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Widows’ group visits widow over ordeal with police Print E-mail
Written by Abubakar Yakubu   
Friday, 02 May 2008

An official of the Voice of Widows, Divorcees and Orphans Association of Nigeria (VOWAN) yesterday visited a widow who was detained for two days at the Abacha Police Post, Mararaba over her son’s alleged crime.

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May Day: Photographers make brisk biz at Eagle Square Print E-mail
Written by Boco Edet & Terkula Igidi   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Photographers in large numbers yesterday made brisk business during the Labour Day celebrations at Eagle Square, Abuja.

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Abaji council to distribute 7, 200 bags of fertilizer to farmers Print E-mail
Written by Abubakar Sadiq Isah   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Abaji Area Council plans to supply 7, 200 bags of fertilizer for distribution to farmers of the council at a subsidized rate this farming season.

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Mechanics arraigned over theft Print E-mail
Written by Sikiru M. Jimoh   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Two middle-aged mechanical engineers were on Wednesday arraigned before an Abuja magistrate’s court for allegedly conspiring to cheat a man of the engine of his vehicle and also escaping with the entire vehicle.

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Abaji FRSC worried over lack of rescue vehicle Print E-mail
Written by Abubakar Sadiqa Isah   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Lack of a towing van for rescue operations is a source of worry for the Abaji unit command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), City News learnt yesterday.

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Commercial drivers decry police extortion Print E-mail
Written by Usman A. Bello   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Commercial drivers operating within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the police authority to stop its officers on the road from extorting money from them.

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Tears flow as Citizen Nwaokporo’s relations visit him Print E-mail
Written by Abubakar Yakubu & Ahmed Mohammed   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

Tears flowed profusely yesterday afternoon at the Karu Police Station when the younger sister and cousin of Ugochukwu Nwaokporo met him to confirm if he was indeed alive.

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Bees cause stampede at Mpape Market Print E-mail
Written by Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

Thousand of bees yesterday invaded Mpape Market and destabilized market activities for a period of two hours.

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Bus conductor bags two months for theft Print E-mail
Written by Usman A Bello   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

An Abuja magistrate court yesterday sentenced a 20 year old bus conductor to two months imprisonment for stealing a handset. He was however given a fine option of N100.

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Inferno: Fire service denies delayed response at Gwagwalada Print E-mail
Written by Musa Umar Bologi   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

The Federal Capital Territory Fire Service at Gwagwalada did not delay in responding to the inferno that gutted the house of the Khadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Khadi Ibrahim Imam. The fire killed his four children.

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Demolition: Task force raids shops, pulls down structures Print E-mail
Written by Haruna Mohammed Yusuf   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

A task force team under the Abuja Environ-mental Protection Board (AEPB) yesterday raided some shops and pulled down structures worth thousands of Naira along Mabushi road in the FCT.

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Fertilizer to be sold in Abuja Print E-mail
Written by Nasir Imam   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

The FCT Executive Committee has directed the immediate sale of fertiliser to all farmers in the Territory to ensure a bumper harvest next year.

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‘Self induced rejection by corps members is worrisome’ Print E-mail
Written by ustapha Suleiman\ Ayegba Isreal Ebje   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

Federal Capital Territory National Youth Service Director, Mrs. Justina Andirfya, on Friday lambasted Corp Members on their negative attitudes of inducing heads of their assigned places of primary assignment to give them rejection letters as a cover up to be re -posted to their choice places. She made this remark at the NYSC temporary camp site located at Government Day Secondary School, Dutse, while fielding questions from our correspondent.

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Ministry of Arts and Culture organises cultural lecture for corps members Print E-mail
Written by Mustapha Suleiman   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

Federal Capital Council for Arts and Culture on Friday organised a cultural integration lecture for corps members currently camped at the Government Day Secondary School, Dutse.

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Bwari observes monthly sanitation exercise Print E-mail
Written by Turaki Adamu Hassan   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

Residents and authorities of the Bwari Area Council in the FCT, observed the scheduled monthly sanitation exercise for the month of April, 2008 at the weekend

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AMAC to launch directory on Abuja soon Print E-mail
Written by Haruna Mohammed Yusuf & Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar   
Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Abuja Municipal Area Council will soon introduce a directory to ease the identification of all nooks and crannies of the Federal Capital Territory by residents and visitors to the city, AMAC’s supervisory councillor for special duties, Emmanuel Inyang, said yesterday at the council’s secretariat.

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Magistrate discharges butcher for lack of diligent prosecution Print E-mail
Written by Sikiru M. Jimoh   
Wednesday, 30 April 2008

A middle-aged man accused of buying two stolen cows in 2006, was yesterday discharged by an Abuja magistrate court.

The accused, Abdullahi Muhammad Ikara, was discharged because of lack of diligent prosecution.

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Accident claims three at Gwagwalada Print E-mail
Written by Abubakar Sadiq Isah   
Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Three persons lost their lives and another sustained serious injuries in an auto crash that occurred yesterday at Dabe village, along Gwagwalada-Lokoja highway.

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Communities blame PHCN for protracted darkness Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Some residents of Bako and Bobota communities in Kwali Area Council, FCT, on Monday, blamed the Gwagwalada Business District of the PHCN for the persistent blackout in the area.

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Two in court for assault Print E-mail
Written by Musa Umar Bologi   
Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Femi Ajayi and Samuel Abiodun were yesterday arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court sitting in Bwari for allegedly beating the chief security officer of SCC construction company, Elisha Olagbewo, at Ushafa junction in Bwari.

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Mother, baby die in auto crash at Abaji Print E-mail
Written by Abubakar Sadiq Isah   
Tuesday, 29 April 2008

A middle aged woman and her nine months old son lost their lives in a motor accident that occurred on Friday at the Abaji-Lokoja highway.

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