Maitama
17 Sep
Residents of Maitama, Katampe, Mpape, and their surrounding areas in Abuja, have expressed concerns over cases of earth tremors which have persisted since last weekend. Earth tremors, a minor or brief movement of the Earth's surface, triggered by the same forces responsible for earthquakes, had been previously reported in the capital in September 2018 which…
25 Jan
Heavy explosion, yesterday, rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja, sending panic across the city.
24 Jan
Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic round the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizen not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a…
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