Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased its train trips from 4 services to 6 services over surge in number of patronage. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Yakub Mohmood. According to the statement, the new service upgrade will from Fridays to Mondays. Meanwhile the Corporation’s Managing Director, Ben Iloanusi, disclosed that a five-month trend analysis recorded significant increase of 22% in the number of new passengers registering on the ticket platform to use the Abuja-Kaduna Service. This according to the statement signified a surge in the number…

Safiu Kehinde Barely a month after over 170 people lost their lives in tanker explosion, another fuel conveying tanker has exploded in Jigawa state. The incident reportedly occured yesterday at Tsaida, Kwanar Kalle, near Gamoji village along Maiduri Road. It will, however be confirmed on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service in Jigawa State, Aliyu M. A. According to Aliyu, the Fire Service received a distress call at about 10:43am regarding an accident involving a tanker which caught up in flame. In swift response, the fire service curtailed the fire to avoid another disaster. “On…

Safiu Kehinde At least two soldiers were killed by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafara (IPOB) and its armed affiliate the Eastern Security Network (ESN) at a checkpoint on Umuahia-Owerri Road in Ekeneobizi Community in Abia, the Joint Task Force for South East Operation UDO KA of the Nigerian Army says. The incident, as confirmed in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unukhalu for the task force, occurred on Wednesday in Umuahia. According to the statement, at the early hours of Nov. 13, 2024, troops of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA deployed at a…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has reserved its ruling on the alleged N27 billion fraud as former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku challenged the court’s jurisdiction. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Darius alongside a former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero. They were arraigned before the court on a 15-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy and conversion of public funds to the tune of N27 billion. However, the ruling, presided over by Justice Sylvanus Oriji, was reserved after listening to…

Safiu Kehinde The Director-General of ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival (EFCF), Amb. Felix Ihonre, has urged Nigeria President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Tinubu, to ensure three square meals a day for every citizen of the community and family in the next five years. Ihnonre made the call at the Post-Festival Stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. According to reports the EFCF, a body that is geared towards having a zero hunger tolerance within the ECOWAS countries held the food and cultural festival in Uyo, Akwa Ibom between Oct. 6 and 11, 2024. Ihonre…

Agency Report Three men, Kunle Ojofeyitimi, Joseph Fasemire and Oladipo Ilesanmi, on Wednesday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, for alleged contempt of court and breach of peace. The defendants, Ojofeyitimi, 52, Fasemire, 38 and Ilesanmi, 52, are standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy, damage, breach of peace and contempt of court The prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, told the court that the defendants allegedly conspired and committed the offences on Nov. 4, at Akota Estate off Elebu area of Ibadan. He said that the defendants disrespected court judgment in suit number I/ 671/1969, by forcibly entering a…

Safiu Kehinde Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, has, on Wednesday, presented a budget of N678.06 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for approval. The 2025 buget tagged “Budget of Stabilisation” contained N343 billion allocation for capital expenditure which represents 50.6 per cent of the total budget while the recurrent expenditure is N335 billion, representing 49.4 per cent of the budget. Makinde said that infrastructure development would take the largest allocation of N152 billion, representing 22.4 per cent of the budget. He stated that N145 billion was earmarked for the education sector, being 21 per…

Agency Report The Edo House of Assembly, on Wednesday in Benin, confirmed the nomination of Dr Samson Osagie, as the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Monday Okpebholo, made the announcement shortly after taking the oath of office as governor of the state. Okpebholo, in a letter addressed to the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, requested the House to confirm the nominee. The governor also, requested the House to consider and pass the year 2024 supplementary budget to ensure the smooth running of the government. Confirming the nominee, Agbebaku informed the House that…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Fitness Hub in Abuja, Eco Fitness Centre, was engulfed in fire on Wednesday. The incident, as confirmed in a post on the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) X handle, occured at 6th Avenue in Gwarimpa area of Abuja on Wednesday. While the cause of the inferno is currently unknown, NEMA had, alongside the Federal Fire Service, FCT Fire Service, and FEMA swiftly responded to the fire alert. According to the post, no live was lost in the incident. “Earlier today, a fire broke out at Eco Fitness Centre on 6th Avenue in Gwarimpa. Upon receiving the alert,…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Taskforce has, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation, arrested 94 illegal squatters during midnight raid of Rail-Track corridors. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the state’s Commissioner of Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi. According to the statement, the state government had, in response to safety concerns along the rail-track corridors, embarked on midnight raid which spanned five kilometres from Pen-Cinema under the bridge to Fagba Junction. The raid led to the arrest of the 94 suspected illegal squatters. In the course of their arrest, a locally fabricated gun, illicit substances, charms, and a…