By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has vowed to file a charge of manslaughter against the owner of a building in Dawaki which collapsed on Friday, killing one and injuring nine. This was as the Administration said it would activate the relevant sections of the law to revoke the land title […]

…Recover car and phone of deceased. By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja. The FCT Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the gruesome murder of late Mr Sunday Chukwujekwu Ike, owner of Suncell Pharmacy Gwarinpa and Publicity Secretary of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), who was killed at his shop on 19th June […]

Another flight evacuating Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Abuja. The fully booked plane, with 324 passengers on board, left the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Friday night. It is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday afternoon. This is […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The World Trade Centre in Abuja’s Central District was on Monday gutted by fire. Spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service FFS, Ugo Huan said personnel of the service were immediately drafted to the scene and they succeeded in putting out the fire. Though it was not immediately certain what could have […]

By Abayomi Adeshida Members of Staff and the general public have been advised to stay off the entire premises of the National Library of Nigeria, Garki, Abuja due to a fumigation exercise to decontaminate and disinfect the public facility to prevent the possibility of the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the place. Vanguard […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has warned commercial sex workers operating in the territory to respect all the COVID-19 protocols, especially the 10p.m. to 4a.m. curfew, noting that they are not on the exemption list of workers on essential duties. The Administration also warned operators of nightclubs, bars, and […]

By  Sola Ogundipe, Evelyn Usman and Chioma Obinna Rampaging gunmen stormed a store on 3rd Avenue, Gwarimpa, Abuja, last Friday and killed its owner, Sunday Ike, a pharmacist, following which his colleagues threatened to withdraw their services. After the act, the gunmen zoomed off in the victim’s Toyota Camry car with number plates BS 286 […]

Three brothers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Abuja, according to Mr. Frank Mba, Public Relations of the Police Force. Mba, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the suspects, from Isiekenesi, Ideato Local Government Area in Imo, are helping police investigation into the May 14 murder of […]

Uzor had allegedly used fake and forged documents and, in connivance with some court officials, tried to unseat Ubah as the Senator repress Anambra South senatorial district.

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Wednesday, performed the foundation laying ceremony for the construction of its national secretariat in Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, opposite WAEC headquarters.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday agreed to fund the feeding and accommodation of evacuees in Lagos and Abuja.

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has assured of an adequate supply of Personal Protective Equipment PPEs to all its health facilities and asked Nigerians to disregard any report to the contrary. Acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat in the FCTA, Dr Mohammed Kawu who gave the assurance in […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The COVID-19 Team Leader at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Dr. Yunusa Thairu has given a rare insight into the treatment regimen for the Covid-19, explaining how a cocktail of an anti-retroviral drug, Aluvia as well as Zinc and Vitamin C tablets are deployed. Thairu disclosed this Monday while […]

About 160 Nigerians stranded in the United States, following the outbreak of Covid-19, have arrived Abuja.

Video by Abayomi Adeshida 160 Nigerians based in New York, United States arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Presented by Abayomi Adeshida 10/05/2020. The breakdown is as follows: 92 male, 60 female, 8 infants. Total 160. The flight arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 11.00am on Sunday. Video by Abayomi Adeshida. […]