Tag Archives: Abuja

A Major in the Nigerian Army, Akeem Oseni, who was among three army personnel jailed on Friday for 10 years over the death of a Lance Corporal, Benjamin Collins, has escaped.

Some bandits on Thursday attacked an Abuja-bound train near Katari village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

A 13-month-old baby, Michael Duniya, is currently battling to stay alive after being attacked by a pitbull at Mambilla Army Barracks, Abuja.

This is sad! A woman has been allegedly killed by her nanny in Asokoro area of Abuja.

A heartbroken dad has accused a soldier of brutalising his daughter at Nyanya market in Abuja. According to the man identified as Tersoo Samson Akula, the soldier publicly assaulted his daughter after she told him to help her pass a bottle which was close to him before he allegedly called her derogatory names and descended on her.

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court yesterday struck out a suit by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, seeking to stop the Senate from inviting him for a legislative hearing. Justice John Tsoho, who delivered judgement in the suit filed by Idris against the Senate invitation, held that his excuse for not honouring the Senate’s invitation was not …

A 25-year-old store keeper, Abubakar Hussaini, who was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, said he burnt his boss’s credentials for his failure to increase his salary‎. Hussaini said the complainant, Mr Jack Jiang, a Chinese, promised to increase his salary, but failed to do so.‎

At least 18 people are trapped beneath the rubble of a four-storey building which collapsed around 1.30pm in the Jabi area of Abuja.

Newly engaged University of Jos graduate, Joy John Dabong was among victims of a deadly accident, which occurred last Friday along the Abuja-Akwanga Road, Dakunji Farinlamba Turu Vwang Jos South Local Government Area.

A woman in her late twenties was stabbed to death at her residence by unknown assailants one week after she fired her domestic staff.