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  • Abuja: Police confirm alleged ritual at Top View hotel

    Abuja: Police confirm alleged ritual at Top View hotel

    Abuja: Police confirm alleged ritual at Top View hotelThe Police confirmed a young man identified as Alex on Thursday allegedly kidnapped a young lady and kept her in the popular Top View Hotel, Wuse, Abuja.

    According to a trending video on social media, Alex was seen with the lady in a room with management of the hotel and an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) where he was arrested.

    While confirming the incident, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement on Thursday night accused NSCDC of not handing over the suspect to the police for further investigation.

    Adeh said: “The FCT police command is aware of the video footage making the rounds about a lady who was criminally confined in Top view hotel, Wuse, Abuja on 17th September, 2024 by an alleged Internet fraudster allegedly for money ritual.

    “Findings revealed that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have taken the suspect into custody and are yet to hand over to the police for diligent investigation.

    “The FCT police command for all intent and purposes awaits the NSCDC to hand over all parties for commencement of diligent and discreet investigation.

    “Further development will be communicated in due course”.

     

  • Watch moment lady tied up for ‘rituals’ in popular hotel by male guest is rescued

    Watch moment lady tied up for ‘rituals’ in popular hotel by male guest is rescued

    A video showing the moment a young lady who was tied to be used for rituals in a popular hotel in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, have surfaced on social media.

    In the viral video, hotel employees immediately came to her rescue after hearing the lady’s screams.

    The young lady, yet to be identified, is seen wholly naked with her hands, legs and neck tied together with a seal tape.

    The hotel staff could be heard saying the woman’s scream had saved her. They also scolded her for going with the man.

    The male guest is pictured trying to remove the seal tape from the lady’s body after he was caught as employees of the hotel scolded him for attempting to use the lady for “rituals”.

    Sharing the video, a Facebook user, Crown prince cautioned women to be weary of the type of men they go out with.

    He said: ‘‘God saved this lady from being sacrific3d today.A lady tied up for ritual in Abuja hotel rescued by hotel staff. That is the boy who tied her up there losing the rope after being cought by hotel staffs.

    ”Ladies what are really your problem? Responsible guys are out there begging for your love, but your love for money have diverted majority of ladies’s heart.

    ”OH Allah the end of the world is very closer Responsible Ladies please stay safe from Yahoo Boys and watch your back at this difficult period, reduce your love for Money and save for life.”

    Watch video below:

     

  • FG commences investigation into cause of earth tremors in Abuja

    FG commences investigation into cause of earth tremors in Abuja

    Federal Government has initiated a thorough investigation into the root causes of the recent earth tremors that ravaged the Mpape area in Abuja.

    The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, while briefing the media on Wednesday, assured the public that a team of experts from the Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is actively analyzing the tremors using sophisticated earthquake analysis software.

    According to data from seismographs, the tremors included three foreshocks and three aftershocks, with the main seismic event occurring at 11:18:37 p.m., which recorded a local magnitude of 3.1 and a focal depth of 11 km.

    Experts believe that this significant geological disturbance may be attributed to the reactivation of faults within the Mpape locality, a region that has experienced similar tremors in the past, notably between September 5 and 7, 2018.

    Nnaji noted that while these tremors have understandably caused alarm, residents should remain calm as NASRDA continues to monitor the situation closely.

    The Minister also assured that the government is analyzing comprehensive data from seismic and GNSS stations to formulate mitigation strategies.

     

  • Tension as earthquake scare hits Abuja

    Tension as earthquake scare hits Abuja

    Residents of Abuja living at Mpape in Bwari Area Council have been thrown into panic over continued suspected earth tremors and vibration in parts of the city.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports earth tremor is a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth’s surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes.

    Dr Ebenezer Adebisi, Chairman of Mpape Hills Landlord Association, disclosed on Tuesday that the residents had been experiencing the vibration in the past five days.

    Adebisi, who is a retired Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said that was not the first time the resident of the area were having such experience.

    He said although it happened some years ago, it had become more consistent in the past five days. According to him, residents of the area felt the tremor and vibration were more than the usual ones they experienced during the blasting of rocks in the area by quarry companies.

    He said the vibration was more intense throughout Sunday and Monday night, adding that: “we don’t really know what would have caused the vibration.

    “I have also confirmed that those in Gwarinpa and Katampe areas are also experiencing the same thing, but the government has not said anything officially up till now.

    “It is important we let Nigerians know the situation now; we are calling on the Nigerian government and the Nigeria Geological Agency to come to the rescue of the resident.

    He said urgent measures needed to be taken before things got out of hand, urging the government to advise the residents on the next line of action.

    Mrs Florence Ilesanmi, a resident of Gwari Village, Mpape also told NAN that she had been experiencing the same thing.

    Madam Aisha Lawal, a resident at the Crushrock area of Mpape shared a similar experience with NAN, saying that the interval of the vibration was a source of worry.

