The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced the adjustment of the take-off time schedule for its last two trains from Idu (Abuja) to Rigasa (Kaduna) and vice versa. The Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Mr Pascal Nnorli, told the News Agency of…
Operatives of the Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspected armed robbers who allegedly attack pedestrians at the Ketu bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. This is contained in a statement posted on Friday on RRS official Twitter handle…
After seven years in the role, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah signed off for the final time Thursday evening. Noah, who was chosen for the role in 2015 following the departure of longtime host Jon Stewart, took a few…
The Katsina State Police Commissioner, Shehu Nadada, on Friday, presented cheques worth N54,532,909.32 to families and next of kin of deceased police officers in the state. The gesture was under the Inspector-General of Police Group Life Assurance Scheme. The commissioner,…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Workers, NUPENG, has directed members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, and others involved in the distribution of petrol and other products to be at their duty posts round the clock to ensure…
University of Calabar has ordered the cessation of the practice of “water ritual’’ in the school, describing it as unwholesome and not academic. In the “water ritual’’, students pour water sporadically on matriculating and graduating students as an “initiation rite’’.…
In an attempt to revive the dwindling breakfast culture in Nigeria, dairy products maker, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc recently launched its breakfast campaign in Lagos. In a release, the Senior Brand Manager of Peak Milk, Moninnuola Kassim, said breakfast culture…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the newly redesigned Naira notes are already in banks and ready for issuance. According to a statement in CBN’s official twitter handle, Emefiele said so in Daura…
Russia has placed several Grad rocket launchers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power utility. The weapons were placed “near power unit No. 6, right next to the territory of the station’s dry storage of…
Iggy Pop has dubbed Maneskin a “really strong band”. The punk icon featured on a new version of the band’s hit ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ last year, and he’s paid each band member a massive compliment, notably comparing guitarist…
