A passenger train, traveling from Abuja to Kaduna, derailed on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded. Casualty figures were unknown as details of the incident were sketchy. The train reportedly derailed after missing a point with several coaches tumbling. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. The statement signed…
Army arrests 69 suspected oil thieves in Niger Delt The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested 69 suspected oil thieves, dismantled nine illegal refining sites, and recovered 32,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the Niger Delta. Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday….
The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an umbrella body for the Kuteb ethnic nationality in Taraba state, has raised the alarm over alleged plots to launch massive attacks on Kuteb communities. Emmanuel Ukwen, President of the KYN, disclosed this at a press conference on Saturday in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. Ukwen urged security agencies…
A former military administrator of Plateau state Brig. Gen. Mohammed Mana (rtd) is died. He was aged 75. He died Friday evening in Abuja, two days after he was said to have been discharged from an Abuja hospital. Abdurrahman Kwaccham, a member of the deceased’s family confirmed the death to Daily Trust. Kwaccham said Mana…
A former finance minister, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman has said that the social contract between the Nigerian state and its citizens has broken down, leaving development efforts stranded. Usman stated this on Thursday night at national dialogue on development attitude organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Thursday night at Arewa House, Kaduna. The…
Bisi Akande, pioneer National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former Osun state governor has described the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari as a patriotic Nigerian whose “spirit will live forever because of his good works.” Akande stated this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Kaduna during a condolence…
