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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by the militant group Al Shabaab on a military base in Somalia. Museveni said the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) had since recaptured the base from the Islamist group. Two Nigerian UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, returned home “Our soldiers demonstrated remarkable resilience and reorganized themselves, resulting in the recapture of the base by Tuesday,” the president said. Al Shabaab fighters had targeted the base early last Friday in Bulamarer, 130 km (80 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu. Museveni said last…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) will resume two extra train services on the halted Abuja-Kaduna line today. Additional train schedule will resume on June 4, with the following train trips: AK1 departing IDU at 9:45 a.m., KA2 departing RIGASA at 1:30 p.m., and AK3 departing IDU at 3 p.m. NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna train services after attack The NRC announced yesterday that the timetable will be as follows beginning Monday, June 5: The KA2 will depart IDU at 8 a.m., the AK1 will depart at 9:45 a.m., the KA4 will depart RIGASA at 1:30 p.m., and the AK3 will depart IDU…

Promises to comply with transport reform Mukaila Lamidi, better known as “Auxiliary,” the former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), has criticised the Oyo State Police Command for declaring him wanted. Following his dismissal by Governor Seyi Makinde, Lamidi was proclaimed sought by the police for alleged gunrunning. As Makinde remains his destiny helper, the former PMS leader stated that he is devoted to peace and would follow by whatever choice the governor makes on transport unions. He went on to say that Makinde and his ally, Otunba Seye Famojuro, are both his…

Guinea-Bissau holds location elections on Sunday as voters seek stability more than a year after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament over corruption allegations. Since its independence from Portugal in 1974, the West African country of over 2 million inhabitants has seen recurrent political turbulence, with at least ten coups or failed coups. More than 20 political parties and coalitions will compete for seats in Sunday’s election, including the previous ruling PAIGC party and its opponent MADEM G15. Analysts and politicians are sceptical that a clear majority would emerge given the splintered playing field. “There will be no winner with…

Police stated on Saturday that 11 persons fishing on the coast of the St. Lawrence River in Canada’s Quebec province were washed away by a tide, killing four children and leaving one man missing. Gunmen kill women, children in Plateau communal clash The youngsters, all over the age of ten, were discovered unconscious on the coast in the Portneuf-sur-Mer district north of Quebec City early Saturday morning. They were transferred to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. A man in his 30s was still missing. At 2 a.m., emergency services were contacted, and six persons were rescued from the sea.…

The Ondo state government has described the rumoured death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as untrue. The government urged members of the public to ignore the rumour. According to a statement issued by the state commissioner for information, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, certain individuals seek to draw political mileage from the disinformation. The government noted that the governor has been indisposed but has been attending to state matters and delegating functions to functionaries of the government when necessary. The statement added, “We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON. We…

Man City stay on course for the treble after defeating Man United in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium thanks to two goals from Ilkay Gundogan. Man City, having already won the Premier League, will face Inter Milan in the Champions League final next Saturday in Istanbul, with the chance to repeat United’s accomplishment of 1999. And Man City captain Gundogan was the game-winner once more, ensuring his place in history with the quickest goal in FA Cup final history, a magnificent volley after only 12 seconds, surpassing Louis Saha’s score for Everton after 25 seconds against Chelsea in…

NLC President Joe Ajaero has asked workers to go on strike next Wednesday over the removal of the petrol subsidy, despite being privy to the distressing financial figures, which justified why the subsidy ought to have been scrapped a long time ago. My advice to perceptive workers and the Nigerian populace is simply to ignore Ajaero and his ilk. He is playing politics and is actually acting out the script of the opposition Labour Party, out to destabilize the young Tinubu administration. Withdraw new fuel price template – NLC tells NNPC Besides, one wonders whose interests Ajaero is championing when…

One person has been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred in the early hours of today in Ojota, Lagos. Seven children die in Zamfara boat accident, others missing According to @Gcfrnaija1, the mishap happened on the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge, after the new garage in Ojota and before the Maryland bus stop in Lagos. The cause of the mishap, which is yet to be known at the time of filling out this report, led to the death of the driver of a Lexus with a registered plate number of “GGE-115HX,” who reportedly died on the spot. More details later…

Pauline Tallen, the former minister of women affairs and social development under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, was said to have been arrested on Friday by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the alleged diversion of two billion naira. The Chronicle NG reports that Pauline Tallen’s alleged detention was a misleading media report in circulation, according to her statement on her Twitter page. The statement reads: “At about 9 p.m. yesterday, news began circulating that I had been arrested by the EFCC. This fake news was carried by several media outlets that were either mischievous or…