AGS NEWS – From November 1, 2024, a one-way flight from Lagos to Abuja on Air Peace will cost N200,000, the highest among domestic airlines. Rising airfares, driven by Nigeria’s struggling economy, are forcing many passengers to opt for road … Continue reading Air Peace hikes Lagos-Abuja ticket to N200,000 from November
AGS NEWS – The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have reportedly been kidnapped. According to sources, the couple was traveling to Abuja on Friday when they were abducted, and the commissioner’s aide, ABK … Continue reading UPDATED: Anambra commissioner, wife kidnapped enroute Abuja
AGS NEWS – An unidentified soldier has allegedly stabbed a mechanic to death in the Kugbo area of the Federal Capital Territory. The incident occurred when the soldier, accompanied by two others, went to retrieve his car from the mechanic, … Continue reading Soldier stabs mechanic to death in Abuja
AGS NEWS – President Bola Tinubu has announced an extension of free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, also known as the Metro Rail, until the end of the year. Initially, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike had declared a … Continue reading Tinubu extends free rides on Abuja metro for six months
AGS NEWS – Murjanatu Zubairu, a 400-level female student at the University of Abuja, who had been reported missing by her family, has tragically been discovered deceased. According to reports, Murjanatu’s uncle, Alhaji Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti, a former vice chairman … Continue reading 400 level UniAbuja student found deceased after disappearance
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre announced the arrest of Muhammed Zenabdin for criminal conspiracy and possession of suspected counterfeit currency in Abuja. According to ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the suspect was apprehended during a raid on … Continue reading Police arrest suspect with fake $100,000 bills in Abuja raid
AGS NEWS – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has refuted claims suggesting that the ministry intends to transfer a firefighting simulator from the Nigerian College of Technology in Zaria, Kaduna State, to Lagos State. In a … Continue reading Keyamo denies plan to move firefighting equipment to Lagos
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, has announced a bounty of N20 million for the capture of two notorious kidnappers, Dahiru Adamu and Abu Ibrahim, who have been wreaking havoc in the nation’s capital. The wanted … Continue reading “Bring them out, dead or alive” – Wike places N20m bounty on two wanted Abuja kidnappers
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, following a two-week private trip to Paris, France. His arrival at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 09:00 pm local time was greeted by top government officials, … Continue reading Tinubu returns to Abuja following private trip to Paris
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory Command apprehended a man, Chinana Telpesa Solomom Tali, for attempting to sell his 8-year-old son, Ushafa Tali, for the sum of N20 million. The suspect, along with his accomplice, … Continue reading Father arrested for trying to sell 8 year old son for N20m in Abuja
A tenant, Chris Okoye, aged 44, is set to be remanded following an order from the Kabusa Grade I Area Court in Abuja after being accused of assaulting his landlord. The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, issued the remand order on Friday, … Continue reading Court retains tenant for beating his landlord in Abuja
Tragedy struck on Tuesday along the Kaduna – Abuja Expressway as a lone accident claimed the lives of four individuals, leaving 59 others injured. The incident involved a trailer (Iveco) with the registration number MKA 99YS. According to the Kaduna … Continue reading Fatal crash on Kaduna-Abuja road: Four lives lost, 59 injured
A gang of bandits launched an attack on the Zone 5 section of the Kubwa Extension 2 Relocation Estate along Arab Road in the Federal Capital Territory. The assault occurred on Sunday night between 8pm and 9pm, resulting in the … Continue reading Unknown gunmen abduct woman and three children in Abuja
The Korea Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) is actively engaged in a taekwondo training initiative for selected public schools in Lagos State and Abuja from November 15 to November 24. The project, aimed at fostering grassroots development of taekwondo in Nigeria, … Continue reading KCCN empowers Lagos and Abuja students through Taekwondo training
After 151 days in the custody of federal security agencies, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been granted bail by a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory. Despite strong opposition from the … Continue reading Abuja court grants Emefiele bail after 151 days in custody
An ex-convict was captured after reportedly breaking into a residence in Abuja with the intention of theft. According to a Facebook post by Wilson on Monday, November 6, 2023, the suspect purportedly made an attempt to strangle a woman who … Continue reading Ex-Convict arrested for breaking into a house in abuja
A fire incident was reported at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria, located in Abuja’s Central Business District. The Head of Operations at the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed the incident, revealing to our correspondent in a telephone … Continue reading Canadian embassy in Abuja on fire, two fatalities recorded
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially inaugurated a pilot conversion center in the Federal Capital Territory, dedicated to converting vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The government believes that this center will play a pivotal role in … Continue reading Federal government launches CNG conversion center in Abuja
As part of their ongoing efforts to eliminate undesirable structures in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) carried out a demolition operation on shanties and illegal structures in Jahi District on Wednesday. This action is in line with the … Continue reading FCTA takes action: Demolition of illegal structures in Abuja underway
A significant development has occurred in the case of the tragic murder of Blessing Karami, an undergraduate student of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja. Police have taken into custody a suspect named Aminu, who is believed to … Continue reading Boyfriend arrested in connection with murder of Abuja undergraduate
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken decisive action by revoking 165 plots of land located in the serviced districts of the Federal Capital City due to a lack of development. This development was disclosed in … Continue reading Wike revokes 165 plots of land in Abuja
Blessing Karami, a 26-year-old student at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), who had been declared missing in Abuja, has tragically been discovered dead. She was reported missing after leaving her workplace in Garki, Abuja, on September 11, 2023. … Continue reading 26 year old woman declared missing in Abuja found dead
A female resident, Mistura Olasinde, and her two daughters, Hauwa and Fatima, were kidnapped on Friday, September 8, 2023, from Starwood Estate in Galadimawa, the Federal Capital Territory. Mistura’s husband, Surajudeen Olasinde, an employee of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, … Continue reading Abuja man pays ₦2.8 million to secure release of abducted family
A 36-year-old farm manager, Patrick Olusegun, has been apprehended in Abuja on charges of stealing chickens valued at N5.4 million. Olusegun, a resident of Lugbe, Abuja, appeared before the Kado Grade 1 Area Court on Tuesday, September 12, where he … Continue reading Farm manager accused of stealing chickens worth N5.4 million in Abuja
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has confirmed that the ongoing strike led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has resulted in a power outage in the state. In a statement released by AEDC management and posted on X, residents … Continue reading Abuja faces power outage amid labor strike by electricity workers
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