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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...

NSCDC Mourns Female Officer Who Died During Training Simulation In Abuja

NewsDeskNgMar 2, 2026March 2, 20260

NSCDC pledges investigation and support for family after officer dies during tactical rescue simulation exercise in Abuja. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Assistant Superintendent of Corps Ogbodo Ene Victoria, who died following an accident during a tactical simulation exercise...

Court discharges labourer charged with theft of tanker batteries

NewsDeskNgSep 19, 2024September 19, 20240

A Karu Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged a 21-year-old labourer, Zaradeen Sani, charged with theft of four batteries worth N600,000. The Magistrate, Lami Ogohi discharged Sani, following an application by the prosecutor, Steven Osho, that the case be terminated due to lack of interest by the complainant, Mr...

FMC Abuja inaugurates committee on kidney transplant

NewsDeskNgSep 12, 2024September 12, 20240

As part of measures to address the rising cases of kidney failure in the country, the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abuja has inaugurated a steering committee on kidney transplant. The committee comprising senior medical experts has a top Consultant Nephrologist Dr Ernest Aniede, as the Chairman. This was disclosed in...

Accident claims three lives along Kaduna-Abuja road

NewsDeskNgFeb 9, 2023February 9, 20230

Three travellers lost their lives, while two others sustained injuries on Wednesday, along Kaduna-Abuja road. A resident of Kakau village, along Kaduna-Abuja express road, Mallam Nasir Idris said the accident was caused by overspeeding. According to him, the accident was caused by a tire burst as the bus ran into...

Three internet fraudsters sentenced to community service in Abuja

NewsDeskNgFeb 7, 2023February 7, 20230

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced three Internet fraudsters, popularly called ‘yahoo boys’, to community service. The three young boys were arraigned for fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command. The EFCC, in a statement on Tuesday, gave the names of the three convicts...