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Journalist Allegedly Beaten Twice With Electric Cable By Police In Abuja

NewsDeskNgAug 21, 2026August 21, 20260

Pinnacle Daily editor allegedly suffers two rounds of assault from police after filming a demolition exercise in Lugbe. A coalition of media and civil society organisations has condemned the alleged brutal assault of the Editor of Pinnacle Daily, Sunday Ogwu, by police officers and members of the Vigilante Group of...

Abuja Flooding: Adeyanju Urges Tinubu To Review Land Allocations, Halt Encroachment On Green Areas

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2026August 17, 20260

Human right lawyer Deji Adeyanju urges President Tinubu to review Abuja’s land allocations, warning that encroachment on waterways is worsening flooding risks. Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the worsening flooding situation in Abuja, warning that the continued distortion of...

Court Sentences Mother, Sister Of Eliminated Terrorist Kingpin Battujo To 40 Years’ Imprisonment

NewsDeskNgJun 20, 2026June 20, 20260

Federal High Court in Abuja jails mother and sister of slain terrorist leader Battujo for aiding terrorism and concealing information. The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of slain terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, to 40 years’ imprisonment for terrorism-related offences following their arrest by...

Police Rescue 30 Foreign Nationals, Bust Human Trafficking Syndicate in Abuja Axis

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2026May 19, 20260

Nigeria Police have rescued 30 Malians and arrested 13 suspects linked to cross-border trafficking and staged kidnapping operations around Abuja axis. The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a significant breakthrough in its crackdown on transnational organised crime with the rescue of 30 foreign nationals and the dismantling of a cross-border...

Abuja To Host Global Forum Linking Climate Adaptation To Peace building

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2026May 3, 20260

Experts will converge in Abuja to align climate adaptation with peacebuilding as conflicts linked to environmental stress intensify. Abuja is set to take centre stage in a critical global dialogue as policymakers, climate experts and peacebuilding practitioners gather for the 2026 Peer Learning Forum on Peacebuilding and National Adaptation Plan...

US Orders Evacuation Of Staff From Abuja, Issues Level 3 Travel Advisory Over Security

NewsDeskNgApr 9, 2026April 9, 20260

US cites rising insecurity, crime and terrorism, orders staff evacuation from Abuja and warns citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria. The United States government has ordered the evacu-ation of its staff and their family members at its embassy in Abuja over what it described as the current deterioration of security...

Tonto Dikeh Faces ₦200m Lawsuit Over Alleged Exorcism Of Abuja Schoolgirl

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

Human rights lawyer files ₦200 million suit against actress Tonto Dikeh over alleged deliverance ritual involving a minor. A Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has been dragged before a court over an alleged religious deliverance performed on a schoolgirl, with a human rights lawyer seeking ₦200 million in damages for alleged...

NSCDC Threatens Contractors With Prosecution Over Damage to Abuja Fibre Optic Cables

NewsDeskNgMar 10, 2026March 10, 20260

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has threatened to prosecute construction firms and contractors responsible for damaging underground fibre-optic cables in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Corps warned that the continued destruction of the critical communication infrastructure poses serious risks to national security and economic stability. The...

Security Agencies Lock Down Abuja As US-Israel-Iran War Escalates, US Embassy Suspends Visa Appointments

NewsDeskNgMar 5, 2026March 5, 20260

Security tightens in Abuja as Middle East war intensifies, US Embassy cancels visas and global oil fears rise. On day five of the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran, security forces Wednesday mounted a heavy presence across strategic locations in Abuja, triggering heightened vigilance in the Federal...

NESREA Closes Abuja Quarry After Fatal Blasting Incident

NewsDeskNgMar 2, 2026March 2, 20260

Environmental agency shuts Dai Jin Jia Quarry after 10-year-old boy dies during blasting operation in Abuja. The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has ordered the immediate closure of Dai Jin Jia Quarry in ACO Village along Airport Road, Abuja, following the death of a 10-year-old boy during...