Ministry responds to outrage over MoU with UK firm for Port Harcourt-Abuja Rail project
The Ministry of Transportation has responded to concerns regarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with MPH Rail Development (UK) Limited, a UK-based company, for the proposed Port Harcourt-Enugu-Calabar-Abuja…
Voice, data services affected by undersea cable cuts restored – NCC
Following the disruption on March 14, 2024, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, services…
African Games: Four Nigerian sprinters breeze into 100m finals
Nigerian athletes continued their impressive showing at the African Games, with a quartet of sprinters booking their places in the highly anticipated 100m finals on Monday. Emmanuel Ekanem in…
Trump unable to make $464bn bond in civil fraud case, lawyers tell court
Former United States President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil…
Putin warns NATO of World War III
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says a direct conflict between Russia and NATO would mean that the planet is one step away from World War Three, according to Reuters. The…
Court denies Nnamdi Kanu’s fresh request for bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh application the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to be released…
Court dismisses Agunloye’s rights violation suit against EFCC
The federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Olu Agunloye, a former minister of power and steel, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
Violent clash erupts in Abeokuta over transport union leadership dispute
There was palpable fear in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Monday as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Ogun State Parks and Garages Management…
Delta killing: Army arrests 20, denies reprisal attacks on communities
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where military personnel were killed, had resorted to propaganda. It…
Army says killing of soldiers communally orchestrated but won’t retaliate
The Nigerian Army says the killing of its personnel in Delta state was “communally orchestrated” by members of the Okuoma community. Last Thursday, 17 military personnel — comprising a…
