Armed Nigerian Police Invade Headquarters of New PDP in Abuja

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Armed policemen have been dispatched to seal up the secretariat of the new faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.

The office building located at Plot 320, off Onyi River Crescent, Maitama, was opened by the Kawu Baraje-led new PDP that broke away last week during the special convention of the party.

An Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) and police Hilux vehicles were stationed around the building to prevent anyone from entering or leaving the building.

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Atiku For President Billboard & Posters hit Abuja.

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The Picture is getting clearer, why Nigerians were mashed in unplanned confusion, insecurity and various forms of economic sabotage in the last 3 years. Hope For Nigeria listed some of the quotes and warnings that can be rightly construed as the actual pointer to the sorry state of things in Nigeria today. "North Must Produce President In 2015 Or Nigeria Will Divide - Atiku's Associate, Alhaji Lawal Kaita. "President Goodluck Jonathan Must step down from running for a re-election as Nigerian President in 2015 Presidential election. - Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Group's condition for peace in PDP. "President Jonathan Must run for only one term as that is the way that peace will return to Nigeria". - PDP Rebels. "In October 2010, Atiku Associate, Alhaji Lawal Kaita warned Nigerians that, "The North is determined, if Jonathan wins, we will make the country ungovernable for President Jonathan or any other Southerner who finds his way to the seat of power on the platform of the PDP". 

Two Killed, One Injured In Abuja Building Collapse

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No fewer than two persons were feared dead in a building collapse on Tuesday, in Abuja while another person was critically injured and receiving treatment in the hospital. Confirming the incident, Information Officer of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr. Sani Datti, said, three people were casting concrete at an uncompleted building behind Dunes Plaza in Maitaima, Abuja, when suddenly the concrete collapsed and trapped them.

After the relevant emergency agencies rescued the trapped workers, two people were feared dead and one person was critically injured and was rushed to the hospital.  The two people that died were identified as Hamza and Friday, while Ganiyu Akande who was critically injured had been taken to the hospital. 

Jonathan Holds Secret Meeting In Abuja

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The fear that the newly registered opposition mega party, the APC, is winning new converts and attracting the attention of some PDP governors who are aggrieved with the party forced President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night to hold a secret emergency meeting with some of his close allies.

After the allies painted the real dangers ahead for PDP to Jonathan, “The consensus is that Bamanga Tukur should no longer be the national chairman of the party.” 

Among those at the meeting were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim; Chief of Staff to the President, Dr. Mike Oghiadomhe; Minister of Niger Delta, Mr. Godsday Orubebe; and Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State.

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Photos: Woman Killed, Many Injured As Truck Crushes Six Vehicles In Abuja

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Tragedy struck in Abuja on Saturday when a woman was crushed to death by a heavy-duty truck and injured many others at Biaji Road in Kubwa . The accident which occurred at 12. 00pm was attributed to the brake failure from the truck which made the driver to lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a woman who about to climb a motorcycle known as (Okada) and killed her on the spot while many others were said to have broken their hands and legs. 

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said that the truck hit the woman, throwing her body parts and her body into pieces.

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Update: 30 Vehicles Damaged in Sunday's Abuja Clashes

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At least 30 vehicles were damaged in Sunday clashes between commercial motorcycle operators and soldiers on guard at the St. Mary Catholic Church, Karu, of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.
The journalists have found out that the incident started around 1 p.m. after one of the soldiers allegedly found a dagger on one of the motorcycle riders as the result of personal search.

The man was said to have hidden the knife in his clothes and attempted to go into the church premises.

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Army & Police Prevent Church Burning By Mob In Abuja

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A joint effort by the Nigerian army and police earlier today prevented the attempted burning of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nyanya area of the federal capital territory in Abuja .

Sources at the church told SaharaReporters that trouble started when a Hausa-speaking Muslim man in the area was prevented from parking his car too close to the church building. The measure was put in place as a way of preventing Islamist militants from attacking Christian places of worship on Sundays.

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lagos, Abuja Among Top 4 Most Costly Cities In Africa – Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

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Lagos and Abuja have been listed among the top four cities in Africa with high cost of living, according to an index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on 25 African cities.

The key results of cost of living per city by the EIU reveal that Abuja is the second most expensive city with total expenditure score of 107.4, next to Luanda with a score of 131.8, while Lagos comes fourth with 100.8 total expenditure, as Addis Ababa came last with a score of 60.8.

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We Will Close Down Abuja, If INEC Rejects Our Application - APC.

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The yet-to-be registered group All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to close down Abuja the Federal capital of Nigeria, if by July 31, INEC fails to recognise it as a registered political party. 

Whatever this treat might mean, information available to APC leadership have convinced them that they may not have met the conditions set by INEC to be registered as a political party.

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Pro-Amaechi Lawmaker Chidi Llyod Detained In Abuja

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The Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, on Tuesday showed up at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, seven days after he was invited by the police over the free-for-all by some members of the assembly.

Chidi Lloyd, who had earlier been declared wanted by the Rivers State Police Command in connection with the fracas, arrived at the Force Headquarters at 5. 45pm and was immediately moved to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, where he was detained.

