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It has been thirty days since the abduction of passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train, an incident which has left relatives and friends of the victims traumatised. They noted that the government had yet to reach out to them. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, the leader of the families of the victims, Dr […]
A female passenger kidnapped by terrorists in the ill fated Abuja-Kaduna bound train has reportedly given birth. The passenger was said to have been eight months pregnant when she was kidnapped. Sources said she was among the two pregnant women kidnapped by the terrorists from the train. According to reports, the woman gave birth at […]
A former Minister of Aviation, Alabo Graham-Douglas, who served under the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida in 1999, is dead. He was appointed Minister of Labour and productivity in 1999 and also served in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as Minister of Tourism. He was said to have died at a private hospital […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, joined his ancestors last night at the age of 83. Oba Adeyemi was born on October 15, 1938 into the Alowolodu Royal House of the famous Oyo town. He was crowned on November 18, 1970, succeeding Oba Gbadegesin Ladigbolu I. He was known popularly as Iku Baba […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the State Ministry of Education to re-open all Chrisland Schools shut across the state. The schools which were shut in the wake of alleged sexual misconduct of some students in Dubai and the video that went viral on socio media will be reopened on Monday, April 25, […]
A Kaduna-bound train derailed on Monday after explosives believed to be planted on the rail track went off around Katari area of the State. Credible sources who confirmed the attack on Monday night, said the attack occurred at a point between Katari and Rijana. According to official sources, there were at least 970 passengers onboard […]
According to officials, All 132 victims of the China Eastern plane crash have been identified through DNA testing on Monday. An official of the Ministry of Public Security, Liu kaihui, said after the incident, DNA samples of those on board and their relaties were taken by public authorities across 20 provincial level regions to identify […]
The bail application requested for suspended DCP Abba Kyari has been declined by a Federal High Court in Abuja. In a ruling, which was held at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Justice Emeka Nwite placed sufficient evidence before the court to refuse the bail request thereby also rejecting the bail plea for […]
The national bodies of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions have declared a two-week warning strike action to commence March 27. Which was issued in a communique signed by both presidents of the association.
Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare convicted and sentenced Ms Chidinma Ogbulu, to two years in prison for distributing petrol as a souvenir during a party. Ogbulu was arraigned last Monday, at the Special Offences (mobile) Court of Lagos State in the Ikeja Magisterial District, Holden at Oshodi. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, had […]
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