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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 …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has said that the desired Africa can only be attained by addressing the basic problems of ill-health, malnutrition and illiteracy, among others, and not by turning back the hands of the democratic clock, as always represented by military intervention. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in a keynote address he delivered at a High-level Dialogue on …

A disc jockey, Rachel Oluwabukola Martins, known as DJ DimpleNipple, and singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, have been embroiled in a war of words over a sex-for-gig allegation involving Afro-pop singer, Charles Enebeli, better known by his stage name D’Prince. The female disc jockey had called out D’Prince, who is the founder and the CEO of Jonzing …

…Targets 200,000 new jobs, distributes 21 motorbikes to extension workers. Edo State Government said it has attracted over $531 million in the last nine months to the oil palm sector through the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP).Edo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Stephen Idehenre, disclosed this to journalists at the inauguration of FOARE Mushroom Production Centre …

Edo State Government has warned against indiscriminate waste disposal and unhealthy practices that violate the state’s extant environmental laws.Addressing journalists after inspecting Oregbeni market, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state, Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Hon. Jonathan Lawani, urged stakeholders to collaborate with the state government to keep the state clean so as to prevent disease outbreaks.He noted, …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Inspector-General (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has lauded the achievements of investigation units and tactical squads of the Nigeria Police Force. This commendation came on the heels of various convictions that have been recorded in cases investigated and charged to Courts of competent jurisdiction across the country. Prominent amongst the cases is the investigation, prosecution, and conclusion …

Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on the party members to consolidate on the gains of president Muhammadu Buhari to win the 2023 General Elections. They made the call at the APC’s National Convention on Saturday in Abuja. President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, said that the party proved that it was united by holding the convention …