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By Chioma Iruke The number of trips on the Abuja-Kaduna route from October 19 till 21 would be reduced, according to an announcement by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Sunday. Its Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria,...

By Emmanuel Nduka Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has pardoned nine inmates confined in the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Okaka, Yenagoa, the state capital. The governor announced the gesture o Tuesday when he visited the centre. While...

By John Ikani Unlike Nigeria's majority Islamic north, the predominantly Christian region in the east often experience difficulties in burying their dead. This is as funerals have become an expensive affair in eastern Nigeria, with traditional...

By John Ikani  Bayelsa State High Court 2 sitting in Yenagoa, the state capital, has sentenced a Police Sergeant, Timade Emmanuel to death by hanging for the extrajudicial killing of a teenage student, Tarila Nikade in...

By John Ikani  Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has reportedly died. According to a source, the 64-year-old died at the National Hospital, Abuja. Mailafia was born on 24...

  By Chioma Iruke The Nigerian Government has said it was considering granting inmates voting rights in the country during the 2023 general election. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said this on...