Abuja metro line
20 Sep
The Abuja Rail Mass Transit, commonly known as the Metro Rail, has successfully transported over 250,000 passengers in its first 100 days of operation. The milestone was announced by John Zhao, an official from the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), which constructed and operated the rail system. In a post on X, Zhao…
29 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu has extended the free ride of the Abuja Metro Rail to the rest of 2024. Tinubu made the announcement while delivering an address at the re-launch of the Abuja Metro Rail in Abuja on Wednesday. “Our dear landlord and his team, I heard you saying two months free ride. I appeal to…
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Rwanda-backed fighters controlled most of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Wednesday as residents slowly emerged from their homes after days of deadly fighting in the key mineral trading hub.
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arraigned former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, over his 'controversial' comment on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The police on Wednesday arraigned Sowore on charges of cybercrime before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court Abuja. Sowore had rejected a revised bail condition imposed…
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Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has ascribed the delay in the appointment of new commissioners to drive his policy forward to the state assembly, which is currently on recess. Sule, who blamed the delay in announcing his new appointees on the lawmakers’ recess, noted that he cannot take any step until the state assembly…
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The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Wednesday, adjourned the trial in the alleged money laundering case against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to April 3 and 24, and May 6, 2024. Justice Maryann Anenih adjourned the case for the continuation of the hearing after the first witness, Fabian Nworah, a…
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, will be advancing lofty regional policing initiatives aimed at ensuring watertight security in Africa at the global conference holding in Kigali, Rwanda. Egbetokun, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the West Africa Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO), accompanied by senior police officers, including the CP Interpol, Olaolu Adegbite,…
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London's Heathrow Airport, which on Wednesday won the backing of the UK government to build a third runway, is Europe's biggest hub in terms of passengers.
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The immediate past Commissioner for Information in Akwa Ibom, Ini Ememobong, has slammed those who petitioned a former governor of the state, Mr Udom Emmanuel, saying the ex-governor is being subjected to a “sustained vitriolic media trial.” Ememobong described the alleged media trial of Emmanuel as unfair and questionable. The Guardian reports that a group…
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The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a poll published Wednesday.
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has neutralized scores of Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed key structures in Borno State. According to a statement by security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama on Wednesday, NAF carried out a night air interdiction in Degbewa and Chikide, Gwoza Local…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has told its member states to recognise the international passports of citizens of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, despite the countries' exit from the bloc. The three West African countries are junta-led, and their military regimes show no hope for a return to democracy. For instance, Burkina…