Abuja

Anguwan Guragu: FCT community inhabited only by people living with disabilities—a Persecondnews exclusive

In 2003, the then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, relocated all persons with disabilities (PWD) from the city...

Abuja Court approves new legal body for lawyers

The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the creation of another association for Nigerian lawyers, different from the existing Nigerian Bar Association...

My friend offered to pay N50m ransom for 5 sisters abducted in Abuja, says ex-minister, Pantami

In a bid to secure the release of the remaining five kidnapped daughters of Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar in Abuja, a former Minister of...

Obasanjo’s Power Minister, Olu Agunloye, remanded in Kuje prison

Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, is to join the inmates of the Kuje Correctional Centre (prison), Abuja, following a...

NIPR inducts 327 new members in Abuja

No fewer than 327 people have been admitted as members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), one of the highest in...

After five-day official visit to Germany, Tinubu returns to Abuja

After a five-day working visit to Germany, where he participated in the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference, President Bola Tinubu has returned...

Ajaero: NLC, TUC block entrance to Abuja airport

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday mobilized their members for a protest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...

Just in: Three people fear dead as fire guts part of Canadian Embassy in Abuja

Three people have been reported dead as parts of the Canadian High Commission building in Abuja caught fire. According to a witness, the...

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...