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Court restrains national leadership, INEC from dissolving Kano exco At the expiration of a two-week deadline, the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning committee ended inconclusively in Abuja, yesterday. Chairman of the committee, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom made the announcement following a three-hour meeting. He said: “The meeting is yet to be concluded. We have adjourned till …

Reacting to Monday’s attack on a Kaduna-bound passenger train by suspected bandits, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), in a terse statement, which made no reference to the attack, said it was suspending operation on the route. The terse statement posted on Twitter on Tuesday morning stated that it was suspending services on the route due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Several security breaches around …

Former senate president Bukola Saraki has joined millions of Nigerians in condemning the attack on 970 people. Terrorists had on Monday attacked a train going to Kaduna from Abuja, killing about eight persons with the driver inclusive. Irked by the incident, Saraki listed six possible solutions, noting that “it is unacceptable for Nigerians to continue to live with the constant …

An Anambra-based lawyer, Mr Nwafili Okwuosa, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Awka to remove former military Heads of State from membership of the Council of State. Joined in the suit are the Attorney-General of Federation and Accountant-General of the Federation. In a suit number FHC/AWKCS/27/ 2021, Okwuosa prayed the court to stop former Heads of State – …

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 …