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30 die in Abuja-Okene road crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN—NO fewer than 30 persons were reportedly killed in a fatal road accident, involving two passenger buses on Okene-Abuja Express-way, Monday. Vanguard gathered that one of the passenger buses was heading to Kano from Benin. It had a head-on collision with another bus which was heading towards Edo State from Abuja. Victims […]

Boko Haram: Abuja hotels record low patronage

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

This government should realise that Nigerians are totally tired of this off and on bloodbath in the name of Boko Haram menace. He warned that if the Boko Haram menace was not decisively dealt with it was capable of bringing the government down. Also, the President of Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria (TEKAN), […]

Senate summons FCT minister over award of contracts in foreign currency

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, State News Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011 • Bala Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Senate has summoned Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration, Senator Bala Mohammed and the Due Process Office over the award of some road contracts in Abuja in foreign currency. Similarly, Senate may also summon the Comptroller General of […]

FCT demolishes Okorocha’s uncompleted shopping centre

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Imo, State News Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Tempers flared as the Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration demolished an illegal drinking joint and restaurant built on a land owned by Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha at Port Harcourt Crescent, Area 11, Abuja, on Friday. The plot, which had an uncompleted shopping mall, had been converted into a drinking joint […]

FCT minister reshuffles

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), State News Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has reshuffled some senior officials in the Federal Capital Territory Administration with the appointment of Dr. Musa Musa as the new Group Managing Director of the Abuja Investment Company Limited. The new group managing director until Tuesday was the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister […]

Bomb scare in Abuja again

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

There was panic at the Bayelsa State liaison office in Abuja over a text message warning people to evacuate the area before a bomb allegedly planted within the vicinity would be detonated and like a wild fire, what started like a rumour spread across the city attracting the presence of security operatives and fire fighting […]

Soldiers Foil Boko Haram’s Fresh Bid To Bomb Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Boko Haram, State News Saturday, October 1st, 2011

SECURITY operatives have foiled an attempt by about 920 suspected members of Boko Haram to infiltrate the federal capital, Abuja ostensibly to carry out the earlier threat by the group to bomb the city during today’s 51st Independence Anniversary celebration. Saturday Tribune gathered that the operatives rounded them up, as they were trying to sneak into the […]

Security Beef Up in Lagos, Abuja, Airports

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Lagos, Latest Politics, State News Saturday, August 27th, 2011

The Embassy of the United States, which is a few metres to the bombed UN building located on Diplomatic Road and its officials were seen responding to the terrorist attack with renewed tightening of security measures. Saturday Tribune noticed a sense of fear and apprehension at the Embassy, as vehicles were disallowed from packing opposite […]

Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Bombing

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News, United Nations Friday, August 26th, 2011

MEMBERS of the Boko Haram Islamic sect yesterday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at the United Nations (UN) office in Abuja. In an interview, a spokesperson sect, Sheik Azzawahiri on Hamada Radio International monitored in Kaduna, said that, “the bomb blast that involved more than 20 people was certainly our work.” “We take full […]

15 killed in Abuja road crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Monday, July 18th, 2011

No fewer than 15 persons died and several others injured in another auto crash along Nyanya/Karu, Mararaba Road in Abuja yesterday when a truck lost control and rammed into about eight other oncoming vehicles. The accident occurred at about 2:30 pm. According to an eyewitness, the truck, which was carrying iron rods had brake failure […]