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Terrorists release more abducted Abuja-Kaduna passengers. Photo Credit: Twitter NG Terrorists that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train and kidnapped its passengers have released an additional four of their hostages after over 120 days in captivity. Tukur Mamu, the frontline negotiator and media consultant of Ahmed Gumi confirmed the development to journalists …

Okada riders in Lagos The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders Association of Nigeria says the federal government would cause 40 million residents of Nigeria to lose their source of income if it goes ahead to place a nationwide ban on commercial motorcycles. The federal government through Abubakar Malami the Attorney-General of …

The Edo State Ministry of Health says that eight persons have tested positive for Monkeypox in the state. Prof. Akoria Obehi, the state Commissioner for Health who made this disclosure, however, said all confirmed cases had recovered. But she appealed to residents to observe safety measures to reduce the spread …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the hospital following a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation. This was made known by his spokesman, Laolu Akande. Akande while making the disclosure, quoted Dr Nicholas Audifferen, the Chief Personal Physician to the Vice President. The statement read: “The Vice President, Professor …

Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) The federal government’s target to generate about $150bn in the next ten years through its Zero Oil Plan has been boosted with the certification of 101 Small and Medium Enterprises to export non-oil products. This is just as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday said the signing and implementation of a renegotiated 2009 Agreement will end the over five month old strike. The union maintained that her members had sacrificed so much with their own welfare, lamenting that the Federal Government owed their members over nine …

Coloueful image taken during Ojude Oba…recently The Ojude Oba festival is a cultural and exuberant spectacle of sound, colour and joie de vivre. Sponsored by the telecom powerhouse, Globacom and other corporate bodies, it is a full day celebration of the very best of Ijebu culture and traditions. The festival …

The chief whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, weekend, reminisced about the past when he bought the then latest Mercedes Benz in 1982, and how some people rumoured that he was into money rituals. Orji, a former governor of Abia State, also said he was already wealthy before …

Tinubu and Atiku   Jimi Agbaje, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in lagos state for the 2019 elections had been rumored to want to join the APC in the past weeks and a television station had to invite him to speak on that which he categorically denied and insisted he remained …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for “failing to prosecute those suspected of vote-buying and electoral bribery during the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election.” According to reports, there was a brazen pattern of vote-buying and electoral bribery in …