Sights from deadly Abuja building collapse

Around 1.30 pm in the Jabi area of Abuja on Friday, a four story building collapsed into a massive heap of rubble.

Over 25 persons were reported to be inside the building which was still under construction at the time of the incident.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was at the scene to see things for himself. In his were senior government officials like FCTMinister, Mohammed Bello and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.

So far, two fatalities have been reported while ten people are still trapped under the rubble.

Here are some photos from the scene.

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Man jailed for absconding from bar after entertaining friends with N12,000 drinks

32 years old Chukwunonso Obi has been sentenced to four months in prison by a  Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja.

The convict was jailed for absconding from a beer parlour after he and his friends had consumed N12,000 worth of drinks which he had ordered for their entertainment.

According to the Prosecutor, Judith Obatomi, Obi of Utako Village, Abuja had on July 20, 2018, bought drinks for himself and his friends worth N12,000 from Natasha Obi’s shop of the same address.

Obatomi further told the court that after Obi and his friends had consumed the drinks, he quietly sneaked out of the shop without paying the bill, thereby contravening Section 322 of the Penal Code.

She explained that he was however caught and taken to a police station where he made a confessional statement.

Sentencing the convict, the Judge, Ahmed Ado gave him an option of N5,000 fine and ordered him to pay the sum of N12,000 to the complainant.

Admonishing the convict to be of good behaviour henceforth, the judge said that he was lenient in his sentence because he had saved the court the rigour of protracted prosecution.

The convict had earlier pleaded guilty to the one count charge of cheating and begged for leniency.

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How Osinbajo sacked the D-G of DSS.

In an apparent twist to the flexing of muscles by security operatives at the National Assembly premises on Tuesday, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura has been booted out of office.

Operatives of the DSS and Nigeria Police had on Tuesday laid a siege to the National Assembly, thereby locking out lawmakers who had come to attend a scheduled meeting.

Daura's sacking was announced by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande via his Twitter handle, @akandeoj.

“AgP Yemi Osinbajo has directed the termination of the appointment of the DG of the DSS, Mr. Lawal Musa Daura .

“Mr. Daura has been directed to hand over to the most senior officer of the State Security Service until further notice,” he wrote.

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Picture story: Scenes from security invasion of National Assembly

Abujacitynews can confirm that Vice President, Yomi Osinbajo has ordered the sacking of the Director- General of the Department of State Services , Lawal Daura.

Following this development, men of the DSS were seen leaving the premises of the National Assembly around 2.51pm.

Operatives of the DSS and the Nigeria Police had in the early hours of Tuesday begun a siege on the National Assembly, thereby truncating a scheduled meeting of the Senate leadership.

Below, we serve you pictures from the security lock down of the National Assembly.

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Defection Fever: Akpabio visits Buhari in London (photo)

Amid speculation that he is on the verge of defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio , on Sunday met President Muhammadu Buhari in London.

The meeting was confirmed by Buhari's Head of Digital Communication, Tolu Ogunlesi, via twitter.

“Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio , Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West District , and Senate Minority Leader, today in London met with PMB,” he said.

President Buhari is on a 10-day vacation in London. 

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2019 Elections: INEC releases timetable for party primaries

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has released the timetable for political parties to conduct their primaries in preparation for the 2019 general elections. See the details below.

• COLLECTION OF FORMS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES FOR ALL ELECTIONS TO BE ISSUED TO CANDIDATES
*17TH AUGUST TO 24TH AUGUST 2018.*

• CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE ARISING FROM PRIMARIES.
*18TH AUGUST ENDS 07TH OCTOBER 2018.*

• COMMENCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
  *18TH NOVEMBER 2018*

• COMMENCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*01ST DECEMBER 2018.*

• LAST DAY OF SUBMISSION OF FORMS CF001 AND CF002 AT INEC HQ (FOR ALL ELECTIONS)
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
*18TH OCTOBER 2018.*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*02ND NOVEMBER 2018.*

• PUBLICATIONS OF PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF CANDIDATES (CF001)
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
*25TH OCTOBER 2018*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*09TH NOVEMBER 2018.*

• LAST DAY OF WITHDRAWAL BY CANDIDATES/REPLACEMENT BY POLITICAL PARTIES.
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
*17TH NOVEMBER 2018*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*01ST DECEMBER 2018.*

• LAST DAY OF SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION FORMS BY POLITICAL PARTIES.
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
*03RD DECEMBER 2018*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*17TH DECEMBER 2018.*

• SUBMISSION OF NAMES OF PARTY AGENTS FOR ELECTION TO ELECTORIAL OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL GOVT AREAS.
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
*01ST FEBRUARY 2019*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*16TH FEBRUARY 2019.*

• LAST DAY OF CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
  *14TH FEBRUARY 2019*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*28TH  FEBRUARY 2109.*

• DATE OF ELECTIONS.
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
*16TH FEBRUARY 2019*

• GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
*28TH FEBRUARY 2019.*

• INEC releases 2019 election time table, fixes party Primaries for August 18 2018 (for presidential and national assembly elections) and October 17 2018 for governorship and state assembly elections.

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Buhari in closed door meeting with service chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday had a closed door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

In attendance at the meeting which was intended to review the security situation in the country were the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen.Tukur Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Abubakar Sadiq.

Also in attendance were Director- General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; the Director- General of the Department of State Services, Lawan Daura, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.

According to a statement issued by the Defence Minister after the meeting, the service chiefs asked for more equipment to enhance their operations.

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Tambuwal at PDP NEC meeting in Abuja

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday attended the National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Abuja .

Tambuwal decamped from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to the opposition  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Wednesday.

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Sokoto people cheer as Gov Tambuwal defects to PDP

A huge crowd of supporters gathered at the Sokoto State Government House on Wednesday as Governor Aminu Tambuwal announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The governor however announced his defection via twitter.

I have consulted widely especially with the Sokoto people and they have confidently assured me of my next political move . I hereby defect officially to the
@ OfficialPDPNig .
Power to the People
~ @AWTambuwal
— Sokoto Government House (@ SokotoGovtHouse) August 1 , 2018.

Photo credit: Sokoto Government House @ SokotoGovtHouse

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Defection Wahala: Lai Muhammad seeks divine help

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, appealed to God to guide the Buhari administration “through the interesting times Nigeria is currently passing through.”

The minister made the appeal on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while saying the opening prayer at this week's session of the Federal Executive Council meeting.

The gale of defections blowing against the ruling All Progressives Congress continued on Tuesday and Wednesday as Senate President Bukola Saraki, Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa , Alhaji Ahmed Ibeto and Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal left the party and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Recall that 14 Senators and 37 members of the House of Representatives had two weeks ago also defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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Bolaji Abdullahi APC spokesman quits

These are certainly trying times for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

In the wake of the gale of defections that has hit the party, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi has tendered his resignation letter to the party leadership.

Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday.

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