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The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France's rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by delays in services between Paris and southeastern France that started Tuesday and spilled over into Wednesday. Around 10 high-speed (TGV) trains were delayed by up to…
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Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has consoled with his counterpart of Jigawa, Gov. Umar Namadi over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Maryam, who died on Wednesday. Mr. Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. Radda described the demise of a mother…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has urged truck and commercial drivers on routine maintenance of their vehicles to avert traffic crashes experienced in the Yuletide. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki noted that many vehicles…
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Military airstrikes in Nigeria have killed no fewer than 70 people in the year 2024, according to a report by the Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ). The report comes following the latest incident which saw an unspecified number of villagers residing in two localities in the Silame local government area of Sokoto State being feared…
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The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged the Federal Government to ensure the 2025 budget prioritises business-friendly policies that foster economic growth and stability. Its President, Dr Emeka Obegolu, in his Christmas message in Abuja, emphasised the need for provisions that addressed the challenges faced by businesses in the country. Obegolu listed…
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A consortium of five Civil Society Organisations under the auspices of Advocacy for Disability Act Cluster (ADAC) has lauded Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State for signing the state’s Disability Bill into law. Mrs Grace Jerry, ADAC Cluster Anchor and the Executive Director of Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), gave the commendation in a statement in…
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested 20 suspects in connection with the killings in Tingbwa Gidan Ado community of Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, the Commander of OPSH disclosed this at the Christmas luncheon organised for troops of OPSH and 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday…
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said fire gutted a generator house at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) Oshodi road in Oshodi. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a distress call at about 22.20hrs. READ ALSO:Navy seizes…
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The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Igbokoda, has intercepted a boat laden with about 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil at the Idiogba-Mahin coastline in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo. Capt. Aliyu Usman, the Commanding Officer of the base made this known to journalists on Thursday during an assessment visit to the site.…
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Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has condemned the rising trend of nepotism in Nigeria’s political landscape, accusing past and present administrations of fostering inequality and deepening ethnic divides. Speaking during a special Christmas service at his residence in Abuja, Chief Clark criticized both former President Muhammadu Buhari and current President Bola Ahmed…