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Terror Attack: NRC Suspends Lagos-Kano, Ajaokuta Train Services

The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks. Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC confided in one of our correspondents that the train services would not resume until the…

03/08/2022

32 States, 233 LGAs Prone To Flooding In 2022, NEMA Warns

The director-general, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed, yesterday said the agency had identified 233 local government areas in 32 states and FCT that would experience flooding in 2022. He spoke at a national consultative workshop on 2022 Flood Preparedness, Mitigation…

03/08/2022

Insecurity: Kogi Gov Bans Face Masks In Public Places

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all brothels harbouring criminals and also banned the wearing of facemasks in public places for proper identification in the state. The governor said his action was to curb criminal activities…

03/08/2022

I Pity Nigeria’s Next President, Says Gumi

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has said Nigerian is suffering from “disabling diseases” under the All Progressives Congress (APC) led administration, just as he expressed pity for the next president. The cleric said in an an opinion that Nigeria…

03/08/2022

Immigration Redeploys 69 Senior Officers ‘To Improve National Security’

Isa Idris, acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has approved the posting of 69 senior officers to zones and commands across the country. Amos Okpu, public relations officer to the assistant comptroller of NIS, in a statement on Tuesday, said…

03/08/2022

Govs Write FG over Alleged $418m Paris Funds Debt, Say Renewed Deduction Plan Unlawful

The 36 state governors in the country under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have again resisted fresh moves to commence the deduction of $418 million Paris Club refund allegedly owed four contractors from the federation account. In a letter to the federal government…

03/08/2022

Obasanjo Speaks On Bankruptcy, Laments High Cost Of Diesel

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, lamented the high cost of diesel, saying it is taking a toll on his business. Obasanjo, who is a fish farmer, said he has been sweating because of the high cost of diesel. He spoke on Tuesday…

03/08/2022

Killing Of Deborah Over Alleged Blasphemy: Tambuwal Receives Investigative C’tee’s Report

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has received the report of an investigative committee set up by the state government to investigate the May 12, 2022 students unrest at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) in Sokoto. Recall that, a student…

03/08/2022

Terrorists Release Five More Abducted Kaduna Train Attack Victims

Another batch of five of the Abuja-Kaduna Train passengers kidnapped in March 28 train attack, have regained their freedom. The lucky kidnap victims include Prof Dr. Mustapha Umar Imam, a medical doctor from Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital, UDUS, Sokoto, who was…

03/08/2022

SSS Disowns Security Advisory In Circulation

The Department of State Services has disowned a security alert currently making waves online. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr.Peter Afunanya drew attention to the fake security advisory last night. The fake alert apparently made a counterfeit of an innocuous intetnal advisory issued by…

02/08/2022

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