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The wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu who alongside her husband are standing trial for allegedly plotting to traffic a Nigerian into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter has been granted bail by the court, although on stringent conditions, The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine can authoritatively report. … [Read more…]
The nationwide protest declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress has been well embraced by students, workers and right groups within the country. The NLC has slated the protest for Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities that has been on strike since February 14, 2022 … [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…]
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…]
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…]
Terrorists threaten to abduct Buhari; flog train victims in fresh video Few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State, terrorists have threatened to abduct Nigeria’s number one citizen. The convoy of an advance team of the president was attacked on its way to Buhari’s hometown of Daura ahead of … [Read more…]
Atiku replies Tinubu, challenges APC candidate to grant ‘hour long’ interview The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to subject himself to a ‘long’ interview as he (Atiku) recently did. Atiku was responding to the statement by the Tinubu Campaign … [Read more…]