Kyari Rejects Prison Food, Inmates Excited By Ex-IRT Boss Presence

Abba Kyari The embattled former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, has rejected food offered him by the Nigerian Correctional Service after being remanded in prison custody on Monday. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, it was learnt, opted for the food prepared

Senate Summons Akpabio, NDDC Boss For Over N2.2bn Contractors’ Fees

Godswill Akpabio THE Senate’s Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Sole Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Effiong Akwa, over non-payment of N2.2bn to contractors. The committee said

Train Attack: “I Prayed And Prayed And Prayed” – Survivor Recounts Ordeal, Says Terrorists Were Shouting ‘Allahuhakubar’ As They Shot Sporadically

Survivors of Monday’s terrorist attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train have recounted their ordeals.    Several people were killed while many others were abducted by the terrorists during the attack between Kateri and Rijana communities in Kaduna state.   Speaking to journalists on her

Train Attack: Terrorists Contact Hostages’ Families – The Nation

The terrorists who attacked a Kaduna-bound train and abducted unspecified number of passengers on Monday, have contacted their families. They are yet to demand ransom, the families said yesterday. No fewer than eight people, including Trade Union Congress (TUC) Secretary-General Musa Ozigi-Lawal, TUC

Air Force Fighter Jet To Escort Abuja-Kaduna Train – Amaechi

A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet will henceforth escort the Abuja-Kaduna train when it resumes operations. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this when he visited victims of the train attack at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna on Wednesday. “The

NDLEA Apprehends Drug Syndicate Members,Operating At Lagos Airport , Recovers N19.8m

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a fleeing drug kingpin, and other six members of his drug syndicate gang operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, in Lagos State. The anti-narcotic agency said their arrest followed a string of fresh

Tuface, Funke Akindele, Falz React To Attack On Kaduna-Bound Train

Nigerian celebrities have cried out following an attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train which left many dead and injured. Recall that scores of passengers onboard the Abuja-Kaduna train were killed while some were kidnapped as bandits attacked the train. Funke Akindele on her Instagram

Court Demands Adedoyin, 6 Workers Must Answer For OAU Student’s Death

An Osun State High Court, Osogbo presided by Justice Oyebola Ojo has ruled that Hilton Hotel owner, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin, and six workers have a case to answer over the death of an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. The

Ogun PDP Governorship Aspirant Berates Rival Cult Group Killings A governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Otunba Jimi Adebisi Lawal (JAL) has condemned the renewed fight between rival cult groups in the State. The supremacy

FEC Observes Silence For Victims Of Abuja- Kaduna Train Attack

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday led the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to observe a minute silence in honour of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. This is coming hours after the President ordered the military and security outfits to