In the wake of the rising death toll recorded in an ill-fated Kaduna-bound train from Abuja which was attacked by bloodthirsty terrorists around 6pm on Monday, civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to arrest controversial Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, an influential Islamic cleric who has persistently […]
Bandits have again killed another set of 23 people and injured many in two villages of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This is the fourth attack in a row by bandits within a week in villages across the local government area. Villages attacked by the gunmen included Anguwar Maiwa and Anguwar Kanwa. […]
The stage was set. Gaily dressed and resplendent-looking guests who came from far and near sat in excitement, throwing banters. The event got underway with introduction of some of the dignitaries. Many others were finding their way into the expansive Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of the ceremony. Then, there was […]
Members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) were among those killed in Monday’s attack on a Kaduna bound train. Daily Trust gathered that the Secretary-General of the union, Barr. Musa-Lawal Ozigi, and TUC Chairman in Kwara, Comrade Akinsola Akinwunmi, were killed during the attack. Reacting to the incident, some members of the union expressed […]
Several passengers who boarded the train that was attacked on Monday night are yet to be accounted for, according to the Kaduna State government. Daily Trust had reported how terrorists bombed a section of the Kaduna-Abuja rail track, forcing the train, which departed Abuja at 6pm on Monday to derail. After that, they opened […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with security chiefs a few hours after Monday night’s terrorist attacks on Abuja-Kaduna bound train by bandits. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the train was conveying about 970 passengers from Abuja to Kaduna at about 7.45 p.m. on a fateful day. NAN reports […]
The Senate on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare full war against terrorists in the country. The lawmakers during plenary discussed the spate of insecurity in the country and the recent attack by bandits on a Kaduna-bound train where travellers were killed, and many others injured. One of the lawmakers, Senator Gabriel […]
Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest flight carrier, has suspended operations to Kaduna International Airport. A source disclosed this to Daily Trust, attributing the development to the gun attack around the airport at the weekend. Daily Trust had reported how bandits gunned down a local guard attached to the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority on Saturday. The […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely, The PUNCH reports. The NRC made this known in a post via its official Twitter handle @Official_NRC on Tuesday morning. In a terse statement, the NRC stated that the suspension was due to unforeseen circumstances. “Dear passengers, due to unforeseen circumstances, […]
Azman Air has announced the suspension of flights to Kaduna over the recent attack on the Kaduna international airport. The airline’s management disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. On Saturday, gunmen had shot into the runway of the airport, killing a security guard. The gunmen were, however, repelled by security operatives. An […]
