No fewer than 40 people are feared trapped after a collapsed on Saturday in the Sabon Lugbe area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Sympathisers and emergency workers are onsite, working to rescue those still caught beneath the debris. According to findings, the building, reportedly under construction, collapsed in the early hours, prompting calls […]
Former House of Representatives member Ahman Patigi, who represented the Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the 6th, 7th and 8th assemblies, has died Hon Patigi reportedly died at a hospital in Abuja after suffering from an undisclosed illness on Thursday, October 26 Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq mourned the late federal lawmaker, adding that he […]
Lawmaker representing Toro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Ismail Dabo, has said he lost his legislative aide, Nimah Sulaiman, to kidnappers popularly known as “one chance” in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dabo, in his motion of urgent public importance, moved during Tuesday’s plenary session, said Sulaiman was kidnapped and brutally murdered on Thursday, 17 […]
The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have obstructed a kidnapping attempt in the Kubwa area, Abuja. It was gathered that a gang of kidnappers, who invaded an estate in the area, on Friday, fled into a nearby bush after security agents repelled the attack. Speaking to PUNCH, the FCT Commissioner of Police, […]
The management of the Abuja National Mosque has appointed Professor Iliyasu Usman as the first-ever Igbo Muslim to serve as an Imam at the mosque. Usman is set to deliver his inaugural khutbah (sermon) on Friday, today, during Jumm’at prayer, marking a significant moment for the Muslim community in Nigeria. This appointment has been celebrated […]
Orji Kalu, the senator representing Abia north, says President Bola Tinubu knows that Nigerians are experiencing economic hardship. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, Kalu said Tinubu moves around Abuja, the country’s capital, to feel the people’s pulse. The senator said the current economic hardship in the country is not […]
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has said that he was not appointed as minister to do nothing else but share lands. He spoke in Abuja on Tuesday, when a delegation from AMCON, led by its managing director, Mr. Gbenga Alade, paid him a courtesy visit. The FCT Minister also noted […]