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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum yesterday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the United Kingdom (UK) and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps Towards Comprehensive Regional Solutions” with focus on how to effectively manage mass surrenders …

Edo First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has lauded the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for its various intervention programmes in the state, applauding the agency’s commitment to the welfare of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Edo. The first lady gave the commendation on Tuesday when she received the USAID Care and Treatment Team Lead, Dolapo Ogundehin, who was …

Survivors of the Kaduna train attack have recounted their ordeal following the terrorist attack which reportedly claimed the lives of scores of persons on Monday night, with some of them saying, “We saw hell.” Among those killed in the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train was Dr. Chinelo Nwando Megafu, a dental surgeon. Megafu, who had tweeted immediately after the …

• Ortom: Anyone above 70 should abstain from contesting presidency• Resign now as zoning committee chair, Arewa youths tell Ortom• Momodu welcomes Wike to presidential race• PDP will lose if zoning isn’t respected, says Anyim• Ishaku lauds consensus move among aspirants A fierce contest lies ahead within the swelling rank of presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic …

Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited Kaduna to sympathize with victims of the attack on Kaduna-Abuja train that occurred on Monday. Fielding questions from newsmen during the visit, Osinbajo condemned the attack and extended his condolence to the families of passengers that lost their lives. He described the act as evil, adding that such behavior was sheer manifestation …

President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with security chiefs few hours after Monday night’s terrorist attacks on Abuja-Kaduna bound train by bandits. Recall  that the train was conveying about 970 passengers from Abuja to Kaduna at about 7.45 p.m. on the fateful day.https://c4f472f2c98e1e98ee3230916a13e47f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html The  Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, had on Tuesday visited the scene …

At least eight bodies have been recovered and many passengers unaccounted for from Monday’s attack on a passenger train in Kaduna, an official has said. PREMIUM TIMES reported how terrorists attacked the train going from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday evening. In its statement Tuesday evening, the Kaduna government also said it has “received from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), the …

Hon Dumnamene Robinson Dekor has applauded Governor Nyesom Wike’s declaration to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing it as most timely, to save Nigeria from further assaults from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon Dekor, member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, and Chairman House Committee on …

...As COAS orders troops to hunt down terrorists A youth leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Amin Mahmoud, a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu Chinelo, secretary-general, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Barrister Musa Lawal-Ozigi were among the dead in the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train tragedy which occurred Monday night when terrorists detonated bombs that brought the train to a halt. . …

An unlatched container fell off a truck this night, landing on two vehicles, a Toyota Sienna and commercial bus, in Igando area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The impact was said to have started a fire, according to report by Vanguard News Nigeria. However, two persons were reportedly rescued alive while the fate of others was  unknown at the time of …