Showing posts with label abuja. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abuja. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

PHOTOS: Fire Guts INEC Office In Abuja


Office of Director of Voters Registration and ICT Department of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Headquarters which was gutted by fire in the early hour of Monday in Abuja. The source of the fire is unknown.

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See more pictures after the cut 

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Monday, December 31, 2012

2 killed, 1500 displaced in Abuja clash


AbujaLess than 48 hours to the New Year, a communal clash has erupted in Gwako, in the Gwagwalada Area Council of Abujabetween the Fulani and the Gwari in the area.
The cause of the clash, which affected 27 communities, is not immediately known but two persons have been killed and 1500 others displaced from their homes, the National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement on Sunday night.
The displaced people are currently housed in a temporary camp on the permanent campus of the University of Abuja in Gwagwalada.
The agency did not provide details of the number of residents injured in the clash. It however said NEMA and the Ministry of Capital Territory had immediately jointly activated their Search and Rescue teams.
“The prompt intervention of the two agencies including security personnel from the police, civil defence corp and military had helped to curtail the escalation of the crisis which started Saturday as a result of encroachment of herd of cattle into farmlands in the area,” NEMA spokesperson, Yushau Shuaibu, said in a statement.
Mr. Shuaibu quoted NEMA Director General, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, as commending the FCT Minister, Bala Muhammad, for the promptness of his agencies and his physical presence at scenes of the clash.
He also reportedly appealed to the warring parties to live peacefully with one another and eschew any form of violent as they enter the New Year.
The FCT minister, Mr. Muhammad, who led other government agencies to assess the impact of the incidence, reportedly appealed to the communities to remain calm, saying the government would address the causes of the crisis so they could return to their homes.
The minister also requested NEMA to provide more amenities to the victims in camp even as he constituted an emergency team for conflict resolution and relief distribution to the affected communities.
NAN

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Nigerian Army Foils Suicide Attack Plot In Nation’s Capital


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Indications have emerged in Abuja that authorities of the Nigerian Army Garrison headquarters in Abuja, foiled a suicidal plot by the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram sect members to carry out a Christmas/New Year celebrations bombing of the federal capital territory.
It was gathered that towards this end, two drums loaded with explosives, several sizes of cans including those of vegetable oils and palm oil converted to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS), about six AK 47 rifles and timing materials were recovered from the hideout of the plotters. More details soon

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Fans Refuse To Attend Keri Hilson's Show In Abuja?



    
When I heard about Keri Hilson arriving Abuja for the face of Sofa Lounge show, I was surprised because I felt there wasn't enough  hype and publicity. However thinking more about it, I pushed the thoughts aside, concluding that there might have been, but I missed it.
Unfortunately, people present at the show taking place at the  International Conference Center report that it was an outright flop scantily attended, and sent me pictures showing how empty the hall was.
See pictures after the cut.



Ordinary ticket for the show cost N7500, VIP N20,000, VVIP N500,000. I would have loved to be there sha...scanty or not, I like "Miss Keri Baby"...*singing*...lool!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Woman bites off another woman’s Nipple

 

Iron Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight boxing champion entered the book of infamy when in a fit of anger, grabbed the ears of rival, Evander Holyfield and chopped off some cartilage off with his teeth, spitting it on the floor.
In Nigeria, a 28-year-old woman, Anastasia Uche of Kurudu, Abuja, has also entered the record books for biting off a fellow woman’s nipples during an argument.
A woman breasts and the nipples: Anastasia chopped off Hauwa’s right nipple
Anastasia has been charged before the Karu Magistrate court in the suburbs of Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, according to Nigeria’s News Agency.The police prosecutor, Cpl. Pascal Njoku, told the court that Anastasia bit Hauwa Musa on the right breast and severed the nipple, thereby causing grievous hurt to Hauwa.
Njoku said that the offence contravened Section 241 of the Penal Code.
The accused pleaded not guilty and her counsel, Mr Michael Ejeh, applied for bail for her.
Magistrate Christopher Oba told both the complainant and the accused to explore the possibility of resolving the matter, saying: “Nobody benefits from trouble.’’
“I will advise that both parties in this matter should sit down and explore the possibility of resolving this matter,’’ he said.
He, therefore, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N50,000, about $330 and a surety in the like sum.
“The surety must have a reasonable means of livelihood and a traceable address within the jurisdiction of this court,’’ he ruled.
The magistrate adjourned the case to 21 November for hearing, if both parties failed to resolve the matter.
You wonder what they will resolve: will the nipple be re-attached Hauwa’s breast?

Monday, April 16, 2012

Hotels, churches under tight security in Abuja


Churches and hotels in Abuja now have the presence of security personnel supplied by the government

In the continued bid to ensure safety of lives and property, security around hotels, churches, and other strategic areas remained beefed up in Abuja on Sunday.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who went round the city, observed that policemen, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and FRSC officers were in strategic locations to ensure orderliness.

At Sheraton and Transcorp Hilton hotels, NAN observed that some military men were deployed there to complement the internal security arrangements of the hotel managements.

At Holy Trinity Catholic Church, ThisDay Dome, St Mathew Anglican Church in the Maitama axis, road blocks were mounted and vehicular movement restricted to secure the areas. At the ThisDay Dome, occupied by the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), one of the policemen, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the idea was to ensure effective monitoring of movement of vehicles.

"As you can see, our major focus is to make sure that those who come here to worship go home safely. We are blocking the road just for safety.

"You can see that people packed outside, if we don’t block this road, there will be serious traffic here,’’he said.

At Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Jonah John of the FRSC told NAN that the focus was more on free movement of people at the end of the service.

"What we are doing is part of the security work, but we focus more on ensuring that no accident occurs here.

"You can see that nobody parks inside the church compound; everybody is encouraged to park outside," Mr. John said.

Security was also beefed up at the Assemblies of God Church in Garki 2 as well as Dunamis Church, Mountain of Fire and Living Faith Church, all in Area 1, Abuja. 

At Dunamis Church, Ngozi Achuluike, a church member, said that seeing security men around the churches is a good development.

"This is one good thing that government has done. Security issue is not a child’s play; I know that God will deliver us from the current insecurity situation in the country.

"For some time now, apart from our own internal security, I notice that every Sunday, policemen and sometimes, FRSC people are always around until we end the service," she said.

Mrs. Achuluike commended the efforts being made by the government, and urged Nigerians to complement the efforts by being security-conscious.

It will be recalled that after the Christmas-day bombing at St Theresa’s Catholic Church Madalla, Niger State, the Federal Government started beefing up security around churches and other strategic areas.

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