Eko Hot Blog reports that four individuals have been rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building located beside Cupid Hotel on Sultan Dansuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, in the Kubwa area of Bwari Area Council, Abuja. Of those rescued, two have been transported to the Kubwa General Hospital for treatment. The … Read more
Residential building, formerly Al-Hilal Hotel in Abuja’s Kubwa area, partially collapses, trapping residents; emergency response delayed by equipment shortage. Eko Hot Blog reports that in Abuja, a former hotel transformed into residential apartments, adjacent to the well-known Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road (Sultan Dasuki Way) in Kubwa, suffered a partial collapse early Saturday morning, trapping … Read more
• Dangote cement now sells for N7,800, down from N10,000 per 50kg bag • BUA cement prices drop to N11,000, down from N15,000 per 50kg bag • Improved macroeconomic conditions and supply chain cited as reasons Eko Hot Blog reports that the price of cement in the Federal Capital Territory has decreased between 22 and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was chaos on Sunday night in the Zone 5 segment of the Kubwa Extension 2 Relocation Estate along Arab Road in the Federal Capital Territory as bandits kidnapped a woman and her three children, including a six-month-old baby. This online media platform learnt that the gunmen struck between 8pm and … Read more
An Abuja-Kaduna train derailed on Friday, January 27, 2023, but there was not casualty. The NRC suspended operations along the route in response to the incident. The corporation has now announced a date for the resumption of operations. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the resumption of services along … Read more
Police have begun an investigation into the Abuja train crash. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has launched an investigation into the fatal train crash incident in Kubwa on Thursday morning. Recalls that an Abuja-bound train had crashed into a moving car at Chikakore in the Kubwa area of Abuja, … Read more
AEDC has announced that there will be a power outage in Abuja communities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that there will be power interruption in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) starting from Friday, 25th to Saturday, 26th of November 2022. AEDC, in a public … Read more
A three-storey building has collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the incident happened at about midnight on Friday. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: Buhari Swears In RMAFC Chair, Presides Over FEC BREAKING: … Read more