Abuja

Two injured in DSS, traders clash at Garki market, Abuja

Unnamed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) caused pandemonium at Garki Modern Market, Abuja, by shooting into the air while attempting...

FRSC personnel killed, three others Injured as tow truck crashes in FCT

A tow truck belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday crashed on Karu Bridge on the Nyanya-Maraba expressway, killing the...

Just in: Another storey building collapses in Abuja, welcoming new FCT minister as many feared dead

Amid threats by the new Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to restore the city’s master plan and demolish some houses, a storey...

Labour protest latest: In Abuja, restive workers pull down National Assembly gate, break in

The organised labour protest took a near-violent turn on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s seat of power, as angry protesters forced their into...

President-elect, Tinubu, back in Nigeria from Europe visit

Ahead of his inauguration on May 29, the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived in Abuja after a 10-day sojourn in Europe. Tinubu...

The Day in Pictures: Collapsed Fence Kills Two Construction Workers, Injures Four Others in Abuja

TWO persons have died after a fence adjacent to the building under construction fell and trapped six workers on site around Ademola Adetokunbo...

Commodore Maigida, ex-Air Force spokesman, slumps, dies In Abuja

Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, the immediate past spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, has slumped and died. Maigida, who was hale and hearty...

2023 elections: NBC sanctions 25 broadcast stations, cautions against announcing unofficial results

NBC’s Director General, Mr Balarabe Ilelah, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja attended by the representatives of some media organisations. Ahead...

Breaking: Son of Nigeria’s late dictator, ironfisted Gen. Sani Abacha, Abdullahi, dies

Twenty-five years after the passing on of his father, Nigeria’s worst military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, his eldest son, Abdullahi Sani Abacha, has...

Nigerian Army swells Major-General rank by 52 officers

No fewer than 122 senior Army officers have been promoted to the ranks of Brigadier-General and Major-General, according to the Nigerian Army Council....

Moving train crushes woman in broken-down car at rail crossing in Abuja

A moving train has crushed a middle-age woman in her broken-down car at a rail crossing along the Chikakore axis in the Kubwa...

Federal High Court convicts IGP, Usman Baba, sends him to prison for contempt

By Samuel Akpan Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday convicted Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and ordered him...

Flood, insecurity: Australian govt. warns citizens against traveling to FCT, 22 states in Nigeria

The Australian Government has issued a travel advisory to its citizens living in Nigeria. The warning is coming amid high threats of insecurity...

$9.6bn P&ID fraud: Arrest British man, James Nolan, court orders

For jumping bail and failing to appear in court for trial, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday issued a bench warrant...