adjourns trial of 7 Abuja traders till December 13
An FCT High Court on Wednesday adjourned until Dec. 13, hearing in the case of alleged attempted culpable homicide filed against seven Abuja traders,...
4 die, 13 injured in Abuja auto crash
Four persons have been confirmed dead in an early hour accident involving four vehicles at Ushafa-Bwari Road in Abuja on Monday.
Three males and one...
Labourer bags I month imprisonment for armoured cable theft
A Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old labourer, Victor Meyanga, to one-month imprisonment for vandalising and stealing armoured...
Skybird incident: Abuja Airport runway reopens after 6 hours closure –...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has announced the reopening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following an incident involving a Gulfstream four...
No possibility of earthquake in Nigeria – FEMA
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday assured residents that there was no likelihood of earthquake within the territory and...
Kwankwaso denied use of Eagle Square for presidential declaration
Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been denied access to the Eagle Square in Abuja for the formal declaration of his presidential...