The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that thunderstorms and rainfall activities would prevail over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Monday, predicted morning thunderstorms and rains over the…
Poor economy: Man climbs telecom mast in protest (Punch)
A 28-year-old man, Mr. Nurudeen Lliyasu, has climbed a telecommunication mast in Abuja, to protest the poor economy in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the man was seen on top of the mast at about noon…
Read President Buhari’s speech during submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, submitted his nomination form to the All Progressives Congress (APC) for reelection in the forthcoming 2019 presidential elections. In his speech, the president said his reason for seeking reelection is to continue…
MTN Foundation awards scholarships to students in Abuja, Owerri
MTN Foundation has awarded scholarships to students in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Owerri, the Imo State capital. The kind gesture from the foundation brings its spend on scholarships in the country to N1.6 billion since 2011. A…
Manholes, flood put FCT residents on edge (Sun)
Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may boast of good roads but safety in some of the roads are now being threatened by manholes. In Utako, Jabi, Wuse, Area 1, and Apo, manholes litter everywhere, causing concerns among residents. The…
I burnt my boss’s credentials for his refusal to increase my salary – convict (Daily Trust)
A 25-year-old store keeper, Abubakar Hussaini, who was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, said he burnt his boss’s credentials for his failure to increase his salary. Hussaini said the complainant,…
Abuja-Kaduna bound train crushes 52 cows to death, says Police (Punch)
The Kaduna State Police Command said on Sunday that 52 cows had been killed by an Abuja-Kaduna bound train. The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdulrahman, stated this during a press conference in Kaduna. He said the incident took place…
Panic as earth tremors shake Abuja, FCT authorities confirm (Vanguard)
The Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria’s Federal capital of Abuja has confirmed reports of earth tremor reported by residents. In tweets on Friday, residents reported experiencing the ‘shaking’ effects of tremor in their homes at dawn. The agency said it…
Buhari visits proposed campaign office
President Muhammadu Buhari took time off late Wednesday afternoon to visit the proposed presidential campaign office for next year’s election. “The same building at Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Area, Abuja, had served as campaign headquarters for the 2015 election,” said…
The APC is a sinking ship…by Reuben Abati
When we wrote much earlier that the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party was a coalition of strange bedfellows and a one-chance special purpose vehicle to get rid of President Goodluck Jonathan by all and any means possible, we…