Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a 400-metre (1,300 ft) monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a 792-metre (2,598 ft) monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna.
Blessing was only six years old when her mother arranged for her to become an unpaid housemaid for a family in the Nigerian city of Abuja, on the promise they would put her through school. Reuters - Published
At least 20 members of a Nigerian Shi'ite organization have died after protests in the capital Abuja this week led to clashes with police, spokesmen for the group said on Friday. Reuters - Published
Nigerian troops and police clashed on Tuesday with Shi'ite Muslim marchers in the capital Abuja and gunfire could be heard, according to a Reuters witness. Reuters - Published
Nigerian troops and police clashed on Tuesday with Shi'ite Muslim marchers in the capital Abuja and gunfire could be heard, two witnesses told Reuters. Reuters - Published
Nigerian police and Shi'ite Muslim protesters clashed in the capital Abuja on Monday, with at least one demonstrator, one journalist and a senior policeman killed, highlighting one of the security.. Reuters - Published
Nigerian police said a senior officer was killed and three other policemen were injured on Monday as a Shi'ite Muslim protest in the capital city of Abuja turned violent. Reuters - Published
Nigerian security forces have killed at least six protesters who were demanding the immediate release of the senior Muslim figure Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, who has been locked up in a government jail.. WorldNews - Published
Police fired guns and teargas in a clash with a protesting Shi'ite Muslim group in Nigeria's capital city Abuja, Reuters witnesses saw on Thursday. Reuters - Published
Nigerian police shot at Shi'ite protesters outside the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday but the protesters did not shoot back, a spokesman for the Shi'ite group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.. Reuters - Published
Martins Ifijeh The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has stated that regular blood donation improves body fitness, lowers calories and helps in the production and maintenance of the required.. WorldNews - Published
Pirates have abducted 5 Indian seafarers after taking their ship MT Apecus at Bonny Outer anchorage in Nigeria. It was only on Wednesday that the High Commission of India in Abuja responded to the.. IndiaTimes - Published
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Saturday for N’Djamena, capital of Chad Republic, to participate in the Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the.. WorldNews - Published
ABUJA (Reuters) - The defeated main opposition candidate in Nigeria's presidential elections filed a legal challenge on Monday to last month's vote. Atiku Abubakar's petition said that he, the.. Firstpost - Published
Adedayo Akinwale and Shola Oyeyipo in Abuja The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described the poll conducted by.. WorldNews - Published
Promises inclusive govt Receives certificate of return UK, China, others congratulate president on his re-election Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday moved to assuage.. WorldNews - Published
“I will like to make a special appeal to my supporters not to gloat or humiliate the opposition. Victory is enough reward for your efforts,” said Buhari. He pledged that in his second term, his new.. WorldNews - Published
Civil society groups said at least 39 people were killed since the Saturday election in Nigeria on Monday as residents continued to wait for the presidential election results, according to The New York.. WorldNews - Published
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's election took place in a generally peaceful environment, the head of the African Union observer mission said on Monday, in his first public comments about the delayed.. WorldNews - Published
ABUJA (Reuters) - Islamic State on Saturday said it carried out a morning attack on the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri as the country holds elections, although the army has denied an attack took.. Firstpost - Published
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged Nigerians "to go out and vote", promising that there would be adequate security for Saturday's postponed election that pits him in a tight.. WorldNews - Published
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