Relatives of passengers aboard the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train stormed Rigasa train station in Kaduna State early on Tuesday, March 29. The family members, desperate for news about their loved ones, trooped to the station as early as 1a.m. The Abuja-Kaduna train, carrying 950 passengers, was bombed by bandits around Kateri-Rijana general area. Videos and photos from the scene show bleeding ...

The military has secured the Kaduna-bound train hijacked by terrorists on Monday night.   Kaduna State government at 11p.m. on Monday stated that efforts are ongoing to convey the passengers from the location.   It noted that passengers that sustained injuries have been rushed to hospitals for urgent medical attention.   The train departed Abuja 6p.m., and was expected to ...

The Police and the Nigerian Airforce have overpowered a group of suspected terrorists who blew off the rail track of the Abuja-Kaduna train, we learnt on Monday night.   The terrorists reportedly blew off the rail track between Rijana and Katari in Kaduna State and surrounded it shooting sporadically into the air. The Nigerian Police Force and troops of the ...

In its bid to strengthen its long-term competitiveness and growth prospects, Access Bank Plc has announced the successful completion of its restructuring into a Holding Company structure (Holdco) known as Access Holdings Plc. In a notification to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Monday, the company said, Mr. Bababode Osunkoya would be the chairman while Mr. Herbert Wigwe would remain as ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has justified the emergence of former key members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as officials of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressing that they are repented sinners.   It had been reported that Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the new national chairman and national secretary of the APC respectively, were former ...

Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing Nasarawa west, has been elected as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Muhammadu Badaru, governor of Jigawa, coordinated the exercise. Using the voice vote system, the APC delegates at the cvention approved Adamu as the new national chairman of the party.   The vote was taken at a few minutes past 11pm ...

Kemi Adeosun, a former Minister of Finance, has come out to reveal how she was able to forge ahead after the National Youth Service Corps certificate saga. Adeosun said she wept every day without working for three months. Adesosun, who spoke at the 10th anniversary of the Uncommon Woman Conference organised by the Jesus House Church, United Kingdom, explained that ...

There was pandemonium a‎t Kaduna International Airport as bandits and soldiers exchanged gunfire around the airport on Saturday afternoon.   The incident, which happened around 12:30 pm, according to sources, led to the temporary shutdown of the Airport. Daily Trust gathered that an AZMAN aircraft scheduled for Lagos was about to take off when the incident happened.   ‎There are ...

Amanager with WEMA Bank Plc, Mr. Ojo Oladipupo, has been arraigned before an Ogba Chief Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly given bribe to police officer, as inducement to pervert justice in an ongoing prosecution of WEMA Bank over N1.7bn alleged money laundering. The banker was arraigned on Wednesday, before Magistrate O. A. Layinka, on the offences. He however pleaded not guilty ...

Mr. Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, on Thursday, declared his intention to contest for president in the 2023 general elections.   Obi, a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP, disclosed his intention to join the race when he met with Anambra Traditional rulers.   The declaration comes after months of persuasions by mostly young Nigerians who ...