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Mustapha Imam, one of the victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack, said he treated bandits while in captivity. TheCable had reported that five of the abducted passengers were released earlier on Tuesday. In a video shared by Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald who had been involved in negotiations for their release, […]

British Airways (BA) has suspended the sale of short-haul flight tickets departing from Heathrow airport as industry challenges persist globally. Short-haul flights are trips lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours. In a statement on Tuesday, BA said the move was in response to Heathrow’s request for airlines to limit new […]

Five of the passengers abducted during an attack on a train in Kaduna, on Tuesday, regained their freedom. The train was attacked on March 28, 2022, with several passengers killed while others sustained injuries. Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, who had been involved in negotiations for the release of the abductees, […]

The naira, on Tuesday, sustained its momentum at the parallel market, appreciating to N665 per dollar a few days after security operatives raided Bureaux De Change (BDC) hub in Abuja. The development represents N30 or 4.3 percent gain compared to the N695 to a dollar on Monday. Currency traders known as Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs) […]

Sam Omatseye, chairman of The Nation newspaper editorial board, has asked Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to call his supporters to order. In a tweet on Tuesday, Omatseye, also a columnist with the newspaper, alleged that Obi’s supporters are threatening his life. He said if anything happens to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over seven million Nigerians who carried out their voter pre-registration online did not complete the process at physical centres. This is as the continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) came to an end on Sunday. In June 2021, the commission began the CVR exercise and launched a […]

The federal government says it has not raised the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also called petrol, above the regulated price.  Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, said this at the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) stakeholders’ consultation forum on regulations, held on Monday in Abuja. […]

Oil prices fell on Tuesday ahead of the meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+.  At 9.00 GMT+1, Brent crude plunged 0.37 percent to $99.66 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 0.01 percent to $93.88 a barrel. The OPEC+ meeting, scheduled […]