Tag: Abuja
-
4 persons rescued from collapsed building in Abuja [Photos]
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says four persons have been rescued alive from the rubbles of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday. The acting Director-General, FEMD, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
-
BREAKING! Many feared dead as another two-storey building collapses in Abuja (Photos)
Again, a two-storey residential apartment has collapsed in Abuja, leaving several people trapped in the rubble. The building, located beside Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road (Sultan Dasuki Way) in Kubwa, was formerly a hotel, Al-Hilal, before being converted into a hospital and eventually a residential apartment. The incident occurred around 7 am on Saturday. Emergency…
-
BREAKING: Firefighters run out of water as fire razes petrol station in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service on Thursday ran out of water whilst tackling a fire outbreak that occurred at the Mainland Oil/Gas Station located along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja. According to reports, emergency response teams from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigeria Police force arrived at the scene to put…
-
Police to prosecute man who was arrested for climbing tallest mast in Abuja over hardship
The Federal Government Territory (FCT) police command has said that Shuaibu Yusha’u, who climbed a 120-meter mast at the top of Katampe hill, within the premises of Aso Radio and Television Services, along Murtala Mohammed Expressway in a bid to kill himself would be prosecuted. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Yushau attempted to take his life…
-
Man who attempted su!c!de in Abuja rescued
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has prevented one Shuaibu Yusha’u from committing suicide in Abuja on Monday.
-
Man climbs Tallest mast in Abuja to end life over economic hardship
A man identified as Shaibu Alhaji on Monday climbed the tallest mast of a broadcast organisation, Aso Radio and Television, located in the Katampe axis of Abuja over economic hardship. The man, who’s from Borno State threatened to jump down if his demands were not met after he was sighted by members of the organisation’s…
-
Flood alert: Abuja residents living by waterways told to relocate
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has advised residents of FCT, living by riverbanks and waterways to relocate to higher grounds to avoid loss of lives and property in the advent of flood.
-
Runaway rape suspect in Police net after CSOs intervention in Abuja
The long arm of the law has caught up with a 28-year-old rape suspect Godwin Archibong who allegedly defiled and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at Mpape, Abuja, and avoided arrest for over six months. Archibong’s arrest follows the intervention and guidance of two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development, PRIMORG,…
-
Popular Nigerian prankster arrested in Abuja
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Centre for Cyber Crimes have arrested prankster Ubani Zion better known as ZFancy. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learnt that the popular influencer was arrested on Wednesday morning in Abuja over a prank. Force spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed his arrest to PUNCH. “Yes. It’s in relation to a case of a…
-
Three rescued as four-storey building collapses in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department, FEMD, has said it rescued three persons from the collapsed four-storey building at number 23, Nkwere Street, off Ahmadu Bello way, Area 11, Garki. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, the acting Director-General of the department, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday where she noted that no life was…