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President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the service chiefs over the attack on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday night. Several persons are believed to have been killed and abducted during the attack. During a meeting at the state house on Tuesday, the president condemned the incident, describing it as a “matter of […]

Alwan Hassan, acting managing director/chief executive officer of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), has been unreachable since the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. Hassan was last seen boarding the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked on Monday. TheCable had reported how gunmen attacked the train which was on its way to Kaduna from […]

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, has cancelled the colloquium organised in commemoration of his 70th birthday. The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said the event could not continue in the wake of the attack on a train heading to Kaduna state from Abuja. TheCable had reported how […]

Some family members of passengers aboard the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked on Monday are yet to know the fate of their relatives. TheCable had reported how gunmen attacked the train which was on its way to Kaduna from Abuja. The gunmen were said to have blown up the rail track after […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the current increase in the prices of food items and diesel is not only experienced in Nigeria. He said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. The minister’s comment comes hours after Muhamad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, asked the federal government to take urgent […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says he will withdraw from contesting the presidency if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zones its ticket to the north. The River governor spoke on Monday in an interview with Channels Television. To address the zoning concern, the PDP recently inaugurated a 37-member committee to make a […]

A train on its way from Abuja to Kaduna was, on Monday, attacked by gunmen in Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna state. The train was said to have been a few minutes away from the Kaduna station when the incident occurred. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, later confirmed […]

The federal government has directed all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to close by 1pm on Tuesday ahead of the second-leg clash between the Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana. In a circular on Monday, Ngozi Onwudiwe, the service welfare officer, also called for the mobilisation of support for the Nigerian […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government has performed excellently in the provision of infrastructure. He said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. According to him, the federal government has done well on ensuring safety via rail transport. “We are proud that in our time, Nigerians […]