Thirty-nine people were killed and more than 100 others injured when two buses crashed in a head-on collision overnight on an arterial road in Senegal’s central Kaffrine region, President Macky Sall told reporters Sunday. Images of the incident showed the completely mangled front end of a white bus, with...
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The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has promised that if elected in next month’s polls, he will see to it that subsidy is removed as planned by the incumbent administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Payment of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government is scheduled to end by...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has promised to copy what was done in South Africa and Egypt to tackle the issue of power generation and distribution in Nigeria. Obi made this promise during The Peoples Townhall, a live event organised by Channels Television and its...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Members of vigilante group have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued about five abducted victims in some communities around Pali District in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bala Ibrahim, who disclosed this to...
The Edo Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Sunday confirmed that 31 intending passengers were kidnapped at Igueben train station in Edo on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the passengers were said to be waiting for a 4 p.m. train from Igueben to...
Sen Sani Musa (APC/Niger East), has said that the antecedents of Sen Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, would give him victory in the 2023 election. Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Sunday that Tinubu also had the followers and supporters to...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Sunday, urged Nigerians not to sell their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) but rather, make use of it at the forthcoming general elections. Obaseki made the call at the 26th edition of the Auchi Day Celebration of Allah Most High, in Auchi, Edo. Obaseki...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Governments has condemned the abduction of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben in Edo, describing the act as despicable and utterly barbaric. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Henshaw Ogubike, said this in a statement...
Security has been beefed up in Damaturu ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Yobe on Monday. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that there has been heavy presence of police personnel and those of other security agencies at strategic locations in the...
Police in Zamfara has killed two gunrunners on the Anka-Gummi Highway on Sunday while attempting to convey arms to terrorists camps. Police spokesman in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu, stated on Sunday that the gunrunners were conveying the sophisticated arms and ammunition from Taraba. He added that a Toyota...
The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, recently, said no fewer than 556 pre-election matters were pending before the court as the country prepared for the 2023 general elections. According to Justice Tsoho, a total of 1,838 pre-election cases were filed in the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The lawmaker representing Nasarawa South at the National Assembly, Sen. Umaru Al-Makura (APC), has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving the establishment of a Federal Teaching Hospital, in Lafia. Sen. Al-Makura, who is the immediate past governor of Nasarawa State, gave the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 3,975kg of skunk and 58,200 tramadol pills in four states and arrested 11 suspects in connection with the seizure. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the arrest of 11 suspects...
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against route violation or driving against traffic as construction work resumes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Mr David Ombugadu, has said he would give topmost priority to insecurity if elected. Mr. Ombugadu made the declaration on Sunday at Obi Local Government Area of the state at a campaign rally. He said different communities in the...
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the APC governorship candidate in Delta, has said that the era of politics of intimidation and violence was over with the introduction of BVAS machines in the nation’s electoral system. Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy President of the Senate, made the remark on Saturday during...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command has foiled an attempt by gunmen to kidnap Mr Yakubu Sanda, the Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Jos. According...
The Edo State Police Command has said scores of people have been kidnapped after some herdsmen attacked passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri, in Delta State. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, while...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reverse what has been described as the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022. SERAP also asked the President to “direct the Minister of...
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the province of Al Hoceima in northern Morocco at 9:12 a.m. (0812 GMT) Saturday, the Moroccan Institute of Geophysics said in a statement. The epicenter of the tremor was initially determined to be at the town of Nekkour, at a depth of 21 km, it...