Abuja

Some filling stations in Lagos, Abuja, Niger and other states dispensed Premium Motor Spirit at between N200/litre to N250/litre on Sunday, higher than the government-approved retail price of N165/litre, as queues for the product extended…

President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week summoned an emergency National Security Council meeting to deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks by terrorist groups. Perhaps, his sidekick Vice…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently in a closed-door meeting with service chiefs and some members of his cabinet at the State House, Abuja. Although the Presidency did not disclose the agenda for Friday’s…

In its latest security alert to its citizens in Nigeria, the United States embassy has warned that “an increase in crime is expected in and around Abuja.” The U.S. advisory comes in the wake of Tuesday night’s attack on Kuje medium…

Controversy has surrounded the whereabouts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after bandits attacked Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, where he was kept. The Punch had reported that gunmen attacked the Custodial…

Boko Haram fighters have seized control of the prisons in Kuje, an Abuja suburb, freeing hardened criminals into the nation’s capital. The insurgents stormed the facility at about 10:00 p.m., detonating explosives and opening live rounds…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday returned to Abuja after a five-day state visit to Lisbon, where Nigeria and Portugal signed MoUs in diverse sectors. While in Lisbon, he held several bilateral engagements which culminated into the…