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Nigeria Must Arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir In Abuja – Human Rights Watch Group

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Human Rights Watch on Saturday urged Nigeria to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he attends an African AIDS summit scheduled for Abuja, the Nigerian capital next week.

The arrest should be made, if the Nigerian government fails to stop al-Bashir from staying away at the conference, HRW said.

Nigeria is a member of the International Criminal Court which has charged Bashir with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity over the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region.

Khartoum confirmed that Bashir has been invited to the Nigerian capital, which is hosting an African Union HIV/AIDS summit that opens Monday.

VIDEO: Watch Nigerian Senators Fighting In Abuja

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Tension flared at Wednesday 3, 2013 Senate plenary session as two federal lawmakers almost got into a fight over the State of the Nation Address Bill. Please follow me and get instant notification as I upload new videos by clicking on the “iFollow” button for more News and current affairs videos.

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How I Carried Amaechi Into Abuja In The Night and Made Him Governor – Nyesom Wike Speaks

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For Governor Chibuike Amaechi and his former boy, Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, the die is cast at last. It is time to bare all and go for the kill. As Wike spoke to Saturday Sun, he spared no word or effort in his vitriolic attack on his political boss who he has been in a running battle with him in the past months.

You and Amaechi had been allies, how and when did things get this bad between you?

I had wanted and avoided in the past to comment on the matter between His Excellency, Governor Chibuike Amaechi and I. I never wanted to make it a press matter. But I have held on for long to the extent that facts are now twisted out of shape.

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Abuja Residents groan under new transport scheme

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A new transport scheme in Abuja has fetched road users and commuters more pains than gains.

 

 Although the new scheme for public transport services was introduced by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to cater for the daily influx of people into Abuja, it may not have achieved the desired goals as expected.

 

The scheme was designed to improve transportation in the city so as to enable commuters to get to their destinations safely and in good time. Also, it was meant to boost transportation on feeder roads and to check traffic jams on high capacity bus routes.

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Alleged Abuja Bombing: We Exploded Two Fuel Tankers In FCT – MEND

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3 weeks after it called-off what it described as planned attacks on mosques and related institutions over the bombings and killing of southerners in the North by Boko Haram insurgents, the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, claimed it struck in the early hours of Saturday in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.

The militant group said it secretly attached portable military limpet explosives on two articulated petrol tanker vehicles outside the NNPC depot in Abaji, Abuja, at about 5.00 am and detonated the devices.

Sunday Vanguard could not verify the claim at press time while the media manager of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidy of the NNPC, Nasir Imodagbe, denied the bombing claim.

IG orders aerial patrol of Abuja, borders, others

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Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put all police formations in the country on the alert in readiness for a peaceful celebration of the Democracy Day anniversary in the country.

A statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, stated that Abubakar had issued a directive to all Zonal Assistant Inspector Generals and the Commissioners of Police to ensure full deployment of their men and resources in line with the objective to have a hitch-free Democracy Day anniversary celebration.

The IGP was also quoted as having directed the AIG in charge of the Air-Wing to ensure aerial patrol of the Federal Capital Territory and other states of the federation.

Abuja based NGO sues Asari Dokubo over war threat

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An Abuja based NGO called the Anti-Corruption Network is suing ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo for treason over comments he made about going to war if President Jonathan is not re-elected in 2015.

The Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, revealed this to journalists at a press conference held at the organisation’s headquarter in Abuja.

Melaye said: ”This morning, my lawyers instituted a case against Asari-Dokubo, that Nigeria will be made ungovernable if President Jonathan isn’t re-elected in 2015.”

Also, the National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has cautioned Dokubo to stop making these comments, saying it is wrong for anyone to make threats over election.
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Just In: EFCC Arrests Former Bayelsa Governor; Timipre Sylva In Abuja

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva.

A statement signed by EFCC’s Acting Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the former governor was “picked up at his Abuja home, at No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama” by the EFCC officials who stormed the former governor’s home at about 10.00 am.  According to the statement, the embattled governor was discovered in the house where he was “hiding in a dingy corner in the upper chamber of his expansive mansion.”

Abuja Prison Rejects Boko Haram Bomber Because He's Too Dangerous

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday issued an order relocating Mr. Kabiru Sokoto, the suspected operation arrow-head of the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, from Kuje prisons to the custody of the State Security Service, SSS.

The order to relocate the suspected bomber of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, on Christmas day, followed a request by the lead counsel to the Federal Government, Mrs. Chioma Onuegbu, in the matter yesterday.

The prosecution relied on a letter emanating from the Office of the Comptroller General of Prisons stating that there was a major work ongoing at the prison formation, which was stressing the facility.

Ex-lawmaker Dino Melaye escapes assasination in Abuja today

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Former House of Reps member and actress Bisi Ibidapo Obe's alleged baby daddy, Dino Melaye, this evening escaped an assassination attempt on his life in Abuia.

He was attacked in Abuja City's Central Business District by unknown gunmen as he made his way home. His car was shot at but fortunately he wasn't hit. (His car pictured above).

The men who shot at the former lawmaker were driving in a Golf car.