Matthew Denis, Abuja The President of Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Engr. Peter Osarodion Igbinijesu has disclosed that out of the 25 building collapses in Nigeria this year, none of them was handled by structural engineers. He made the disclosure…
A businessman, Amaji Cliton, was on Friday docked in a Kado Grade I Area Court, Abuja for allegedly assaulting a police officer while on duty. Cliton of Idu Sabo FCT, Abuja, is charged with assault of a public servant while…
Commuters and travelers in their thousands have been held at a standstill along the Abuja-Lokoja road in Kogi State. Newsmen reports that travelers in their numbers were held in the gridlock, which started immediately after Lokoja, stretching to a nearby…
A Nigerian music star, Chop Boii, his producer and two other persons have been murdered in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was gathered that Chop Boii, aka Sempe, was reportedly in his house in Gwarimpa area of Abuja with…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja Tension has continued to mount as landowners and tenets in Expansion Layout in Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja are decrying against illegal structures erected on their access roads. The landlords and tenets…
By Ojo Nicholas Abuja A two-storey building at 2.2 in Kubwa, Bwari local government area of Abuja collapsed at late the hours of Thursday. It was learnt that at least five people have been rescued while two people were still…
…Wounded soldiers hospitalised By Ogaga Ariemu and Othuke Evroh, Abuja There is panic across the Nation’s capital as the troops of the 7 Guards Brigade which provides security for the Presidential Villa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been…
…As diesel price hits N850 per litre …Recurring fuel scarcity embarrassing, FG must address issue — Experts Abimbola Abatta, Matthew Denis and Ariemu Ogaga Barely a month after the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) warned of the possibility…
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried poor power supply by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to their homes and business premises. The residents, who spoke on Monday, said presently they don’t get light for more…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday extended its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. This was disclosed in a statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke. Osodeke said this was to give the government enough time…
