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Explosion rocks Abuja shopping plaza

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), General Politics, Headlines, State News Friday, March 28th, 2014

A scene of a gas explosion at Shagari Plaza, opposite Area One shopping complex, Garki, Abuja…on Thursday. Residents scampered for safety on Thursday as explosion rocked Shagari Plaza on Moshood Abiola Way, Garki-Area One, Abuja. The quick succession in which the explosion occurred made customers and neighbours to scamper into safety. Many expressed fears that […]

Chaotic Abuja: Minister bemoans capital city turned jungle

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Chaotic Abuja: Minister bemoans capital city turned jungle 0 By By FRED ITUA on March 26, 2014 · Abuja Metro, COVER, Specials Crisis looms in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over a recent clampdown on street urchins, beggars, Keke NAPEP (tricycle) operators, owners of local bars, illegal shanties, roadside food vendors, okada riders and […]

Heavy security in Abuja as national confab begins

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Saturday, March 15th, 2014

At least 100 people were killed when some gunmen attacked three villages in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers invaded the three villages of Ugwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata and Chenshyi on Friday night when the villagers were fast asleep. According to eye […]

New tactics of Abuja sex workers

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

New tactics of Abuja sex workers Commercial sex workers develop new strategies to beat directives of the Federal Capital Territory administration, OLALEKAN ADETAYO writes Like every other urban settlements, the Federal Capital Territory is having its fair share of the activities of commercial sex workers. Once upon a time, these women of easy virtue, […]

Emirates secures approval to fly Abuja, Kano routes

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah Emirates Airline has received approval from the Federal Ministry of Aviation to increase its daily passenger flights route to include Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The airline, in a statement, said the approval would assist the company to further meet the […]

Stampede as soldiers descend on Abuja workers, others

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Armed Forces, Headlines, State News Wednesday, December 25th, 2013

There was a pandemonium on Tuesday as soldiers went on rampage, beating anyone in sight in Mararaba, a border town with the Federal Capital Territory. An eye witness account said trouble began when the soldiers, who were suspected to be intoxicated, stormed the popular Mararaba market bus stop to disperse those selling by the roadside. […]

Court clears El-Rufai over Abuja lands

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Friday, December 13th, 2013

» From GODWIN TSA, Abuja An Abuja high court yesterday freed former Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of charges of abuse of power while in office Justice Sadiq Abubakar Umar who delivered the judgment said the prosecu-tion has failed to establish a Prima facie case against the former minister. […]

Aero passengers stranded overnight at Abuja airport

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News Sunday, November 10th, 2013

| credits: nigerianaviation.wordpress.com Over 50 passengers of Aero Contractors Airlines were left stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Friday night till daybreak on Saturday. It was learnt that passengers of flight AJ132 belonging to Aero were meant to leave NAIA for Lagos on Friday, but the flight did not take off […]

Intelligent light heralds new S-Class at Abuja fair

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

Weststar Associates Limited stole the show at the just concluded 15th edition of Abuja motor fair with its unprecedented display of 2014 models of some Mercedes Benz and its other vehicles. The stand of the auto firm was also the cynosure of all eyes as visitors to the Eagle Square venue of the five-day […]

Another plane crash averted in Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News Tuesday, October 29th, 2013

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja Another air disaster was averted at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja on Monday as a Med-View Airlines aircraft from Lagos suddenly took to the air again at the point of landing in Abuja. The pilot told the passengers that he took to the air again to avoid a collision […]