Fresh facts have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the killing in Abuja of Anita Akapson, said to be the daughter of a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman. It was learnt that the 31-year-old, who was shot in her 2007…
Justice Kutigi for burial today
The family of Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi (GCON), has announced the burial arrangements for the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria. According to a statement from the family by Mrs. Binta Aliyu, the body of the late jurist is scheduled…
11 injured in Abuja restaurant gas explosion (Punch)
Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered varying degrees of burn from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant in Area 11. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the victims, who were taken to Asokoro General Hospital, suffered…
Nigeria male, female volleyball leagues begins November 1 (Guardian)
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has revealed that its maiden Premier League for male and female teams, earlier scheduled for this month, will now hold from November 1 to 10 at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua indoor sports Hall, Kaduna. The…
5 times Buhari cancelled FEC meeting this year
The Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) scheduled for Wednesday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The…
President Buhari condoles with Nigerian Air Force on air accident
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force on the air accident which involved two fighter jets in the fleet in Abuja earlier on Friday. The President paid tributes to the gallantry of Squadron Leader MB Baba-Ari, the…
NPS fires three officers for procuring cannabis for inmates (Punch)
The Management of the Nigerian Prisons Service has dismissed three Junior Prison Officers for alleged grievous security offences. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Francis Enornore, confirmed their dismissal in a statement made available to the News Agency…
Kogi East 2019: Protest in PDP secretariat over imposition, automatic ticket
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Wednesday, September 26 as aggrieved stakeholders and party faithful stormed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja to protest against the alleged directive by the party’s national secretariat…
Nigeria’s first female banker dies at 80
Dr. Sarah Adenike Morocco-Clarke, Nigeria’s first female banker, has died at the age of 80 in Abuja. Born on the 13th of May 1938, the Morocco-Clarke matriarch passed away peacefully on Sunday, 16 September 2018, after a short illness. Sarah…
Panic in Abuja as military fighter jets fly over houses (Punch)
There has been panic in Jikwoyi, Nyanya and Karu satellite areas of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over some military fighter jets reportedly hovering over houses and creating deafening noises. Residents told PUNCH Metro that the jets had been combing…