Tag: Abuja

Nigerians continue to express outrage over Sheik Khalid’s suspension

By Ismail Auwal Nigerians took to social media to express shock and outrage over the recent suspension of the Chief Iman of Apo Legislative Quarters...

Contribute money for victims’ medical bills, Amaechi begs Nigerians

By Ismail Auwal Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has called on Nigerians to contribute to the cost of treating those injured in Monday's train...

Tinubu cancels 70th birthday colloquium to honour Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims

By Ismail Auwal Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has canceled a colloquium planned to commemorate his 70th birthday in honor...

Court orders man to clean church for 90 days

By Ismail Auwal A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered a 27-year-old businessman, Ejaigu Doland, to clean the premises of Saint John Mary...

Fire guts Ministry of Finance building in Abuja

By Ismail Auwal An inferno has destroyed a portion of the Federal Ministry of Finance’s headquarters in Abuja Central Business District. The Federal Ministry of Finance...

FAAN arrests 90 touts selling fake COVID-19 test results at Abuja, Lagos airports

By Ismail Auwal The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said that it arrested over 90 touts engaged in nefarious activities at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed...

Minister orders clean-up of Abuja’s satellite towns

Agency Report The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu, has ordered the comprehensive cleaning of all satellite towns across the six Area Councils...

Just In: Bandits block Abuja-Kaduna highway, rain bullets at commuters

By Ismail Auwal Bandits blocked the Abuja-Kaduna Highway in the late hours of Sunday,  Ibrahim Umar, an eyewitness, told SAHELIAN TIMES that they were moving in...

Buhari sacks management of Abuja Electric

By Sahelian Times   President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sack of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).   Ofem Uket, spokesman of Goddy Agba,...

NDLEA arrest female pilgrim who ingested 80 pellets of cocaine in Abuja

By Sahelian Times The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a woman heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser pilgrimage) at the...

Abuja council chairman docked for allegedly collecting N10 million bribe

By Sahelian Times A council chairman in Abuja has been docked for allegedly collecting bribe from a contractor.   The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...

Kidnappers kill zamfara guber aspirant on Abuja-Kaduna way

By Ismail Auwal Sagir Hamidu, a former Zamfara State gubernatorial aspirant in the 2019 election, was killed by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. He was killed...

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