THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has apologised to passengers for the delay in rendering train services to passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna train route on Monday. Mr Pascal Nnorli, Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, said the delay was due to a shortage in the supply of diesel. “The management of the NRC sincerely apologises to our esteemed customers who may have experienced delay in our Abuja-Kaduna train service on Monday, Jan. 23. “The delay was caused by the supply of diesel/AGO, which fell short of the specification required to operate…
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THE Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, says Nigeria needs a benevolent dictator to put things right in the country. Sulu-Gambari said this on the sidelines of the sensitisation visit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the redesigned Naira notes to the Emir’s palace in Ilorin on Monday. He said Nigeria lacks good leadership inspite of good ratings the country has all over the world. ”Nigeria is already dangling with the present situation, we pray it should not collapse. ”We are well rated all over the world, it is only leadership we lack. ”It was only General Murtala…
GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has described the late High Commissioner of Nigeria to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami (Sarkin Sudan of Wurno) [1937-2022] as a stateman, philanthropist and industrialist of repute. The Governor who was receiving former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Audu Ogbeh, who came to pay him a condolence visit on Monday, said the late Sokoto prince touched many lives while he was alive. “He was virtually a friend to all: the elderly and the younger ones,” Tambuwal emphasized, while noting that although he has passed on, he would not be so much missed because…
THE Chairman of Shiroro Local Govt, Akilu Kuta narrowly escaped death as bandits invaded some communities surrounding his hometown of Kuta in Niger state. News Point Nigeria learnt that, the bandits killed three persons and abducted another four including a five-year-old girl during the attack. Kuta, who was en route to Minna via Egwa-Kuta road with the Niger State All Progressives Congress assistant youth leader, Suleiman Galkogo, narrowly escaped the attack, while their vehicle was damaged by gun bullets. Among those also abducted were a woman and her daughter-in-law in Bmanape community. The attack came 24 hours after the killing…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. The high-level Dakar 2 Summit hosted by President Macky Sall of Senegal and the Chairperson of the African Union is holding under the theme “Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience.” The conference, which seeks to create favourable conditions toward achieving food security in Africa, is convened jointly by the government of Senegal and the African Development Bank. There will also be side meetings to discuss agreements on the delivery of food and agricultural products in some countries, including Nigeria. With Africa accounting for 249 million…
DANGOTE Cement Plc., Ibese Plant, says it has donated 25,000 pieces of 100kg waste bags for the management of agro-waste in communities across Nigeria. The Ibese Plant Director, Mr Azad Nawabuddin, made this known on Sunday in a statement signed by Mr Francis Awowole-Browne, the Media and Communication Officer, Dangote Group. Nawabuddin said that this was part of the company’s social investment to restore the ecosystem. He restated the plant’s commitment to providing a total of 100,000 pieces of waste bags to positively engage and stimulate the communities and their youths to the use of agro-waste as alternative fuel in…
THE Taraba State Police Command on Friday confirmed the abduction of eight family members of the Chief of Mutum-Biyu in Gassol Local Government Area, Justice Sani Muhammad (retd). The command’s Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullah, confirmed the development to newsmen in Jalingo on Friday. Abdullahi said the kidnappers on Thursday night invaded the Jalingo residence of the traditional ruler and kidnapped his two wives and six children. He also disclosed that police had already commenced an investigation into the incident to ensure the victims were released unhurt. A family source told journalists in Jalingo that the abductors have already made…
NATIONAL Population Commission (NPC) on Friday said the 2023 nationwide population census will be conducted from March 29 to April 2. NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this while speaking with State House reporters after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the state capital. “By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be in the field enumerating people,” the NPC boss stated. Kwarra promised the exercise will be different from the previous ones (which were embroiled in controversies) as it will be conducted with high-end technology. Assuring that there would be no manipulation of an…
TROOPS of Sector III of the Operation Hadin Kai and the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have foiled attempt by insurgents to attack Monguno in Borno State. In a statement on Friday, the spokesperson of the sector, Captain Babatunde Zubairu said some weapons and logistics were recovered. “Following credible intelligence reports on the activities of terrorists, troops in conjunction with the Hybrid Forces swiftly and professionally responded to an infiltration attempt by terrorists on the Bakassi Response Area in Monguno town. “Two of the terrorists were neutralised while some fled with severe gunshot wounds. “One AK 47 rifle with…
THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba will not be retiring midway into the 2023 general elections that will commence on February 25, the Federal Government said on Wednesday. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi stated this while addressing reporters after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the Police Act 2020 gives the IGP a four-year tenure which cannot be interrupted by retirement age. “By the provision of the Police Act 2020, the IG is now supposed to have a kind of four-year period and Mr President has already given him letter…
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till February 13 further proceedings in the suit filed by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) seeking to stop the establishment of a proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa adjourned the suit following an application by lawyers representing Nigeria Air; Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; seeking to transfer the case from the Federal High Court, Lagos to the Federal High Court in Abuja. The lawyers cited jurisdiction issues as a major reason. They also said that some of the defendants…
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that its operatives invaded the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to arrest the governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday. In a circulated WhatsApp statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of DSS, Peter Afunanya, he described the report of the invasion as fake news and misleading. The message reads in full: “The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to the false news making the round that its operatives invaded the Central Bank of Nigeria and arrested its Governor, today 16/1/23.…
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he will turn around the power sector if elected president in the forthcoming February election. Obi said this on Monday while speaking at the Chatham House in the United Kingdom. He said, ““We’re going to turn around the power sector. Nigeria today generates 56,000 megawatts for 200 million people and South Africa, the second biggest in terms of economy on the continent, 60 million people, generates over 40,000 mega watts, yet, they have declared an emergency in the power sector. “I have said it that anyone can generate up…
A GROUP under the aegis of Yaki da Siyasar Bauta (Group Against Politics of Slavery) in Dawakin-Tofa, Tofa and Rimingado Local Governments Areas of Kano State has dissociated itself from the emergence of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s son, Abba Ganduje as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Dawakin-Tofa/ Rimin-Gado/Tofa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The group made the disclosure in a jointly signed statement issued by its elders and stalwarts of the area, Malam Sani Tofa, Engineer Atiku Ahmed Dungirawa and 11 others on Monday. The group, comprising retired senior civil servants, businessmen and other stakeholders, said…
AS expected, and in what looks like the repeat of what is happening everywhere Asiwaju visits in Nigeria, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received a remarkably rousing welcome in Kano today. In fact, the show in Kano today, can easily be described as an awesome knees up for the Asiwaju, whose visit had literally compelled the city to stand still. From the Government House on Tarauni road in the Nasarawa GRA, all roads leading to the Sani Abacha Stadium, venue of the grand rally were completely shut, as people in their…