Deputy Superintendent of Fire, DSF Ugo Huan is the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, FFS. In this brief chat with Omeiza Ajayi, she speaks on the efforts of the Service in combating fire disasters in the country. Excerpts: How prepared is the fire service against the growing threats posed by frequent fuel […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, to urgently provide information on the total amount of money paid to contractors from the $460 million loan obtained in 2010 from China to fund the apparently failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV. In a […]

It was wild jubilation in Piri village, Kwali Area Council in Abuja as a 96-year-old Pa AbdulRahmam Munse-Bwaye eventually married his lover, 73-year-old Rukaya Yamwa-Piri. According to NAN report, Pa Munse-Bwaye who is the oldest man in Kiyi village in Kuje Council Area Abuja said despite the fact that he had grownup children who had wives that […]

The United Nations Day (October 24) was celebrated in Nigeria with the official re-opening of the U.N. building in Abuja. The UN building was closed in 2011 after a deadly attack by the Boko Haram insurgent group. Reports indicated that 23 people were including U.N. workers, guards, and visitors were killed while more than 60 […]

By Evelyn Usman An attempt by a Brazilian-based Nigerian to allegedly smuggle five Kilogrammes of pure Cocaine into the country has been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Command, following his arrest. The suspect identified as Ibeh Chukwuma, as gathered, arrived the International Airport via Ethiopian […]

Do you live in Abuja and drive a Toyota or Mazda vehicle? An extra security measure could save you the trouble of being a victim of car theft.

By Henry Umoru – Abuja President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday held an expanded meeting over the security challenges in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser, Media to the President of the Senate, Ola Awoniyi, it was similar to the security meeting held […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Following the protest march by some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) aka Shiites doing the Aba’een march against the warning of security agencies that the group remained banned, 15 of its members were on Friday arrested by the Police. A senior Police officer who confirmed the arrest […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundry and cloudy conditions for Friday. NiMet’s weather outlook on Thursday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy condition with chances of thunderstorms over Yelwa and Kano of Northern states in the morning period. It further predicted partly cloudy condition over the entire region leaving slim chances of thunderstorms over […]

Justice I O Musa of the FCT High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced one Mr Akeem Oluwafemi Akanni to one-month imprisonment with an option of N20, 000 (Twenty Thousand Naira) fine. According to EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren Akeem met his waterloo when he falsely presented himself as an officer of the Economic and Financial […]