By KUMBI ABOLUWADE THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna route till further notice. NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, announced this while briefing journalists in Abuja, hours after the incident. Opeifa said that some technical staff of the corporation, alongside the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and other relevant agencies, […]
YESTERDAY 20 August, Asagba Azinge with some Palace Chiefs visited the facility donated by Obi Nduka Elunor as the proposed Drug Addicts Rehabilitation Centre to care for drug addicts and victims. Nna Agu said his motive is to inspect and explore options for use. He then directed the Welfare and Endowment Fund Committee to examine and […]
WOMEN from the Ilaje community in Lagos State have threatened to stage nude protests over what they described as the continuous destruction of their ancestral homes. Hundreds of protesters under the aegis of Egbe Omo Ilaje, stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, despite heavy rainfall, demanding urgent intervention from […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected a plan to compel the union as a ‘guarantor’ of loans, under the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund scheme, recently introduced by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The union’s position was contained in its resolution, signed by the ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, following a National Executive […]
THE National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has announced plans for a three-day nationwide peaceful protest following recent road accidents involving trucks belonging to a cement company, which led to deaths and injuries in Auchi, Edo State. In a statement by its Action Committee Public Relations Officer, Usman Dende, NAPS said the protest commenced yesterday […]
A dispute that began at an Apple Store in London has set off a fierce debate over the authenticity of iPhones sold in Nigeria and exposed gaps in cross-border device verification and retail transparency. Pastor Gbenga Samuel Wemimo of Gbenga Samuel Wemimo Ministries International (GSWMI) said he and his wife attempted to trade in a […]
By KUMBI ABOLUWADE THE directive by the civil aviation regulator follows recent controversial brawl that involved a passenger Comfort Emmanson and an Ibom Air flight attendant. Following recent unpalatable airport incidents, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has mandated that all passengers must switch off their phones during civil flights. At a press conference in […]
ALTHOUGH election materials arrived early in most polling units, low turnout of voters were witnessed in some polling units in the ongoing by-election for Chikun /Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. In Narayi, there was a low turnout of voters as accreditation and voting began in some polling units around 8:30am, while others started closer […]
By EMMANUEL EGOBIAMBU NIGERIA’S D’Tigers’ quest for a second Afrobasket title received another boost following the team’s emphatic win over Tunisia in the 2025 men’s Afrobasket, beating the North Africans 87-66 in a one-sided encounter on Friday. The victory came on the back of a victory over Madagascar earlier in the week. More to follow… […]
By JOAN MOMOH THE pastor identified as Ifediorah Joseph was arrested by the police for flogging children during a “spiritual cleansing” exercise. Nwamaka Ikediashi, an official of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Rivers State, has said that parents of some minors who were brutally flogged by a pastor […]