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Following an attack on the railway track of the Abuja to Kaduna corridor, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train services along the route indefinitely. The managing director of the NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria, who confirmed the attack, said the explosives damaged the rail tracks somewhere between Dutse and Rijana. According to him, “there was an explosive on our rail track somewhere around Rijana and Dutse last night, and this damaged the tracks. “Efforts are currently ongoing to ensure that the train services along the Kaduna-Abuja route are fully restored,” The NRC had in a statement on its website,…

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has discredited reports of terrorists attack on its train transiting the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. According to Okhiria, who spoke with Daily Trust, the train was indeed destroyed, but the attack was attributed to suspected vandals . He added that that an investigation was underway to determine the root-cause of the problem. “It’s true our rail track was damaged,” he said, adding that he couldn’t confirm if its a terrorist attack. He said the track was destroyed by suspected vandals as vandalism of the NRC facilities have been on…

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani escaped death on Thursday after his train was attacked by terrorists. Sani revealed that the Kaduna-Abuja train in which he was traveling, ran into a segment of the tracks destroyed intentionally by terrorists on Wednesday. According to the former lawmaker, the assailants opened fire on the engine driver and tank of the train. The passengers miraculously escaped, he added. How Shehu Sani extorted $25,000 from victim -Witness Sani disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. “Yesterday, terrorists attacked the Kaduna-Abuja railway with an explosive and opened fire on the train, targeting the engine driver…

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been returned to custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu was brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a seven-count charge, on Thursday morning. The IPOB leader pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. The charges border on treasonable felony and terrorism. Count one of the charge read, “Being the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on diverse dates in 2014 and 2015 in London, United Kingdom, did broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored in Enugu and other areas within…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that the National Assembly will want more participation of Nigerian professionals in the design and execution of projects in the country. Lawan made the remarks at the 2021 Architecture Annual Award and Fellowship Investiture of the Nigerian Institute of Architects which held late late Wednesday in Abuja. Lawan was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award along the Governor of Taraba State, Architect Darius Ishaku while the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum was among the recipients of Honorary Fellow of the Institute. Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Lawan expressed…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has made a case for Nigerians writing the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination, noting that we should not be made to write the exams every two years. He said this on Wednesday at a virtual forum where he interacted with Nigerian Fellows of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The interaction included a Q & A session where questions ranging from education, health, and youth engagement issues were posed to the Vice President. Osinbajo emphasised that Nigeria is an English-speaking country and should be given some concession. Join politics to make a…

Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state has urged the Federal Government to declare bandits as terrorists. El-Rufai stated this when it was revealed that no less than 888 persons had been killed by bandits in various parts of Kaduna State within the last nine months. This was disclosed in a quarterly security report presented by the state government. The report also showed that a total number of 343 people were killed by bandits between July and September this year alone, while 2,553 people were kidnapped by bandits in various communities across the state from January to September 2021. Kaduna…

30 passengers have been reportedly abducted by bandits at Garin Gabas in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Wednesday. It was gathered that the victims were in three separate vehicles comprising an eighteen-seater bus and two other vehicles. The bandits waylaid the travellers along Zungeru Garin Gabas highway shooting sporadically to scare residents before whisking the passengers away to an unknown destination. A resident of the community close to the road revealed that the assailants had advanced to Kundu forest in Rafi local government council area to rustle some cattle. The Niger state police command was yet to confirm the…

Justice E. Ekpe of the FCT High Court, Apo, today October 20, 2021 convicted and sentenced the duo of Ibrahim Ojonugwa (aka Maria Guadalpe) and Athnetus Ezeakunne (aka Angela Muller) to two months imprisonment each for attempting to commit cybercrime which runs contrary to Section 95 and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Act Laws of the Federation (Abuja)1990. They were convicted having pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them by the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Ekpe however gave them the option of N200, 000 fine each and ordered…

About 100 people have protested outside Netflix’s headquarters over the airing of a comedy special by Dave Chappelle, which they say was transphobic. Netflix staff and transgender activists staged the walkout outside the streaming giant’s Los Angeles offices. Demonstrators called on Netflix to fund more trans and non-binary talent, and other measures to avoid “transphobia and hate speech”. Ahead of the rally, Netflix issued a statement in support of the activists. A video was also released featuring several Netflix stars, including Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil, thanking people for taking part in the…