News as it breaks
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has launched a manhunt for those responsible for the de@ths of two police officers during a violent clash with members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites. The incident occurred on Sunday, August 25, at Wuse Junction in Abuja,…
After a brief period of calm in the Federal Capital Territory, protesters have returned to the streets on Saturday. The protest, previously halted due to raids on residences and the arrest of organisers, is now actively underway. The protest which started on August 1 is expected to end today with…
The Kogi State Government has confirmed that two of her officials are currently at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo was in response to a report that a Federal High Court ordered their arrest. “Despite not…
Nigerian police fired tear gas on Thursday to break up several hundred protesters in the northern city of Kano and in the capital Abuja where demonstrators had joined in nationwide rallies against the high cost of living. Africa’s most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued…
Many are feared trapped as a two-storey residential building located in Phase Two, Site Two in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed on Saturday. The building, it was gathered collapsed around 7 am. Details about the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filing this…
NAPTIP seeks public assistance to locate family of 8-year-old Kano girl rescued in Abuja The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking public assistance to locate the family of an 8-year-old girl rescued in Abuja. ‘ The agency in a statement on Monday, March 18,…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the chief executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company over the worsening power supply in their regions. Also summoned is the Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulazeez, over the deteriorating power situation across the country…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command and the FCT Federal Emergency Management Agency have debunked reports of a bomb explosion in Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday. The police noted that preliminary findings indicated that an overheated metal refuse container activated under intense heat and exploded, thereby causing injury to two refuse…
The Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, said the ministry is set to establish a national museum and a national theatre in a “Creative City” to be located in Abuja. Musawa made this known while defending the budget of her ministry before the Senate Committee on…
The decomposing body of a young woman identified as Fecit Faith Banfa, has been discovered in her residence in Abuja. The discovery was made on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, after neighbours forced the door open following an unpleasant stench that was oozing from her apartment. Details surrounding her death are…