    An official of the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to do so urged the residents to consider temporary relocation if the tremor continued.

    The official told one of the residents who contacted him that the residents should continue to record the frequency of the vibration.

    “I googled the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA). They told me I should be recording anytime the vibration occurred again.

    “I was able to speak with one of the officers of the agency, who confirmed that all their equipment are already on ground to forestall any emergency. They said if the vibration is heavy we should try and evacuate from the premises for now,” Lawal said.

  • Fear grips Abuja residents over earth tremors

    Fear grips Abuja residents over earth tremors

    Residents in Mpape community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) experienced earth tremors, raising fears that there could be an imminent earthquake.

    Mpape community, an Abuja suburb in Bwari Area Council in the FCT, is situated less than 10 minutes’ from the Abuja highbrow district of Maitama. It’s densely populated with many low earners as well as the middle class among its residents.

    Residents who spoke to the Daily Trust during a visit on Monday disclosed that the earth tremor experience, accompanied with a devastated sound, was first noticed on Saturday and continued on Sunday as well as yesterday, Monday.

    The situation is well noted around areas like P.W Neighbourhood, and Mopol 24 barracks, two areas sandwiched by the lonely single road that leads into the community. It has also been heard around Katampe junction, the area linked with the Murtala Muhammad Expressway.

    A resident, Obinna Ngozi said the buildings shake whenever the movement takes place, causing fear in the minds of the residents.

    The resident said he noticed the movement about 10 times on Saturday alone from when it started sometime around 4 pm, adding that the situation got worse the following day, Sunday.

    Another resident who gave his name as Muhammad Ibrahim, said he earlier mistook the development as a bomb blast, as according to him, it sounded quite different from that of quarry mining, in which the area has made its name in the past.

    A mining blaster, Nasiru Ahmad who spent years in the profession within the community noted that one can hardly be able to understand where the sound is originating from, unlike that of stone blasting, that is easy to be identified.

    He, however, described a similar incident that took place about three years ago in the area as a more devastating one, which according to him was felt at far districts of Gishiri, Jahi, Maitama, as well as AYA, in Asokoro District, in the FCT.

    A chief in the community, Peter David, said the last incident had originated from the Arab Road area in the community about three years ago. “Following that incident, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had sanctioned all mining activities in the community.

    “However, the compliance only lasted for about three months, before the operators returned back to their known sites, and continued with their mining activities.”

     

  • SAD! Naval officer k!lls man, steals his Prado SUV in Abuja

    SAD! Naval officer k!lls man, steals his Prado SUV in Abuja

    A Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd).

    While parading the suspect on Wednesday in Abuja, the FCT police commissioner, CP Benneth Igweh said Muhammad killed Aminu and stole his car two weeks ago.

    The Police boss revealed that the car has been recovered.

    According to him; “About two weeks ago, Aminu Ibrahim, the son of Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd), a former Chief of Naval Staff, was robbed and killed in the Maitama area of Abuja, and his Prado SUV was taken.

  • Outrage as top Nigerian politician arrest, keeps 26-year-old in prison for 10 months for resigning 

    Outrage as top Nigerian politician arrest, keeps 26-year-old in prison for 10 months for resigning 

    Some Nigerians have expressed outrage after a 26-year-old Abuja Photographer, Nicholas, regains freedom ten months after his boss, Oluwole Mike, who’s a top politician, got him arrested for resigning his role as a photographer.

    According to a human rights lawyer, Funke Adeoye, who took up the case, the Nigerian Police had charged the 26-year-old for “intentional insult”, locking him in Keffi Prison.

    Adeoye, in a series of tweets shared via the microblogging platform on Tuesday evening, disclosed that Nicholas remained in prison as he couldn’t raise the bail sum of N100,000, which was later reduced to N50,000.

    The human rights lawyer further shared a photo of the photographer before and after prison, sparking a flurry of reactions from social media users who criticised the injustice meted upon the young man by both his boss and the justice system.

    Sharing Nicholas’ story, Adeoye wrote, “This is Nicholas. A 26 year old graduate, photographer & Keyboardist. 

    “Sometime in October 2023, Nicholas sent a text message to his boss resigning his role as a photographer in the photo studio. 

    “His boss was angry at the content of the text message & got him arrested. 

    “From spending 2 days in police detention, he ended up being charged for “intentional insult”, locked up &  up in a room with 189 other cellmates at a prison in Keffi because he could not afford the bail sum initially N100,000 & later N50,000. 

    “He remained there even after the said boss, a politician in the current administration  & owner of a popular photography studio in FCT wrote a letter to the court withdrawing the charge. 

    “Two weeks ago, someone hinted  @hopebehindbar  about  Nicholas’s plight, and @thehassanian  reached out to a friend of his who donated N50,000 anonymously. 

