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Four Boko Haram financiers jailed in Abuja

A Federal High Court sitting in Dawaki, Abuja, has convicted four men for financing Boko Haram terrorists.   The convicts, Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed and Bunu Kame, were sentenced on Monday, December 4, 2023.   The Special Assistant on Communication and  Publicity to the Attorney-General of the Federation, …

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VIDEO: Multi-storey building collapses in Abuja, many feared dead

A multi-storey building in Abuja, has reportedly collapsed following a heavy downpour on Wednesday night. The incident has resulted to the death of several people and many more trapped in the collapsed building. According to report, the building located on the Lagos street in Garki, Abuja is said to have …

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Three persons killed in a fatal accident in Abuja

Three persons were killed in a fatal accident that occurred at about 12:30 PM in Dutse Baupma in Abuja on Saturday, July 8.   A statement from the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, says the police received a distress call and quickly went to the scene where the victims …

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The moment Ghana’s presidential jet landed in Abuja for Tinubu’s inauguration

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reportedly arrived in the national capital of Nigeria for the inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 16th President of Nigeria. Akufo-Addo arrived in Nigeria on Sunday, May 28, 2023, aboard the French-built Dassault Falcon 900EX-Easy Presidential Jet. As video …

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VIDEO: Panic as plane crash-lands at Abuja airport

[tps_header][/tps_header]   A Max Air aircraft crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja after the tyre reportedly bursts into flames today, May 7.   According to reports, the aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident happened.   A former President of the Nigeria Medical Association, …

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Buhari saddened, shocked, disappointed after terrorists raid Abuja prison

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness and shock at an attack on a meduim security prison in the capital Abuja. The president’s reaction via a tweet came about 24-hours after the incident that happened at the Kuje Prions on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. “Saddened by the attack on the …

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How Pastor’s son allegedly butchered girlfriend, dumped remains near river in Abuja

The son of a pastor allegedly killed and dismembered the body of his girlfriend, simply identified as Anita, and dumped her remains near a river in Abuja, SaharaReporters exclusively gathered on Sunday. SaharaReporters on Monday, June 20, 2022, reported how the remains of an unidentified young woman were packed inside …

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Nigerian police hunt for killers of Abuja businessman who dumped his body inside well

An Abuja-based businessman identified as Hussaini Aliyu Takuma has been murdered and dumped inside a well around his farm at Jeda village in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Kuje Police Divisional Headquarters, FCT, had on Saturday, exhumed the body of Hussaini, which was taken …

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Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric

Nigerian police say a man who had a row with a Muslim cleric died in the capital, Abuja, after being set ablaze by a mob supporting the cleric. The 30-year-old man, Ahmad Usman, was in a local vigilante group and police say about 200 people were mobilised against him. There …

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Nigerian lawmaker protests barefoot against Buhari government’s silence, incompetence

A member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, representing Ede North/Ede South/ Egbedore Federal Constituency of Osun State on Wednesday in Abuja embarked on a lone protest calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers. The passengers were abducted since March 28 on the ill-fated …

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