Abuja

The building caved in at about 8:00 p.m., sending panic through the busy commercial district as residents, traders and passersby watched the structure crumble into rubble.

A public announcement issued to customers on Thursday, September 3, said the outage was necessary to enable TCN’s technical team to safely execute critical work at the transmission facility.

The Force said its intervention would only become necessary where roaming cattle are involved in an offence, including trespass, destruction of property or any other criminal act.

In the footage that triggered public outrage, Shekwolo is heard saying: “I have said in my area council, it’s either you are doing APC or leave the area council. I am not arguing with you.”

The viral publication claimed that some young residents in the Nyanya area of the FCT had allegedly resorted to selling their kidneys for financial gain. It also alleged that an agent operating around Mararaba was involved in purchasing human kidneys, a claim that generated concern and reactions among members of the public after it was circulated online.

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has ordered the immediate demolition of about 30 buildings allegedly constructed illegally on the Ring Road III corridor at Karsana, Abuja. The directive followed a briefing by the acting Executive Secretary of FCDA, Richard...

Retired military personnel protested in Abuja over delays in adjusting their pensions to reflect salary increases approved for serving personnel. The protesters said the delay was creating disparities between the pensions of earlier retirees and recently retired personnel. ...

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike orders investigation of senior officials accused of granting approvals for the conversion of parks, gardens and green areas into car dealership lots in Abuja. Directors of Parks and Recreation, Environmental Protection, Traffic Management and...

Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju calls for the next administration after President Bola Tinubu to appoint an FCT minister with the “guts” of former minister Nasir El-Rufai to reverse what he describes as “senseless allocations” of...

The US has clarified that the Abuja embassy will remain open despite changes to routine visa processing. Routine visa services previously handled in Abuja are being realigned to Lagos, Nigeria’s designated regional hub. The shift affects both immigrant...