Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced Mustapha Adamu and Mohammed Musa to two months imprisonment each for peddling illicit drugs. The Judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the convicts of new Kuchingoro, Abuja, after they pleaded guilty to the crime. Three other men, Philip Ibrahim, Jabra Ahmed and Kabiru Ali, were…
Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The nurses expressed displeasure over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities, asking the council…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to flag off the construction of 3,112 housing units in the Karsana area of the Federal Capital Territory. The groundbreaking exercise, scheduled for Thursday is part of a Public-Private Partnership project signed in December 2023 between the Ministry and a consortium of companies comprising Continental Civil and General Construction…
Engr Julius Chukwuemeka, The State’s Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, has announced that Anambra state Governor, Chukwuma Soludo’s achievements in the power sector broke records at the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja. He revealed this while speaking at the tripartite meeting of Power Commissioners Forum, Nigerian Governors’ Forum and the Federal Ministry of Power,…
Bandits terrorizing Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, have kidnapped a director at the Federal Housing Authority in the Federal Capital Territory, Aondo Ver. The incident occurred on Thursday at about 12:30 am in Pambara New Extension, Bwari Area Council. The assailants, who have been on a rampage in the area, killing and abducting unsuspecting citizens, were…
There seems to be confusion even within the judiciary as the courts keep churning out conflicting judgments. While Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has issued a warrant for the arrest of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over his alleged involvement in the burning of…
The ongoing strike by primary school teachers of Local Education Authority (LEA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been halted. The primary school teachers in the FCT had since January embarked on a strike over the nonpayment of their 25-month national minimum wage arrears and non-implementation of the 40 per cent peculiar allowance, by…
All efforts of the security operatives to tackle the security crisis in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, both killings and kidnapping of residents have proven abortive. Although the security operatives recently recorded successes in the battle against terrorism in the city by rescuing kidnap victims and arresting suspects, our correspondent gathered that some of…
Abians have been enjoined to remain vigilant and utilize the police emergency lines for distress calls and complaints. The Commissioner of Police, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie psc, fwc, MNIM, fdc, made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen on the heels of Christmas celebration. The Abia State Police Command he said has strategically deployed personnel throughout the…
A sudden fire has razed the SAMSUNG office located at the popular Banex Plaza, the commercial hub of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), along the Aminu Kano Crescent in Wuse II, Abuja. Ekweanaedo News is yet to ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak, whose video has gone viral, as of the time of filing…
