The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin,who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan said 262 of the 837 fleeing inmates have been recaptured while 575 were […]
Month: October 2021
Abolongo Jail Break: FG Announces Recapture Of Some Fleeing Inmates.
The Federal Government said security operatives have recaptured some of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Center in Abolongo,Oyo State. This was made known by Sola Fasure, Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in a statement on Saturday. According to him, while some of […]
Abuja/Kaduna Train Service : Transportation Minister Promises Improved Security As it Resumes
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rt.Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has reassured citizens that there would be improved security on the Abuja/Kaduna train route. Amaechi also said, plans were underway to digitalize security on the nation’s railway facilities. Amaechi spoke during an unscheduled assessment tour of the train service to […]
Nigerian Railway Corporation Confirms Resumption of Train Service
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Board and Management of the Nigerian railway corporation (NRC), has alerted the general public, particularly its valued passengers that Abuja – Kaduna Train Services (AKTS) will resume today, Saturday, 23rd October, 2021. A statement by the management says services commence “From IDU, Abuja (AK3) at 0950am. […]
World Polio Day: Rotary Club of Port Harcourt East Donates Wheelchairs To Polio Survivors
As parts of activities to kick start the commemoration of the World Polio Day, the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt East has donated some Arm Wheel Chairs to ten Polio survivors in Rivers State.President of the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt East Prince Nelson-John during the handover of the Arm […]
Nigeria Announces Postponement of Digital Nigeria 2021
By Na’ankwat Dariem The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and Parastatals under its supervision regret to announce the postponement of 2021 Digital Nigeria Conference, Exhibition and Awards. The event which was earlier scheduled to hold between 25th October – 27th October, 2021, has been postponed and a new […]
Nigeria’s Sports Ministry Unfolds Plan To Stop Age Cheat
.. As Para Sports Gets New Department By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says that it will adopt some measures that would be put in place to ensure that adequate screening is carried out to admit athletes for the National Youth Games in the country following […]
Tinubu, the Kingmaker who wants to be King.
Iliyasu Gadu 08035355706 (sms only) Following the visit by President Buhari who was on medical vacation in London to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who himself was undergoing a similar medical check-up in the same city, the tempo of visitations to the latter by delegations of political figures from Nigeria increased […]
Court Jails Three Oil Thieves in Port Harcourt
Justices S. D. Pam and A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, convicted and sentenced three oil thieves to three months Community Service for illegal dealing in petroleum products. The convicts: Illiyasu Ibrahim, Mallam Shehu Idris and Mohammed Bello were jailed on Monday, […]
Court Remands Education Secretary,4 Others For Stealing Bags Donated To Public School Children
A Court in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital has remanded 5 education officials for allegedly stealing 800 bags donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) to public school pupils in two local government areas of the state. Those remanded are the Education Secretary of the Mubi South Local […]