It was a drama-filled fight night in Abuja at the weekend as Cameroon’s Octave Ayinde defeated Nigeria’s Vincent Ebenezer in the event’s main card. This was after another Nigerian, Yahaya Yahuza, had defeated Christopher Moly of DR Congo in the -84kg weight class. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 16 fighters slugged it out for …

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some areas in Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to technical glitches. The two areas are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). On Tuesday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, Abacha Road Mararaba, Ruga Juli and other parts of Abuja that a technical …

The Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA) confirmed the looting of its warehouse in Dei-Dei on Sunday, by residents in the FCT, over the economic hardship in the country. Confirming the incident to Newsmen, the spokesperson for the ARD Secretariat, Zakari Aliyu, said the Secretary, had earlier visited the warehouse, where the residents had …

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 of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulazeez, over the deteriorating power situation across the country since January this year. The power supply situation …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja after attending the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. NAF 001 pulled up at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport at about 04:00 pm local time, concluding his 15th foreign trip since assuming the Presidency nine months ago, and logging 73 …

The United Kingdom Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch has arrived in Nigeria on a three-day visit, reports The Nation. A statement by Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer and Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, Ndidiamaka Eze, said the visit is to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. During her visit, Badenoch alongside the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja would experience six hours of power outage on Saturday. TCN said this would enable its maintenance crew to carry out a scheduled annual preventive maintenance on its 132kV line 1 at both Gwagwalada and Apo Transmission Substations. In a statement on Friday, …

A Director at Federal Housing Authority, Aondo Ver has been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits. It was  gathered the incident happened at Pambara New Extension, Bwari Central Area of Federal Capital Territory at about 12:30 am on Thursday. Pambara New Extension is about 200 metres away from the military camp and checkpoint in Bwari. The kidnappers were said …

Five of the six sisters of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja recently regained their freedom on Saturday night. As of the time of filing this report, we could not independently verify if the girls were rescued by security operatives or were released after their family paid ransom. An uncle to the …

The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the request of a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to travel out of Abuja. Emefiele, through his lawyer, Mr. Mathew Bukka had requested for a variation of the terms in his bail conditions. Last 22nd November, Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court granted Emefiele …