Retired Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has congratulated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who smashed the world record in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles, to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. Bolt took to Twitter to tweet the message: “Congrats”, retweeting World Athletics tweet celebrating her feat. “We’re all in awe”, said World Athletics … [Read more…]
How ransom blockade triggered hostage beating video of kidnapped Kaduna train passengers The video released at the weekend showing terrorists beating up helpless passengers abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna AK9 train service on March 28, 2022, was triggered by anger over the blockade of a ransom in exchange for some of the captives, Daily Trust has … [Read more…]
Breaking News: Students evacuated from Abuja school as bandits hit nearby community Students of Federal Government College (FCG) Kwali, Abuja, have been evacuated from their hostels following an attack at a nearby community. Parents trooped to the school on Monday morning to evacuate their children from the unity college located at Sheda village, on the … [Read more…]
Aggrieved relatives of train passengers barricade Transportation ministry, deny staff entry Families of kidnapped victims of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack on Monday besieged the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, preventing staff of the ministry from accessing their offices. The protest is coming 24 hours after a new video emerged showing the terrorists flogging the … [Read more…]
Buhari celebrates Amusan, Brume over World Athletics feats President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the winner of the women’s 100m hurdles gold at the World Athletics Championship 2022, Tobi Amusan, thanking her for promoting Nigeria’s image on the world stage. Amusan, on Sunday, in Oregon, USA became the first Nigerian to win a gold medal at … [Read more…]
Men of the Enugu State Police Command have shot a motorist, Christian Ogwuike, after he allegedly crushed a policeman at a checkpoint. It was gathered that Ogwuike was with his fiancée in a Lexus SUV when the incident happened on Thursday, July 21, 2022. At the Monkey Roundabout close to the Zonal Office of the … [Read more…]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the first military governor of Gombe State under late General Sani Abacha, Group Captain Joseph Orji (Rtd.) has reaffirmed the position of Aninri Local Government Area in their choice of a governorship candidate in the State, stressing that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barr. Peter Mbah, … [Read more…]
PRESIDENTIAL candi date of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubukar, has fired a fresh salvo on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had claimed in a response to Atiku’s inter- view that it was the former vice president that offered him the running mate slot in 2007, … [Read more…]
THE Presidency, on Sunday, advanced reasons locations of terrorists cannot be bombed by the military, saying due consideration must be given to hostages in captivity of the criminals. Reacting to the threat by the terrorists to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President … [Read more…]
Organised Labour in the nation’s Electricity sector, has issued a strike notice to the Federal Government, rejecting the take-over of some Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, by banks among others. In a 14 day ultimatum to the Federal Government through the Ministers of Power, Labour and Employment among others, dated July 7, 2022, the Organised Labour … [Read more…]
Federal Ministry of Education has directed closure of Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) located in FCT and ordered immediate evacuation of students. It was gathered that the decision was as a result of rising insecurity and threat to the lives, security and wellbeing of the students therein. While some schools were asked for vacate latest on … [Read more…]
2023: PDP Guber standard-bearer, Mbah, lauds Enugu as most peaceful state in Nigeria; promises to redouble state’s economy if elected Dr Peter Mbah, the Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship flagbearer for the 2023 general elections has stated that Enugu State is the safest and most peaceful State to live in the country. Speaking … [Read more…]