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Fans invaded the recently refurbished Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja and vandalised facilities in protest of the team’s failure to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Black Stars of Ghana ended Nigeria’s dream of becoming the first African country to qualify for four consecutive World Cups. The Ghanaians secured a […]

The Kaduna state government says eight bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The train was ambushed by gunmen on Monday night while it was a few minutes away from the Kaduna station. Earlier on Tuesday, Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, had said “seven […]

The Black Star of Ghana have qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after playing a 1-1 draw with Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday night. The Black Stars booked their ticket based on the away goal rule. This was after both teams played a goalless draw in […]

Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Kwankwaso announced his decision to leave the party in a letter addressed to the PDP chairman in his ward. The development comes days after Abba Yusuf, Kwankwaso’s son-in-law, defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party […]

The railway station in Gidan, Kaduna state, has been invaded by gunmen. Details of the attack which occurred on Tuesday are still sketchy, and it isn’t yet clear if there were casualties. Innocent Ajiji, president of the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, confirmed the development to TheCable. “We are yet to […]

Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says seven people were killed, while 29 others sustained injuries in a train attack that occurred on Monday. The train, which took off from Abuja, was already in Kaduna but was yet to get to the station when it was attacked. Speaking with state house correspondents […]

Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the recent attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train is an incident that requires serious reflection. He spoke on Tuesday at what should have been a colloquium organised in honour of his 70th birthday. The event was, however, cancelled over the attack. […]