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The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has suspended rail services from Saturday, February 25 to Monday, February 27. NRC’s spokesman, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed that the suspension was to enable Nigerians exercise their franchise at the presidential and National Assembly elections. Yakubu noted that train services to be put on hold are Abuja-Kaduna, Warri-Itakpe, Lagos-Ibadan and Iddo, Lagos-Ijoko interstate mass transit service. The Spokesman added that train services would resume on Tuesday, […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has suspended its ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registrations. A statement issued by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, revealed that the registration was suspended with effect from Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The statement noted that the suspension is to enable the deployment of certain measures, which are designed to better serve prospective candidates. Recall that JAMB had commenced the DE registration […]

The Nigeria Police Force has commenced a full-scale investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings, corruption, and high-handedness in Zone 13 Command, Ukpo-Dunukofia under Anambra State Command. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated that the particular officers accused of the alleged heinous crimes were never arrested nor detained. Adejobi assured that the State RRS, Awkuzu, will definitely be reorganized and sanitized to suit the present ideologies and administrative styles […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba. Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, John Omotoso, held that the retirement of Baba from the Nigeria Police Force has nothing to do with his appointment on the ground that the four years tenure is sacrosanct. Justice Omotoso said the plaintiff, who claimed to be a social crusader, had […]