…dealer recounts how suspected car thief allegedly stole vehicle before being caught The Abuja-based car dealer whose vehicle was allegedly stolen has shared his account of what happened before the suspect was eventually arrested. According to him, the suspect first contacted him online after seeing an advert for the ₦1…

FG investigates suspected chemical spill on Kaduna-Abuja expressway The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, has launched an investigation into a suspected chemical spill on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway that resulted in the formation of a white, foamy substance. A team from the NE…

…Embassy, British High Commission and Canadian High Commission over EFCC's conduct at her Abuja homeThe petitions allege EFCC operatives have occupied the Guzape residence since June 29, 2026, cutting off utilities, medical access and contact with family and lawyersRebecca's legal team argues a Federal High Court order…

…Ambassador to Nigeria, Jugoslav Vukadinović, during a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja, on Tuesday. The visit comes as the FG continues to deepen bilateral relations with strategic partners to boost trade, investment, infrastructure development and economic cooperation in line with its foreign policy objectives. T…

…of Ilorin before completing her neurosurgery residency at the National Hospital, Abuja. She later underwent a paediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, after completing her neurosurgical training in Nigeria. She made history in 2014 after becoming Nigeria’s first female n…

…Press session organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. She added, “In addition to that, as we speak now, we have a stakeholder engagement with, which is for sensitisation of the truckers, because the truckers and the freight forwarders are the main people who are at the bane of th…

…8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Tinubu administration to publicly name every church and mosque that will benefit from the ₦8.05 billion set aside for religious p…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to produce Abuja-based estate agent Rebecca Omokamo in court on Thursday for the continuation of her trial over alleged land fraud, forgery and money laundering. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued the order after Omokamo failed…

…ruler suffered the fatal episode at about 4:05 a.m. at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Amachree, the woman who was with Abacha at the time panicked after discovering he had become unresponsive and left the Presidential Villa before the incident became known to security officials. He alleged that the woman…

…in determining successful bidders. Speaking at the 2025 Commercial Bid Conference in Abuja, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said the commission’s evaluation process was designed to ensure petroleum assets were awarded to companies capable of developing…

…of African filmmakers and storytellers. Speaking at the festival’s unveiling in Abuja on Tuesday, the National President of the AGN, Abubakar Yakubu, said the initiative would provide a platform for children to discover and develop their creative talents while promoting authentic African culture, values, and identity.…

…a Year-on-Year basis was highest in Niger (42.23 per cent), Kogi (41.59 per cent), and Abuja (39.91 per cent), while Imo (19.47 per cent), Ebonyi (20.79 per cent) and Katsina (21.87 per cent) recorded the lowest rise in Headline inflation on a Year-on-Year basis.” Other states with inflation rates above 30 per cent wer…

…be only Akwaibom, my mama do am for me, I bin get constipation, no mind the mumu boy."@ABUJA HAIR VENDOR added:"My best friend in sec sch had it in their house then and she's from Calabar."See the post below:Lady shares experience with Akwa Ibom manMeanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian lady shared the…

…Bassey Otu received seven indigenes who earned Presidential Honours at the State Villa, Abuja, during the 2025 NYSC service yearOtu announced automatic employment for all seven awardees, with alternative support packages available for those who prefer not to join the civil serviceThe seven beneficiaries include Christo…

…in 2025 at the International Skill Acquisition Centre, CSS Farms, along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway in Nasarawa State, would receive starter packs and grants to establish agribusiness ventures. According to him, the programme builds on the success of an earlier intervention that trained and supported 1,000 youths and wo…

…while appearing before the Senate Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Sani Musa in Abuja. Responding to concerns raised by Senator Adamu Aliero over reports that the current administration borrowed about ₦80 trillion in addition to the ₦75 trillion it inherited, the minister said much of the increase in Nigeria’s d…

…keep. I told them if we come back alive, you get your guns back and we will go back to Abuja “When we arrived at the camp, there were two lines of young people, one facing this way, the other one facing this way, with assorted riffles. “From there, they lined up to where I was holding meeting on both sides, we passed i…

…effect to the approval granted at the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Summit held in Abuja in December 2024. It also concludes the institutional process coordinated by ECOWAS following the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding signed by Nigeria and Morocco on the project. The remaining step in completing the intergovern…

Corpse of 30-year-old man arrested at Abuja mining site found in mortuary The corpse of a 30-year-old man, Yakubu Hassan of Rafin-Sanyi community in Suleja, Niger State has been found in a mortuary about a week after he was arrested during a security raid on an illegal mining site in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…

…was unveiled on Monday with the commencement of a three-day Master Training Programme in Abuja, designed to equip teachers and school leaders with innovative mobile learning tools to improve the quality of education. According to a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education and signed by the Director, Press…

…at The State of Affairs gathering with security experts, professionals and promoters in Abuja on Sunday. This followed the recent successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as well as the foiling of an attempted mass abduction of students in Monguno, Borno St…

…Registrar and Chief Executive of NABTEB, Dr Mohammed Aminu, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Recall that 15,290 candidates had earlier registered for the entrance examination, while 13,848 candidates eventually sat for the test nationwide. 10,426 candidates, representing 75.29 per cent, obtained scores of 50 per cent…

Court grants Miyetti Allah president N2bn bail The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of N2 billion with two sureties in like sum.Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, ordered that one of the sureties must resid…

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of using the 2026 federal budget to bury trillions of naira in unaccountable spending, pointing to a dramatic surge in the Service-Wide Vote SWV that he says the government must now explain. The presidential candidate of the A…

…they were mining on behalf of their employers, who are based in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. by Linda Ikeji at 20/07/2026 12:30 AM | Share this Story