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About ten persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly persons. The tragic event, which happened at about 6:30 am, claimed the lives of ten individuals, including four children, and left […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has revoked lands belonging to former President, Muhammed Buhari; former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen; Speaker House of Reps, Tajudeen Abbas; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and his wife, Regina Akume; and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani.. 759 other prominent figures and […]
Continue ReadingPatient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. Patient soon suffers mismanagement. She goes pale and jerky, unconscious. Doctor gives his best shot – or so he claims. Patient is not responsive. Doctor strolls off, leaving the patient to sip his tea. Doctor comes back and sees worsening symptoms: Cold hands. Weak pulse. Fatigue. Incontinence. […]
Continue ReadingAt least 40 people have been trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed on Saturday in the Sabon Lugbe area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Sympathizers and emergency workers were there on-site, working to rescue those still caught beneath the debris. The building, reportedly under construction, collapsed in the early hours, […]
Continue ReadingAshraf Adam, the son of the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Friday wedded his fiancée, Sultana, daughter of Senator Suleiman Nazif from Bauchi. The wedding ceremony took place at the National Mosque in Abuja and was followed by a luxurious reception. The couple shared moments from their special day on a dedicated […]
Continue ReadingSecurity operatives at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday dispersed protesters and journalists from the facility with gunshots. The security operatives aimed at protesters and journalists who ran for cover. The protesters were reconvening after being dispersed by security agents deployed to the stadium. Suddenly, masked security operatives suspected to be personnel of […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nollywood actor and singer, Zulu Adigwe who passed away in April, has been laid to rest. He was buried in Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday, May 29. President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, shared photos of the late veteran actor Zulu Adigwe’s funeral on his Instagram page on Thursday, May 30. […]
Continue ReadingBody of an unidentified woman was reportedly found dumped at FHA junction, along Lugbe Airport Road in Abuja. An Abuja resident, Samuel Peter, posted the photo on social media at the weekend and wrote: “Beware of Yahoo and Ritualist, She was used and dumped at FHA junction Lugbe airport Road Abuja” See the graphic photo […]
Continue ReadingIf we take the Central Bank of Nigeria to Sokoto, will that translate to wellness for the seat of the caliphate? The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced a decision to send back to Lagos some of its departments. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) also announced a decision to go back to its […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has authorised the relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos This was revealed in a memo signed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku. The memo reads: “The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has directed that the Headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of […]
Continue ReadingSome cabinet members went to Western Region premier, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, to complain about the corruption of one of their colleagues. They said the man was stealing their party’s funds and eating government money with reckless abandon. They said the gentleman’s impunity knew neither the fear of the law, nor of the party and the […]
Continue ReadingBefore Abuja, there was Lagos as our Federal Capital. And this is where I would want to believe that there is something about our North and Federal Capital Territories. Before independence and immediately after independence, Lagos had a succession of two ministers of Lagos Affairs, both were northerners. One was Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua, father of […]
Continue ReadingThe Charleston Gazette was an American newspaper that was born in 1907 but stopped bearing that name in 2015. One of the newspaper’s 1952 editions contained a piece with a clause that may have been written for Tinubu’s Nigeria: “Chicago, that’s an old Indian word meaning ‘get that elephant out of your room’.” Someone said coincidence is […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu arrived Abuja yesterday night from Paris, France, where, sources say, he had been observing a short break. Tinubu, who landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was received by his Chief of Staff, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila and other top government officials. The Nigerian leader was earlier in […]
Continue ReadingA 20-year-old man, Aondoaseer Agbadu has been docked before Magistrate’s Court in Benue for allegedly harvesting and selling the kidney of a 17-year-old in Abuja, the Federal Capital territory. The father of the victim, identified as Alexander Swati reported the illegal harvesting of his son’s kidney at Aliade Police Station in Benue on August 27, according to […]
Continue ReadingThe only reason the poor have not started eating the rich in Nigeria is, perhaps, because this is the season of corn. And, I believe I am right. Check your neighbourhood. Except you are in this government, you would know that things are bad, very bad for every home. Every staple food is priced beyond […]
Continue ReadingAt least 15 persons are feared trapped in the rubble of a four-story building that collapsed on Monday in Dape, Life Camp area of Abuja. It was learnt that the building, which was under construction as of the time of the collapse, is owned by one of the top businessmen in the country. According to […]
Continue ReadingFactional leader of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Lamidi Apapa was booed, mocked and disgraced at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday. This happened after he and members of his faction fought over seats where Labour Party members were to sit for the court process. He also attempted to speak to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to commence afresh the prosecution of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and three others at the Federal High Court, Abuja on alleged misappropriation of N4.6bn and money laundering Counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo SAN, told Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in […]
Continue ReadingFounder, Restoring Isaachers Generation (RIG), United Kingdom, Prophet Tomi Arayomi, has recounted his ordeal with US immigration authorities, days after he was detained by the Department of State Service (DSS) in Nigeria. The Prophet in charge of RIG Nation Church, his wife Tamar, and an aide were last week arrested in Abuja, Nigeria. But they […]
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