Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put all police formations in the country on the alert in readiness for a peaceful celebration of the Democracy Day anniversary in the country. A statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, stated that Abubakar had issued a directive to all […]
Following the conviction of the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah in South Africa, another mastermind of the October 1, 2010 twin-bombings in Abuja, Edmund Ebiware has been sentenced to a life imprisonment for complicity in the attack that killed about 12 people and destroyed several cars. Justice […]
From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Some senators yesterday revealed how a syndicate that specialized in employment racketeering, fleeced Nigerians of amounts ranging between N400,000 and N500,000 to secure jobs in Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs). The senators alleged during Wednesday’s plenary that the syndicate, based in Gwagwalada, Karu and other places in the Federal Capital […]
Six persons were confirmed dead and four injured in an auto crash on the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in Kogi State, Mr. Garba Mohammed, said in Lokoja the accident occurred in Karara village at 11.10am. He said the crash involved a Toyota Corolla […]
N765.7m property lost From FRED ITUA, Abuja As 2012 finally ended few days ago, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is taking stock of major events that shaped 2012 in the nation’s capital. According to records made available to Daily Sun, a total number of 69 lives and property worth N765.7 million were said to have […]
From IKENNA EMEWU and MOLLY KILETE, Abuja Less than 48 hours after the embarrassing attack and release of Boko Haram detainees allegedly by their members, information has continued to turn in that there must have been an insider job in the act. Sources within and outside the police formation who spoke in anger but would […]
NOVEMBER 27, 2012 BY ADELANI ADEPEGBA, ABUJA 178 COMMENTS Forty gunmen suspected to be terrorists in the early hours of Monday stormed the office of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Abuja, where suspects were being held. Two policemen and one of the gunmen were killed in the incident, the first of its kind in the […]
Gunmen believed to be members of the deadly Islamic Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) headquarters in Abuja in a bid to free their members detained in the building. Reports say two policemen were killed in the gun battle and some detainees were freed. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) headquarters in […]
THE authorities of the University of Abuja, on Tuesday, closed down the university indefinitely, over students’ rampage that prevented the conduct of the second semester examinations. The exams were billed to commence on 19th of November, but could not hold because of the two-day protest that led to the shutdown of the institution by the […]
Family of Lucy Ukpong, the 18-year-old sales girl killed by some policemen in Apo, Abuja on October 12, have said nothing short of justice will be acceptable to them. This is just as Lucy was buried amid tears at Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday. PUNCH Metro had reported on Friday […]
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