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A female inmate of the Afokang prison, Calabar (name withheld), has given birth to twins, a boy and girl, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Inyang Asibong, told NAN on Saturday in Calabar that…

A truck driver whose identity has yet to be determined was crushed to death in Aba by a cargo train late on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the accident occurred at about 10 p.m. at the railway crossing behind…

A train derailment at the exit point of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), lddo Terminus, Lagos, delayed a 10.00am Lagos- Oshogbo bound free train service offered by the Osun state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Benue State University (BSU) will investigate the circumstances leading to the drowning of its students in River Benue, where they went for swimming, the institution’s management has said. The students, Adakole Christopher-100 level…

 Joy Anyim The two suspects who had allegedly participated in the kidnap of the Director of Lagos State Fire Service Boss, and six others have confessed to collecting a ransom of N5 million. The fire service boss, Mr. Rasaki Musibau…

Joy Anyim The police inspector, who had been declared wanted for shooting the late Ada Ifeanyi, have been tried and dismissed in absentia.   The police inspector, Dania Ojo and five of his team members from the Trinity Police…

The Federal Government on Thursday said it would increase the number of trains plying the Abuja-Kaduna route to run a train per hour before the end of 2019. Mr Freeborn Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)…

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has commiserated with the families of victims of the Onipepeye fire incident on Iwo Road, Ibadan. Ajimobi commiserated with them in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Communication…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has deployed 1,400 officials to various locations in the state to ensure smooth traffic flow during the Easter festivities. The Chief Executive Officer of LASTMA, Mr Chris Olakpe,…

A Yola Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday refused to admit to bail a middle-aged man, Adamu Abdulrahman, accused of abducting and sodomising two boys. The Magistrate, Jummai Ibrahim, who rejected the bail by the defendant, ordered that…