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The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely, The NRC made this known in a post via its official Twitter handle @Official_NRC on Tuesday morning. In a terse statement, the NRC stated that the suspension was due to unforeseen circumstances. “Dear passengers, due to unforeseen …

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 …

A pro-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the platform of The Democrats Group (TDG), has called for the resignation of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state as Chairman of PDP Zoning Committee. The committee is charged with responsibility of providing the party’s direction on the contentious issue of zoning. The group …

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu have lost out following the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP order for strict compliance to zoning in South-East. Newsextra24 had reported that Sen. Abaribe and Sen. Ekweremadu have purchased nomination forms to contest for Abia State and Enugu Governorship election in …

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in at least 12 states has not abated despite the conclusion of the party’s national convention and the charge by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for unity, The PUNCH has learnt. It was also gathered that the reconciliation committee headed by …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Woke, says he will withdraw from the presidential race if the People Democratic Party zones the presidential ticket to the north. The PDP recently inaugurated a 37-members committee to come up with a zoning arrangement for the party. Speaking on a Channels TV on Monday Gov. …

As preparations for the 2023 elections begin in earnest, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in a quandary as to how to resolve the issue of where to zone the presidential ticket of the party as the issue of North vs South contest for where the next President of the …

There is uncertainty in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the resumption of office of the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) memebers of the party led by Senator Adamu Abdullahi, former Nasarawa State governor. After several postponements, the APC last weekend held its elective national convention from March …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Monday said it was currently working on building pipelines that would deliver gas from Nigeria to Europe. NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, disclosed this while speaking virtually at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. The forum was hosted in the United Arab …