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The Independent National Electoral Commission office in the Federal Capital Territory was filled with mixed emotions on Monday following the redeployment of Resident Electoral Commissioner Aminu Kasimu Idris to Benue State. Idris, who leaves after 11 months in the FCT, will replace Professor Samuel G. Egwu as REC for Benue. Egwu has also been redeployed…
Raypower Abuja Head of Station, Isah Ellams, has regained his freedom after being kidnapped from his home in Karshi on Tuesday, April 14, alongside his neighbour’s teenage daughter. Ellams said the abductors, suspected to be armed herders, invaded the area late at night, shooting sporadically before taking him and the girl. The teenager’s father, a…
Insecurity around the Federal Capital Territory worsened Tuesday night after gunmen kidnapped Isah Ellams, Head of Station at Raypower Abuja 100.5FM, in Karshi, Nasarawa State. Eyewitnesses said the attackers arrived around 11 p.m. in a Toyota Camry and laid in wait. Ellams was abducted moments after he stepped out to switch off his generator. The…
A year‑long investigation by The New York Times has concluded that British cryptographer Adam Back is the “most likely candidate” behind Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, reigniting a 17‑year search for the digital currency’s founder. Back, 55, is chief executive of blockchain firm Blockstream and a pioneer of early digital asset research. If the findings…
The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman, on Tuesday led a high‑level delegation to the Abuja residence of former INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to condole with him over the death of his wife, Hajiya Hadiza Attahiru Jega. Hajiya Hadiza died on Sunday, April 5,…
The newly inaugurated Kugbo bus terminal was heavily damaged Tuesday night after hours of torrential rain and violent windstorms tore through the FCT, leaving the N51bn facility partially collapsed and unusable. Eyewitnesses said floodwater from the early‑morning downpour overwhelmed drainage around the Kugbo axis at about 9:40pm, sweeping through the terminal’s main concourse. By midnight,…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has confirmed the Senate’s power to suspend lawmakers, upholding the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan while striking down the ₦5 million fine she faced over a satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a unanimous ruling delivered on Monday, a three-member panel dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s appeal against…
In a shocking move, Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abba, as he is commonly known, has pledged his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Abba cited the leadership style of Senator Barau…
The Federal Government of Nigeria announces that the country has been removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk third countries, marking a significant achievement in Nigeria’s economic reform agenda. This development, confirmed by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, underscores Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening its anti-money laundering…
A Russian attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv has resulted in four fatalities and six injuries, according to regional governor Oleg Synegubov. The overnight strike targeted a postal terminal operated by Nova Poshta, causing significant damage and fires. Emergency workers are currently clearing debris from the site. In a separate incident, a Russian long-range…