President Muhammadu Buhari in London
Photo credit: NAN
Saturday, 28 January 2017
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
The Federal Government has paid its N72b counterpart fund for the modernization of the Lagos-Ibadan railway.
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amechi disclosed this on Monday during the quarterly Presidential Business Forum presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the project which is to be handled by China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC will cost about 1.5 billion US dollars.
Sunday, 8 January 2017
Three anti-riot policemen have been confirmed dead and two others declared missing following an attack by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Confirming the development to newsmen in Yola on Sunday,the spokesman of Adamawa State Police Command, Othman Abubakar said that the affected policemen were members of a team drafted to secure Kwayine, Gidan Dadi and Karlahi communities following clashes that erupted after the killing of 47 cattle in the area.
“Fulani militia attacked the three villages and we lost three of our gallant MOPOL while two are missing.
“We have constituted a high powered search team and by the special grace of God we are going to recover our men.
Armed Fulani-herdsmen
“On the side of the civilians, two bodies have so far been recovered,” he said.
He added that the police were able to kill some of the invading Fulani militias. He also said that more men had been drafted to the area to reinforce the team.
Saturday, 7 January 2017
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
A serious scarcity of kerosene has hit Kano and low income residents who depend on it for cooking are now said to be suffering untold hardship.
Information reaching Abujacitynews indicated that the scarcity which began during the Christmas and New Year celebrations was triggered by dealers who opted to sell the product to black marketers under the cover of darkness.
The development has shot the price of kerosene up to N400 a litre from the previous price of N220. As a result, residents who cannot afford the new price or cooking gas have reported to cooking with firewood and charcoal.
It is suspected that the rampant practice of mixing kerosene with petrol to obtain diesel in the state may be responsible for the development.
“They mix kerosene with petrol to get diesel, which is in high demand, and so kerosene becomes very scarce. Even when it’s available the price is unthinkable, making life unbearable for the common man, " said a resident.
Tuesday, 3 January 2017
Boko Haram terrorists attacked Dar village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to the Chairman of Madagali Local Government Area, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, the insurgents were however repelled by vigilant security operatives who responded promptly to the attack.
Confirming the development, the spokesman of 28 Task-Force Battalion, Mubi, Maj. Akintoye Badare, said that the attack was contained with no military casualties.
“All I can confirm to you now is that there was attack on Dar village but we successfully repelled it; no casualty on our side," he said.
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