Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, who is known to be streetwise, on Tuesday strolled into a restaurant in the federal capital territory (FCT) to enjoy amala and ewedu, a local delicacy.Not minding the presence of people at the restaurant, the governor sat comfortably and focused on the two bowls in front of him.He even posed for photographs, which Lere [...]
Students of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) have blocked a major highway in protest of the death of their colleague.The front of the university where the students are protesting is a few kilometres to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.It is an access road for travellers going to the southern part of the country from the Abuja metropolis.Simi Love, a 200 [...]
A satellite town development agency will be established in the federal capital territory (FCT) with or without the input of Mohammad Bello, the minister, a house of representatives committee has said.The house committee on FCT area councils and ancillary matters chaired by Zaphaniah Jisalo took this position after Bello who was represented by Babatope Ajakaiye, the permanent secretary, failed to contribute [...]
Some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Abuja say they are being rejected by federal government agencies where they were posted for primary assignment.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected corps members are from the 2016 Batch B (Stream II) that just ended their three-week orientation. [...]
Two groups comprising those in support of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and those demanding a better deal from the government are currently at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.Those protesting against the current economic situation are under the aegis of #ISTANDWITHNIGERIA, while their counterparts are of the Buhari Volunteer Network.The pro-government group says it is out to sensitise the populace [...]
The Abuja chapter of the Hotel Car Hire Association of Nigeria has said that the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport will have a negative impact on the hospitality industry.Tunde Kolade, the secretary of the chapter, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the proposed six-week closure will drastically affect cab operators. [...]
The senate has expressed reservations about the decision of the federal government to close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, summoning three ministers.Those to appear before the upper legislative chamber are: Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation; Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, and Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation.It also summoned Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, [...]
Some men of the Nigeria police on Wednesday evening raided the family house of Patience Jonathan, former first lady, without a search warrant.A source, who confirmed the development to TheCable, said the house is located at Igbeti Rock Street, Maitama, Abuja.TheCable learnt that the police officers did not have a search warrant, and that house was unoccupied at the time of [...]
Core TV News, a 24-hour cable channel, is now live on the newly launched Abuja digital terrestrial, its management said in a statement on Friday.The Abuja digital switch-over was formally launched on Thursday by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who stood in for President Muhammadu Buhari.Olajide Adediran, the group managing director of Core TV News, promised that the channel will "continue to [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed for six weeks between February and March 2017.Addressing reporters on Monday, Sirika said the closure was to allow Julius Berger carry out total reconstruction on the badly damaged airport runway.He said while the runway would still be put to use under the [...]
Khadija Suleiman, a 2-year-old girl, has been abducted in the Kuje area of the federal capital territory (FCT).Suleiman, her father, raised the alarm over the incident, explaining that it was a strange woman who seized his daughter on Saturday.In a Facebook post, the traumatised father appealed to members of the public who have information on his daughter to contact him [...]
The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) has presented Golden World Award (GWA) in crisis management to Image Merchants Promotion Limited for its counter-insurgency and security-conscious campaigns. The Golden World Awards (GWAs), often dubbed the “Oscars of PR” is the "world’s most prestigious" PR awards in various categories.Bart de Vries, IPRA president, described the PRNigeria’s campaign as one of the most successful [...]
The police on Wednesday released tear gas canisters while preventing followers of Ibraheem Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), from gaining access to the federal secretariat in Abuja.Members of the Shi'a sect, who embarked on a protest, displayed placards with inscriptions such as ‘Free Zakzaky’, ‘PMB's Change Mantra Genocide and Crimes’.They also chanted solidarity songs.In a statement [...]
A young student on Tuesday evaded the grasp of kidnappers through the assistance of a hawker.The incident occurred along Ibrahim Babangida Way in Wuse Zone 4. [...]
Muhammad Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has directed herdsmen to move their cattle out of the city.The order was contained in a statement released on the minister's behalf on Monday by Muhammad Sule, chief press secretary, following a meeting with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, FCT chapter.He said it was “part of efforts to totally stop [...]
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