    “The first picture is a picture of Nicholas 2 months before prison, second is a picture of him when we got him out last week and the third is a picture of him at  @hopebehindbar office today.”

    How Nigerians reacted

    mazichiko wrote: “The police and courts are All accomplices to injustice melts on this young man and many others. I always say it, if the courts were functional, there is no reason why police can keep a person in jail for 10 months.”

    monickwin wrote: “What kind of system locks someone up for 10 months because they resigned???”

    obaksolo wrote: “You can imagine. What’s his name pls. Let’s say Goodmorning to him and his Family.”

    dansegun wrote: “We can all report both their Facebook page and IG page (under bullying** and harassment***)If more than 1k persons report their pages, those pages are as good as gone.”

    iphacy wrote: “He is an APC politician also note this.”

    sonichizcakes wrote: “Which judge, which court😮 this country will mess with your brain wtf.”

    erbukahalexander wrote; “The boss:has now deactivated his X account.”

    jewel_derabii wrote: “@nigeriapoliceforce where’s your dignity?”

  • Two Police officers killed, as shiites attack Abuja

    Two Police officers killed, as shiites attack Abuja

    Two police officers have been killed following a clash between police operatives and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the Shiites in the Wuse area of Abuja.

    Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the attack which happened on Sunday, describing the attack as unprovoked while accusing the group of destroying three police patrol vehicles.

    According to Adeh, the IMN members attacked some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the FCT command at Wuse Junction by a traffic light.

    “The FCT police command wishes to confirm an unprovoked attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the ‘Shi’ite’ group, on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to FCT command at Wuse Junction by the traffic light, where two (2) police personnel were killed, three left unconscious in the hospital, and three (3) Police patrol vehicles set ablaze.

    The police PRO also indicated that they wielded machetes, improvised explosive devices (locally made bombs in bottles with kerosene), and knives.

    “The proscribed organisation attacked the police checkpoint unprovoked, wielding machetes, improvised explosive devices (locally made bombs in bottles with kerosene), and knives,” the statement read.

    Reacting to the incident, the FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh, condemned the attack.

    Noting that several arrests have been made, the CP pledged to bring all the perpetrators of the attack to book.

    According to the statement, the situation has been brought under control as police operatives have restored normalcy to the area.

    “While several arrests have been effected, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, condemns the unprovoked attack on Police officers.

    “He promises to bring those involved to book. The situation is presently under control and normalcy restored”

     

     

  • Hunger Protest: Thousands come out for one-million-man protest in Abuja (photos)

    Hunger Protest: Thousands come out for one-million-man protest in Abuja (photos)

    Thousands of #EndBadGoverance protesters on Saturday, embarked on a one-million-man march in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the protest took a new and unprecedented turn in the FCT after passion-driven youths came out in their numbers in compliance with its organizers’ order to conduct a one-million-man protest across all 36 States of the Federation.

    Recall the hunger protests kickstarted on August 1 as many Nigerians from all corners of the country trooped out in mass to demand the government’s attention, over the country’s harsh economy that has seen the Naira greatly devalued and the cost of living reaching new levels.

    President Bola Tinubu, had addressed the nation after three days of demonstrations asking protesters to leave the streets as their voices had been heard.

    Despite the president’s address, the protests which were largely peaceful went awry in some parts of the country, especially in the northern region, as looting and destruction of both public and private enterprises becomes the order of the day. Due to the violence, the protest was shut down.

    The organizers of the one-million-man protest notes that the one-day demonstration is to signify the grand finale of the hunger protest.

    In the photos and video seen on social media, protesters took to the streets in the early hours of Saturday, displaying various placards and chanting, “we are hungry’’ among others.

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  • Just in: Police fire teargas carnisters at women protesting in Abuja

    Just in: Police fire teargas carnisters at women protesting in Abuja

    The police on Friday fired teargas carnisters to disperse women gathered at National Stadium in the nation’s capital, Abuja, on a ninth day of the #EndBadGovernance protests over high cost of living and poor governance.

     

    It was gathered the women belonging to organisations including the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) and Enough is Enough were led by Dr. Abiola Akiode and Yemi Damolekun.

    The group of women gathered in the area as early as 7am, holding placards with various messages including ‘End insecurity in Nigeria’, ‘Women against hunger’, and ‘Mr. President, we are hungry’.

    According to FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the women were instructed to enter the stadium, but they declined, opting to remain in the area with their signs.

    “The women gathered at the stadium gate this morning and they were told to go inside the stadium for their protest, but they refused,” she said.

    The nationwide protests in Nigeria, which entered their ninth day on Friday, have been ongoing for over a week, with organisers calling for a 10-day demonstration to demand economic and political reforms.

    Since beginning on Thursday of the previous week, the protests have spread across several states, but have taken a violent turn in some areas, prompting state governments to impose curfews to maintain order.