NSIB begins probe into Kaduna-Abuja train derailment
May 27, 2024 The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the Abuja-Kaduna train that derailed at the Jere corridor. Some coaches of the train which departed…
5 injured in farmers-herders clash in Jigawa – Police
May 27, 2024 The police say farmers were injured in a clash between farmers and cattle herders in Hayin Kogi forest in Birninkudu Local Government Area of Jigawa. This is…
Bandits kill 11 in Katsina communities – Police
May 27, 2024 The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of 11 persons by bandits that invaded three villages in Bakori Local Government Area, Katsina State. Its…
Kano Emirate tussle: Army denies involvement, says its monitoring the situation
May 27, 2024 The Nigerian Army has refuted reports that its troops are involved in the Kano state emirate tussle and are not involved in enforcing any court order. In…
Illegal mining: Nigeria fights back to stanch $9bn annual loss by Chinese, others
Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country´s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for…
My Lord, the felon, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Mohammed Ladan Tsamiya probably believed he was a commodities trader who happened also to moonlight as a Justice of the Court of Appeal. To him, both vocations seemed to provide…
Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will revolutionise transportation in Nigeria, boos t tourism – Tinubu
May 26, 2024 … Performs virtual flag-off of design, procurement for 1,000km Sokoto-Badagry Highway, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Lagos, flagged off the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal…
Nigeria Struts Digital Social Investments at APRA 2024
Various digital social investments in Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) were on showcase at the just-concluded 35th annual conference of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) in Abidjan,…
Hajj: Another Kebbi pilgrim dies in Mecca
May 26, 2024 Another pilgrim from Kebbi has passed away after a brief illness in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The deceased, Alhaji Muhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area,…
1 dead, 5 rescued as mosque collapses in Lagos
May 26, 2024 The Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says five persons have been rescued and one dead body recovered from a collapsed mosque at Papa Ajao, Mushin, on Sunday….