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Terrorists responsible for the Monday attacks on the Kaduna-Abuja train have reached out to relatives of those abducted from The I’ll-fated train asking the to prepare for ransom. Some relatives said they received phone calls on Wednesday evening, telling them not to panic over the disappearance of their loved ones. They said they were assured of their safety, but that they should be ready for their calls for ransom. Musa Abilewa, a family member of one of the kidnapped victims, said the terrorists spoke with him, saying his brother is fine. According to him, the bandits said he should be…

Ukraine has accused Russia of damaging or destroying at least 59 religious sites across the country since its invasion began. They include an Orthodox cathedral with its steeple ripped apart, a Jewish school struck by shelling, and parish churches left almost totally flattened. Targeting historic monuments and cultural heritage sites is a war crime under international law, according to the Hague Convention. Russia denies targeting civilian infrastructure, but the BBC has identified a number of religious sites that have suffered damage. A shelled cathedral St Michael’s Cathedral was described by Mariupol’s tourist office as “the most beautiful place” in the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says. Meanwhile British intelligence says Russian troops in Ukraine are demoralised, short of equipment and refusing to carry out orders. Mr Putin is also not being told about the full impact of sanctions on the Russian economy, the White House said. The Kremlin has not yet commented on the assessments. White House spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said the US had information that Mr Putin “felt misled by the Russian military” and this had resulted…

The UN Population Fund has said nearly half of all pregnancies in the world, totaling 121 million each year, are unintended, according to the State of World Population 2022 report. The report, an annual flagship publication released by UNFPA on Tuesday, also stated that for the women and girls affected, the most life-altering reproductive choice – whether or not to become pregnant – is no choice at all. The groundbreaking report, “Seeing the Unseen: The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy”, warns that this human rights crisis has profound consequences for societies, women and girls and…

Former Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday urged Nigerians, especially the youths, to join the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to restore Nigeria and provide the fresh air desired by citizens. Kwankwaso made the call at the National Convention of the party in Abuja, saying NNPP is well placed to restore the nation to its former glory and greater heights. The former governor called on youths to join the party where they would be guaranteed jobs, quality education without strike, among others He urged the youth to register with the party and with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has denied reports that its ill-fated train AK had 970 passengers on board. NRC, in its message, signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, also expressed regrets that lives were lost and many were injured. Cautioning Nigerians against spreading falsehood, Okhiria said that passengers who survived the attacks have confirmed that the train did not run at full capacity. He said: ”Our attention has, however, been drawn to the misleading and insensitive information circulating on social media with respect to the number of passengers on the train. ”For the avoidance of any doubt, please note…

At least, about 84 border locations in Nigeria will soon be linked with e-border monitoring cameras to check issues of illegal immigrants and other border criminal activities. The Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Isah Idris, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibaka Mbo Local Government Area, after a tour of facilities of the Control Post in Akwa Ibom Command. Isah, who is the first comptroller general of the NIS to visit the Oron Control Post created in 1971 and Ibaka Control Post created in 1996, said the implementation of the e-border monitoring would kick-start from…

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Babaji Sunday, has called on residents to disregard the news of bandits’ invasion in Kubwa axis of Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement in Abuja. She said the call followed misleading news making the rounds in some section of the media that a number of miscreants stormed and raided Pipeline Extension area in Kubwa and dispossessed residents of their belongings. “The Command, therefore, wishes to categorically refute this erroneous and misleading news and state, emphatically that it is baseless…

The Nigerian Governors Forum has condemned attempts by those it called “evil doers” to bring the country on its kneels. The NGF, in its response to the attacks on Kaduna-Abuja train on Monday, said those plotting against the country would fail. The governors, through their chairman, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, asked security agencies to improve intelligence gathering. His statement on Wednesday added that all leaders must wake up to address the insecurity in the land. According to him, the Kaduna-Abuja train attack on Monday night is a horror-dream orchestrated by the wicked merchants of death “that we must all…

Operatives of the Enugu and Ibadan Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 120 suspects over alleged internet fraud in Enugu and Oyo States. Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said 80 of the suspects were arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, while 40 others were arrested in Enugu state. Uwujaren said the suspects were arrested based on verified intelligence linking them with fraudulent internet activities. He said that incriminating documents were found in 35 of the 80 suspects arrested…