The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said it has arrested a suspect, Valentine Ezeogu, with a human skull in Wuye area of Abuja. Bala Ciroma, the commissioner of police in the territory, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on Monday. Ciroma said the suspect, 42, was arrested on January 8 by operatives […]
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Abbas Lakis, a Lebanese for money laundering offence. Lakis was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following intelligence report that he had on him, undeclared huge sums of monies aboard the Egypt Airline bringing him from the Kano Airport en […]
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Four seismic stations are to be established to monitor Earth tremor and quake in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) will established the seismic stations. Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, made this known while inaugurating the NGSA earthquake monitoring command and control centre sited […]
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The Nigerian government on Sunday dismissed the allegations of improper airport security checks raised by the opposition presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Mr Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Sunday afternoon he was made to go through security search shortly after arriving at the international airport in Abuja from a holiday in Dubai, the […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure that their children are immunised against polio virus in order to secure their future. Dr Furera Zakari,WHO State Coordinator for FCT, made the call during a media engagement with newsmen in Abuja. According to her, the immunisation exercise […]
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The remains of late Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, which was found by a team of Nigerian Army on Search and Rescue Operation, was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. The burial, which was concluded at around 3 p.m., was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, former Military Administrator of Lagos, […]
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The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on Thursday assured Abuja residents that there was no cause for panic, following another report of Earth Tremor occurrence in Maitama District, Abuja. Ishaku Kigbu, Special Assistant to the Minister of State of the Ministry, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the NGSA technical […]
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America songwriter and recording artist, Keri Hilson is scheduled to perform at a club opening on Friday in Abuja, Nigeria. The singer announced that she will be visiting Nigeria for a performance in the country’s capital,Abuja, on her Twitter handle on October 22, 2018. She wrote, “Nigeria!!! I’m coming to Abuja, performing at the Grand Opening of PlayHilton this […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized gold worth about $3, 131, 412.39 (N1, 127, 308, 460.39) being allegedly exported to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, illegally. The Nation reports that EFCC named one Abba Ali Yahaya as the brain behind the deal. Apart from impounding his passport, about €112,000 undeclared by Abba, has […]
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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) from the south-west have called on people in the region to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Addressing journalists during a protest at the entrance of the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Muftau Zakariya, south-west coordinator of the group, said the president has no “moral […]
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