Tag: Abuja

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August 22, 2012

Eight policemen arrested for mounting illegal roadblocks & improper dressing

Isi Esene The Police Mobile Force (PMF) led by the Commander in charge of Ethics, Doctrine and Monitoring, Mr. Anietie ...

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August 17, 2012

WATCH: FCT Minister disregards court order, goes ahead with Mpape demolition

by Isi Esene The much touted rule of law which the President Goodluck Jonathan promised to observe during his election ...

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August 17, 2012

FG fires 3,000 workers at the NIMC

by Isi Esene The Federal Government recently added to the swelling numbers of the unemployed in Nigeria when it approved ...

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August 16, 2012

10,000 houses to go: Panic as FCT says no going back on demolishing illegal structures

by Isi Esene There is panic among residents of parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as the FCT minister, ...

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August 16, 2012

“Boko Haram are our children” – FG

by Isi Esene The minister of Information, Labara Maku, said yesterday that the Federal Government welcomes the decision of the ...

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August 11, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Accused “one chance” thieves beaten in public (Warning: Graphic Image)

by Adeniyi Abdul Two men in Maitama Abuja accused of being “once chance” thieves being used to demonstrate exactly what ...

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August 9, 2012

“Look at the condition we find ourselves” – PHCN workers allege invasion of Abuja headquarters by soldiers

by Adeniyi Abdul Workers at the Abuja headquarters of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria on Wednesday alleged that their ...

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August 9, 2012

The first 41 people can win this! Introducing the Nokia 808 PureView 50% off promo

by Isi Esene Nokia is giving its loyal customers a 50% discount on its newly launched 41 mega-pixel Nokia 808 ...

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August 8, 2012

Abuja building collapses killing three people and injuring nine

by Isi Esene An uncompleted building in Dutse Alhaji, an Abuja suburb, collapsed today killing three people and injuring nine ...

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August 7, 2012

NUC lifts suspension on three private universities

by Isi Esene Three out of the seven private universities whose licences were recently suspended by the National Universities Commission ...

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August 7, 2012

#Don’tLaugh: Robbers steal Defence Headquarters’ number plate

by Isi Esene The Defence Headquarters (DHQ)in Abuja yesterday alerted the public on its number plate, stolen from one of ...

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August 6, 2012

“Odium and rancid outburst by a self-acclaimed elder statesman” – IBB fires back at Clark

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), yesterday in Abuja described a statement credited to Chief ...

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August 4, 2012

Abuja cab driver who returned missing N18mn gets N30,000 reward

by Isi Esene The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Abuja has rewarded Umeh Usuah, an Abuja taxi cab driver with ...

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August 3, 2012

Fire eaters! Magicians! Acrobats! Nigeria’s Got Talent hits Abuja first

by Isi Esene The Rock View Hotel in Abuja was agog with thousands of uniquely talented people who came to ...

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OluwapelumiJuly 30, 2012

Is BBA fair? Is Apata Memorial in Abuja? Onoshe Nwabuikwu reviews Big Brother, Super Story & more

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu Has BBA Star Game been fair? Before you read any further, you should know this is not ...

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July 28, 2012

Dame of Peace: Patience Jonathan re-elected as president of AFLPM

by Stanley Azuakola These are sweet times for Nigeria’s first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Still basking in the euphoria of ...

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July 27, 2012

Just terrible: Two men arrested with human head in Abuja (Reader Discretion)

by Stanley Azuakola You hear and read these things daily – but to actually see photos to prove them? Just ...

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July 24, 2012

Subdued: Promised staff protest evaporates as Oteh resumes at SEC

by Isi Esene The much touted showdown promised by some members of staff of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

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July 22, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Dear Senator Bala Mohammed… (YNaija FrontPage)

My parents moved to Abuja in 1991, at a time when many Nigerians still believed that the new capital city ...

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July 17, 2012

N32b Pension scam: EFCC seize choice Abuja properties

by Isi Esene The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  has been granted an interim order from the Chief Judge ...

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July 16, 2012

Another Arik Problem: Passengers stuck at the Abuja airport for 3 hours (and still counting)

by Hauwa Gambo Arik Air passengers at the Abuja Domestic Airport have been delayed for about four hours now due ...

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July 13, 2012

‘Zombie virus’? Commercial sex worker charged for biting off client’s tongue

by Isi Esene A 23-year-old commercial sex worker, Charity Archibong, has been ordered to be remanded in prison by an ...

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July 4, 2012

Pat Utomi: Abuja, the center of the stealing Olympics

by Pat Utomi I have become shameless in tagging a line to the words of the masters. Lord Acton said ...

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July 2, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Rapper Freestyle in car accident

by Hauwa Gambo The rapper Freestyle was in a car accident yesterday morning in the Kaduwa area of Abuja. His ...

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June 30, 2012

What jumbo salaries? House of Reps refuses to comment on court order over salaries and allowances

On Monday June 25, the court granted the request of the Legal Defence and Assistance Project that the Clerk of ...

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June 23, 2012

Report says Abuja scare was faulty transformer, not bomb

By Hauwa Gambo New reports suggest that the bomb scare over the night from the Crystal Lounge bar in Abuja ...

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June 23, 2012

Explosive night – Bomb scare in popular Abuja club

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb exploded in the Wuse 2 district Abuja last night , damaging vehicles in the capital ...

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June 22, 2012

Elnathan John is mad about Kaduna: How to get angry

  by Elnathan John I interrupt the ‘How To’ series to say one thing. I am angry. Very angry. So ...

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June 20, 2012

Opinion: Boko Haram is a mix of Christian and Muslim psychopaths

by Aminu Sarki So, without doubt there is Boko Haram which aims to establish, according to them, a just social system of governance ...

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June 19, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Call for Freelance Writers based in Abuja

“Metropole magazine is urgently looking for Abuja-based freelance writers who can generate and craft short and interesting feature stories on ...

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