Niger, NRC Collaborates To Revive Rail Operations
Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello has renewed talks with the Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on restoring the activities of the Corporation in the State. An announcement by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to Bello, uncovered that the governor declared this at the NRC office in Ebute Meta, Lagos State. Bello, who was […]
FG To Utilize Digital Security System After Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
The recent attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train service left several Nigerians horrified as many did not see it coming. The federal government has said, in a quest to deal with the security breach that it will employ a digital security system to monitor any impact on the track. In a discussion with the […]
Canadian Election: Nigerian Elected First Black Councilor
A Nigerian has been enacted for the first time into the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo government, McMurray, Alberta Canada. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo includes Fort McMurray and 10 smaller communities. In the election, according to CBS News, Wood Buffalo voters elected what is supposed to be the most diverse council in the […]
Buhari Departs Abuja for Saudi Arabia Monday, To Return Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in a three-day investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. During his stay in Saudi Arabia, the president is also expected to perform the lesser Hajj before returning to Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Friday. Buhari, according to a statement […]
Mudslides, Power Outages As Storm Drenches Burn-Scarred California
A powerful storm drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California on Sunday, triggering mudslides and flooding, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and downed trees in what meteorologists called a “bomb cyclone.” Up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain were expected to wash over the West Coast, said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the Weather Prediction Center at […]
Sudan Coup Attempt: PM Hamdok Arrested, Internet Down, Flights Suspended
Military forces detained a number of senior Sudanese government figures on Monday, the country’s information ministry said, as the country’s main pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup. The ministry said the internet had been cut off and military forces closed bridges. The country’s state news […]
Crew Member: Alec Baldwin Was Careful With Guns Before Fatal Shooting
A camera operator told authorities that Alec Baldwin had been careful with weapons on the set of the film “Rust” before the actor shot and killed a cinematographer with a gun he’d been told was safe to use, court records released Sunday show. Cameraman Reid Russell told a detective that Baldwin was rehearsing a scene […]
President Biden Visits NJ To Push Infrastructure, Education Plans
Days before New Jersey’s gubernatorial election, President Joe Biden visits the Garden State to support incumbent Governor Phil Murphy – but also to tout his infrastructure plan and the rest of his “Build Back Better” agenda. Biden’s first stop will be the East End Elementary School in North Plainfield. Part of the president’s “Build Back […]
Covid-19 Has Cost Us, 30 Doctors, FG Yet To Pay Their Death Benefits – NMA President
Prof. Innocent Ujah, President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has revealed that the deadly Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of up to 30 doctors in Nigeria’s medical sector. Even though they died in the line of duty, the renowned Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist also bemoaned the government’s failure to pay their death benefits […]
Oyo Jailbreak: 392 Inmates Still On The Run, Wakili, Shodipe Not Here
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, promised yesterday that all inmates who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, in Oyo State on Friday night during a jailbreak after a vicious attack on the facility by yet-to-be-identified gunmen would be pursued and recaptured. “The spate of attacks on our […]
