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THE Kogi State Government through its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service agency has shut down a number of critical telecommunications sites in the state in a bid to force telecom operators to pay more taxes and levies. According to the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, this is likely …

Two cleaners and workers of the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train identified as Loretta and Abdul have been confirmed dead, Newsextra24 learnt. Newsextra24 learnt that some security personnel and passengers have also been confirmed dead but their names have yet to be released. A lot passengers were also injured or abducted, it …

One of the passengers on board the ill-fated train that was attacked in Kaduna on Monday has said some persons were abducted. Daily Trust had reported how the train which took off from Abuja around 6pm derailed after the rail track was bombed between Dutse and Kakau. Terrorists bomb Kaduna-Abuja …

Security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Government that the military has secured the Kaduna bound train from Abuja trapped by terrorists. The Kaduna State Government received multiple reports of an attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service at around Kateri-Rijana general areas. Relevant action agencies were urgently contacted, and …

Bandits have attacked a community in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing 15 locals on Sunday. Journalists were told that the bandits invaded Hayin Kanwa village, Yakawada ward in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and killed 15 people. According to a local, ” the 15 people …

Following Saturday’s incident where a local guard of the Kaduna International Airport was gunned down, Azman Airline, one of the carriers operating to the airport, has suspended its operation. The airline confirmed this in a notice posted on its Twitter handle. Flights on hold as bandits exchange gunfire with soldiers …

Suspected bandit terrorists have detonated bombs on the railtrack of Abuja-Kaduna train and successfully immobilised it. Credible sources confirmed the attack to Newsextra24 on Monday night, saying the attack occurred at a point between Katari and Rijana. One of the passengers who confirmed the incident in a telephone call said …

Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army (NA) conducting clearance operations along Anambra/Imo States border communities today dislodged a criminal hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate; Eastern Security Network ( ESN) in Orsumoghu, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The notorious groups have …

Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, appeared before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday. Mompha, who is finally free on bail, had been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since January …

No fewer than seven persons have been killed in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as cultists went on a rampage. Newsextra24 reports that in the past one week, members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities have been engaging one another in a supremacy battle. On Thursday night, a popular area …