Ngbede Musa, a 32-year-old fuel attendant, was sentenced to seven months in jail by a Dei-dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Thursday for misappropriating N435,390. The defendant, who…
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ASUU Strike: Protests Rock Abuja, Osun, Ekiti, Others As Students Demand Immediate Resolution
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Monday, staged a protest calling for immediate negotiation to end the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students,…
Abuja: Angry mob sets suspected motorcycle thief ablaze
A yet-to-be-identified man has been burnt to death for allegedly snatching a motorcycle in the Ajata Kurudu area of Abuja. The owner of the motorcycle was said to have raised…
BREAKING: Federal Ministry of Finance’s headquarters in Abuja reportedly burst into flames
The Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters located in the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is currently on fire. The details of the inferno as of the time of…
JUST IN: Ministry of finance headquarters on fire
There has been a fire outbreak at the ministry of finance building in the federal capital territory (FCT). Black smoke was billowing from a part of the building which is located at…
Abuja: AEDC gives reason for power outage
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, on Thursday, apologised to FCT residents over the interruption of electricity supply in parts of the capital city. An observant correspondent disclosed that some…
Violence Erupts As APC Member Killed, PDP Chieftain’s House Set Ablaze In Abuja
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iliyasu Sani, has been stabbed to death by suspected political thugs at Sheda community in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. The thugs were…
JUST IN: Petrol Sells for N1000 Per Litre As Residents Take Important Action In Abuja
Nigerians have resorted to trekking as fuel scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT bites harder. VAM News recalls that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency, Mr Farouk Ahmed, had…
Buhari Jets Out To Belgium, Departs Abuja For EU-AU Summit
All appears set for President Muhammadu Buhari to leave for Brussels, Belgium, where he would join European and other African leaders as well as heads of multilateral organisations at the 6th European…
Beggar caught with N500,000, $100, suspect detained in Abuja
A beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim, has been arrested in Abuja with cash sums of N500,000 and $100. The discovery threw residents into confusion. The spokesperson for the Federal Capital…