Kidnappers have reportedly killed three of eleven residents of the Sagwari Estate Layout in the Dutsen-Alhaji area of the Federal Capital Territory, including a 13-year-old secondary school student identified as Folorunsho Ariyo. Kidnappers had invaded the Sagwari community on Sunday, 7th January at about 7:30 pm, and kidnapped 11 residents, including a mother and her four children, and a receptionist …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from his one-week engagements in Saudi Arabia and Guinea Bissau. The Boeing 737 jet conveying the President and his entourage arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, minutes past 7 p.m. (local time). President Tinubu departed Abuja for Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Thursday, 9th November to attend …

Two people died, while about three or four other victims had been rushed to the hospitals, as fire broke out at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria in Abuja’s Central Business District on Monday. The fire was said to have begun around 11:30 am, and the members of staff and vehicles were seen evacuated from the building. The cause of …

The Nigerian Army says it is having a battle simulation exercise in Abuja on Tuesday (today) and Wednesday. The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Njideka Agwu, said in a statement on  Monday, that the exercise will take place at the 7 Guards Battalion Obstacle Course in Lungi Barracks, Maitama, Abuja. Agwu said the exercise will involve …

Ecofitness, an expanding eco-conscious fitness centre with a strong presence in Nigeria’s major cities, including Abuja and Lagos, will on 28th October unveil its newest outlet – the Ecofitness Hub. It is located at 4th Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja. The brand said that residents of Abuja should get ready for the fitness extravaganza of the year, as Ecofitness, a company dedicated …

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), on Tuesday, said the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress has caused a power outage in the state. A statement by the AEDC management posted on X, advised residents of Abuja to find ways of managing the outage pending the restoration of power. “We are aware of the general power outage being experienced …

A fatal accident involving a towing van belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and a Dangote truck has resulted in the death of one person and critically injured three others. The accident occurred on Friday at about 3 am on the Kugbo-Nyanya Expressway, near Karu Bridge. The VIO Area Commander in Kugbo, Walter Amechi, told the News Agency …

An Abuja land owner, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba has charged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and the Director of Development Control to court for demolishing his building under construction at Plot 226, Cotonou Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja. This was contained in an official statement on Thursday by his lawyer, Okechukwu .C. Uju-Azorji, an associate …

Abuja is not in a hurry to change. However, in a city famous for its bad habits fostered by wayward politicians, I think the dial may have moved a bit in the right direction. It’s hard to say if this slight movement has been fortuitous, or whether it had anything to do with the threat of the new minister of …

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Barrister Nyesom Wike has said that his administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the city of Abuja clean. Following a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects in the FCT on Monday night, the minister said he had already briefed President Bola Tinubu on the …