No fewer than 40 experts from different countries will gather in Abuja for peace, conflict resolution conference in July, the The Director-General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Prof. Oshita Oshita, has said. Oshita said in a statement his Media Assistant, Mr. Abu Michael on Wednesday in Abuja, that the experts would brainstorm on […]
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Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced the reopening of the Executive Floors and Lounge of its flagship Transcorp Hilton Abuja. The reopening marks a milestone in the on-going $100 million renovation project of the historic and award winning 5-star hotel, leading up to its 30th anniversary commemoration this year. The redesign, conceptualized by Swedish interior designer, Living […]
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Saleh Dunoma, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says the runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be ready by April 17, two days ahead of the deadline. He gave the assurance in a statement signed by Ariyo Akinfenwa, media consultant to the minister of state for aviation. “We will […]
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The Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, said rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway was 80 per cent completed. Dunoma stated this while conducting the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, on an inspection of the project on Friday. He said that the critical parts of the work, […]
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The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway repairs is 57 per cent completed and the April 19 reopening date is sacrosanct. Sirika disclosed this during a media tour led by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the airport on Thursday. He said […]
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Four children – Jinkai Hakila, 10, Bridget Ibrahim, 11, Precious Ezra, 14 and Azumi Daniel, 16 – drowned in Danko river in Galadimawa, a community in the federal capital territory (FCT), on Saturday. The incident led to an atmosphere of gloom in the community. According to NAN, the deceased were washing at the river with […]
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Fire on Thursday broke out at the Building Materials Market in Lugbe Abuja, razing down many shops, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The popular market is adjacent to the Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe, on Airport Road in the nation’s capital. The financial worth of building materials destroyed in the inferno had not been […]
Continue ReadingArmed robbers reportedly attacked a convoy of bullion vans belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at Hawan Kibo, along Jos – Abuja road on Tuesday, killing two policemen in the process. It was gathered that the bullion vans and their convoy of armed mobile police escorts had left Jos in the early hours […]
Continue ReadingA classified document revealed that the Nigerian Army has uncovered plots by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Lagos, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi, Katsina, Imo, Yobe and Borno states as well as the Federal Capital Territory. The intelligence document indicates that terrorists’ targets include markets, schools, police stations and formations, prison facilities and the just re-opened […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the Shi’ia Islamic sect on Saturday embarked on a trek from Zaria to Abuja to demand the release of Ibrahim Zakzaky, their leader who has been in detention since December 2015. The president, media forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Musa, who confirmed the action, accused security agents of plotting […]
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