THE rising issue of insecurity and purported fears of plots to burn down the building housing the tribunal may have been responsible for the relocation of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from Benin City to Abuja where it would resume sitting on Tuesday. Though this reason was not adduced in the terse statement by the Secretary of the …

Residents of Abuja have been thrown into darkness after suspected bandits vandalised the 132kV transmission line and underground cables around the Millenium Park axis. Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) spokesperson Ndidi Mbah disclosed in a statement on Friday that over 60 per cent of the power supply to Abuja was affected. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to inform the …

Two persons were killed in a suspected bomb explosion that occurred yesterday at an Islamiyya school located at Kuchibiyu community in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Two other persons who were injured were said to have been rushed to Kubwa General Hospital. The bodies of the deceased, identified as Harisu and Najibu Ibrahim, were …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced an impending power interruption in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Sunday. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. She said that on Sunday, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., maintenance work would be carried out on one of the 60MVA power transformers …

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events scheduled for Saturday in Lagos, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s decision is in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the death of 10 individuals, including four children, in a stampede that occurred during a food distribution event at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja on Saturday. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Josephine Adeh, the incident happened around 6:30 am when a crowd of over 1,000 people gathered …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has officially relocated its headquarters to a new facility in the Jahi area of Abuja. The first phase of the project inaugurated during an interdenominational service on Wednesday, is expected to be completed with the 2025 budgetary provisions. This was disclosed in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on …

Members of the Park Management System in Osun State, on Wednesday, withdrew their services across the state, leaving many commuters stranded to protest the alleged shooting of its chairman, Iyanda Alowonle. This is as the Osun State Police Command said further investigation into what transpired between Moses Lohor, the Officer-in-Charge of its Anti-Kidnapping Squad and Alowonle, which led to him …

About 40 persons were reportedly trapped under the rubbles of a collapsed storey building in Sabon Lugbe, a suburban community in Abuja. According to reports, the collapse occurred at about 5 pm on Saturday, while the victims were still in the building. In multiple videos circulated on social media, particularly X, residents were seen attempting to rescue the trapped victims …

The House of Representatives, yesterday, condemned the rising cases of ‘one chance’ operatives within the capital city. The House in it’s resolutions during plenary in Abuja directed its relevant committees to interface the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, the FCT Police Commissioner, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). The House motion followed …