The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has apologized to passengers who were rendered stranded on Monday morning when the train from Kaduna breakdown at the Duste section. Tribune Online gathered that the train which took off from Rigasa station heading to Abuja broke down on two occasions before finally stopping at Duste. Passengers had to wait […]
The operational office of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, located along Owerri/Port Harcourt Express Road, Imo State, has been temporarily shut down by youths from the oil bearing communities of Ohaji/Egbema LGA during a peaceful protest. The protesting youths stormed the Commission, locked and blocked the main entrance gate into the commission with a […]
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on the COVID-19 pandemic has added South Africa to the list of countries from where travellers are banned because of the rampant cases of COVID-19 in the country. The government has in May slammed a similar ban on travellers from India, Brazil and Turkey over similar concerns. The Chairman of […]
Facts have emerged on how one person died and 14 others were injured when armed masquerades allegedly invaded Kamorudeen Central Mosque on Sunday afternoon in Olu-Ode Aranyin area of Osogbo, Osun State. One of the leaders of the mosque was killed during the incident, which occurred around 2:30pm when worshippers were observing a prayer session […]
The Nigerian army says troops of operation Hadin Kai have killed 12 Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgents were said to have been engaged by the troops of 152 battalion, while attempting to infiltrate the forward operational base (FOB) at Bula Yobe in Borno state, on Sunday. Onyema Nwachukwu, army’s spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has apprehended eight prime suspects over the murder and rape of Olajide Blessing, a 300-level agricultural science of the University of Ilorin. The deceased was gagged before her attackers raped her to death. She was left with injuries all over her body at her Tanke residence, University road, Ilorin. […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, and those of the National Assembly from the state against defecting to the All Progressives Congress. The PUNCH reported that Matawalle will dump the PDP for the APC tomorrow. Reacting, the PDP stated that […]
The Gbo Kabari Ogoni, an elite organization of Ogoni elders in Rivers State, have cried over the occupation of their farmlands by AK47-bearing herdsmen The Ogoni Elders Forum in a statement titled, ‘Before we are killed again’, released in Port Harcourt on Monday, said the herdsmen were destroying their farmlands with their cows. The elders […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri The indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has denied patronizing native doctors over charm preparation. Recall over the weekend, a statement from Nigeria police claimed that IPOB and ESN killed a native doctor preparing charms for them in Awommama Oru East LGA of Imo State, and burnt his house. Reacting to the […]
The Eleda of Eda-Ile in Ekiti East local government area of Ekiti State, Oba Benjamin Osho, who was abducted by gunmen last week, has regained his freedom. The traditional ruler was abducted while working in his farm in the community last Thursday and whisked away to an unknown destination. The kidnappers had earlier demanded N20 […]
