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Inmates held at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja are threatening a deadly riot after officials claimed a large chunk of money kept for the prisoners had been carted away by Boko Haram insurgents who breached the facility on Tuesday night, two sources with information have informed Peoples Gazette. The money had been kept […]
Gunmen are currently attacking the Kuje correctional facility in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to reports, the gunmen invaded the facility around 10 pm but security operatives were able to repel the attack. Heavy gunshots were heard from the facility. Kuje prison which was established in 1989 has a minimum and maximum holding […]
Ahead of the plans by the Federal Capital Territory to stop the sale of alcoholic beverages in parks and gardens in Abuja, owners of recreation centers have written the Minister of the FCT, Muhammed Bello, reminding him that Nigeria is a democratic society. This is as they called on the minister to uphold the […]
Backed with valid quit notices and months of warnings, the Federal Capital Territory Administration on Monday stormed another area in Gwarimpa District, demolishing multiple illegal structures said to have been built on road corridors. The illegal structures used for both residential and commercial purposes occupied a large chunk of the major interchange linking Gwarimpa […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State almost created a scene on Wednesday when he returned to Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the ongoing Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dignitaries who assembled for the convention departed the venue as voting was underway. While many of them did not return after several hours, […]
Alhaji Isah Baba Buji, one of the Jigawa All Progressive Congress (APC) delegates who slumped and died in Abuja, in the early hours of today died of heart failure. Reportedly, Baba Buji had died while attending the presidential primary of the party in Abuja. He slumped and died reportedly of suspected heart failure […]
The crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as a consensus presidential aspirant by the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu announced this at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja. Other aspirants including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi […]
The country’s proposed national carrier, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, is set to present the Air Transport License (ATL) to the interim management of Nigeria Air today. This was posted by the Ministry of Aviation on its Instagram page Sunday. The ATL certification precedes the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) which empowers the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, slated for noon, has all members of the PGF represented. It is expected to provide a direction on who should become the flag bearer of the party. The Governors, who were elected under the […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate to 13.5 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this on Tuesday while addressing the reporters after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. Justifying the raise, Emefiele said the MPC is suspicious “there might be an aggressive accretion of inflation”. To prevent […]
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