Nasir El-rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has said he is frustrated over the recent train attack by terrorists, blaming it on refusal of Nigerian Military to root out terrorists. According to the Punch report, El-Rufai disclosed that the Nigerian Military is in the
Shehu Sani A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, says bandits have blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway, preventing travellers and other road users to access the road. In a tweet on his Twitter handle on Thursday, he alleged that road users have begun turning back
Scene of the protest. The members of the Ogwu-Aniocha community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Thursday, stormed the Government House, Awka, to submit a petition to Governor Chukwuma Soludo. The petition is in respect of their monarch who was
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi. The monarch was said to have been abducted at gunpoint while taking some fresh air in front of his palace.Confirming
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
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
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
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
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
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