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The remains of Dr Chinelo Megafu, one of the victims of the terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, have arrived Lagos for burial. A family member, who shared the photos on Facebook, said the body was flown to Lagos via Arik Air on Thursday. Megafu was a Delta State -born Surgeon, who …

Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has disbursed the sum of N175 billion in housing loans to Nigerians in the last five years, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, its managing director and chief executive officer, has said. Arc Danginwa whose 5-year tenure elapses on Friday, April …

Hadi Sirika The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N35 billion for various projects in the aviation sector which includes increased cost of construction of terminal buildings at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State and the airport at Asaba. Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, made this known after Wednesday’s …

Soyinka Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has expressed willingness to be involved in legal proceedings to unravel the killers of Chief Bola Ige, a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. In a statement on Thursday, Soyinka said the resumption of an investigation into Ige’s murder was …

•Terrorists suffered heavy casualties in Birnin-Gwari, says minister •FEC approves contracts for Works, Aviation ministries •Lai Mohammed The Federal Government yesterday debunked insinuations that government had been overwhelmed by persisting insecurity. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed, who said this while addressing State House correspondents, presided over by President Muhammadu …

Eyitere Joseph Eyitere Joseph, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been arrested for allegedly extorting a sum of N50,000 from a National Youth Service Corps member in Lagos. The officer was seen in a video holding a white envelope suspected to contain the alleged sum which was posted on Twitter …

Sheikh Nuhu Khalid Sheikh Nuhu Khalid, the sacked Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Central Mosque in Abuja has said that “the pulpit of the mosque was once a centre for Buhari campaign,” noting that he used same to ask former president, Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office as president, …

Bank of Agric MD Alwan Hassan flanked by terrorists who kidnapped him. The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Alwan Hassan, has been released by terrorists about nine days after his abduction. Hassan was among the passengers kidnapped after terrorists attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 8, 2022. …

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has given the Abuloma Police Division twenty-one (21) days to conclude investigation into a criminal case against the Principal of Community Secondary School Okuru Ama, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Pastor Sylvanus Toby. Toby is standing trial on a two-count charge of …

Sadiya Farouq Nigeria’s federal government says it has spent N6.2 billion to train and equip 16,820 Bauchi youths in the art of smartphone repairs to enable them to become financially self-reliant. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development announced the development on Wednesday. Sadiya Farouq, the minister …