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18 Dec
To ensure that Nigerian men and women indulge in affordable premium beauty experiences, Tulip Bodycare has unveiled a flagship store in Abuja to redefine the beauty landscape through high-quality skincare, makeup, and beauty products. The skincare retail store located in the heart of Abuja, according to the founder, Dr (Mrs) Obianuju Ugwuoke is dedicated to…
16 Dec
A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Yusuf has canvassed support for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike on his developmental agenda for Abuja. Yusuf who thrice represented Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi state in the House of…
13 Dec
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tasked the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to rescue the capital city from the grip of kidnappers.
8 Dec
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed Thursday that he would sustain hard decisions to actualise President Bola Tinubu’s "renewed hope " agenda. Condemning sponsors of protesters who were against his policies in the FCT, Wike urged Nigerians to ignore those he said would continue to spread falsehood to distract government from making positive…
7 Dec
Leaders of opposition political parties, yesterday, met in Abuja to assess the state of the nation, declaring that most policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration since assuming office had no human face. While accusing the government of weaponsing poverty, they described the budget presented by the President as theoretical, stating that the document was…
4 Dec
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, ordered on Monday that a 30-year-old man, Benjamin Mu’azu, who allegedly presented himself as a mobile police officer, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Mu’azu, who is from Bauchi State, with impersonation and wearing a dress belonging to a public servants. The judge, Saminu Suleiman,…
4 Dec
Two landlords were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Sunday in the Asokoro extension area in Abuja.
2 Dec
Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, last weekend, played host to some of the hottest talents around the country as Damilare Oluwasegun known as Asiricomedy, held his ‘Open Secret’ comedy concert at the Transcorp Hiton convention hall. [
24 Nov
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has terminated the services of the operators of taxi ranks and terminals for failing all terms and conditions of their engagement. The Mandate Secretary, Transportation Secretariat, FCTA, Mr Ubokutom Nyah, announced the termination during a stakeholders’ meeting with the terminals and taxi ranks managers in Abuja on Thursday. Nyah…
23 Nov
The Federal Government has commissioned a new Noma treatment centre in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to address disease that is affecting young children's tissues across the country.
8 Nov
Goods worth several millions of naira were, on Monday evening, destroyed when a fire engulfed a major Samsung showroom near a popular shopping mall, Banex Plaza, in Abuja. Officials of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) said the fire started at the first floor of the two-storey building, and razed the entire building down completely. Controller…
7 Nov
Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has confirmed the explosion that rocked her country’s High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday, November 6, 2023.

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