Author: Alade Adisa

There were indications that the Lagos State Government may have suspended operations on its Red Line Mass Transit Train Service until further notice. There were reports that the operations of the train service ran into troubled waters last week. Also, many passengers observed mechanical failure on the morning belt of the train service last Monday. A passenger, who did not identify himself that boarded the train from Iju, said they had been told the train had developed a mechanical fault and when they got to Mushin, all passengers were instructed to disembark, as the train could no longer move. Watch…

The Kebbi State Police Command has rescued 36 kidnapped victims along the Mairairai/Bena road in Danko/ Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. This was contained in a statement issued by the police spokesman, Nafiu Abubakar on Monday. According to the statement, gunmen in large numbers barricaded Mairairai/Bena road on December 8, 2024, and kidnapped 36 people who were coming back from their respective farms. The police said upon receipt of the report, a combined team of the Police, Army and vigilante mobilised to the scene and engaged the bandits in a gun duel, overpowered them, forcing them to escape…

On Thursday, TIME will announce the 2024 Person of the Year. Since 1927, TIME has named a person, group, or concept that had the biggest impact—for good or for ill—on the world over the previous 12 months. In 2023, TIME selected pop superstar Taylor Swift as Person of the Year. Other previous selections include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the “spirit of Ukraine” in 2022, tech titan Elon Musk in 2021, the Ebola fighters in 2014, and former U.S. President Barack Obama in 2012 and 2008. 10 candidates, revealed this morning on NBC’s Today show, are under consideration for TIME’s…

…Sends troops over the border Israel said it has struck chemical weapons stockpiles, and Israeli troops crossed into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 years after an Islamist rebel force seized the capital, Damascus, on Sunday and toppled President Bashar al-Assad. Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, told reporters Israel attacked Syria’s “strategic weapons systems,” including stockpiles of chemical weapons and long-range missiles and rockets, “in order that they will not fall in the hands of extremists.” The strikes came after the Syrian Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham made an extraordinary march from its base in the northwest and…

Members of the South East Caucus in the Senate have insisted that they must consult with their constituents before taking a position on President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills currently undergoing legislative process at both Chambers of the National Assembly, “As much as the entire senators from South East , are not against the tax reform bills before both chambers of the National Assembly for consideration , we want wider consultations to be carried out on them. ”Specifically, we need to consult with our constituents across the 15 senatorial districts in the zone , with our state governments and other…

President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Middle East. Biden spoke at the White House hours after rebel groups completed a takeover of the country following more than a dozen years of violent civil war and decades of leadership by Assad and his family. Biden said the United States was monitoring reports of the whereabouts of Assad, with Russian state media saying he had fled to Moscow and received asylum…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery has said the United Kingdom has granted approximately 300,000 new visas to Nigerians in the last two years, highlighting the growing ties between the two nations. Montgomery, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, countered claims of harsh UK immigration policies, stating that Nigerians have greatly benefited from the country’s post-Brexit visa reforms. The envoy said, “I have to contest this picture because the UK in the last couple of years has granted around 300,000 new visas to Nigerians which far exceeds any other visa relationship which Nigeria has with…

As Asma Assad and deposed dictator husband arrive in Moscow where family ‘owns £30m portfolio of luxury flats’ – after pair fled Damascus through secret tunnels President Assad, his British-born wife and their three adult children have left behind their Syrian palaces and will begin a new life in Russia after being granted asylum by Vladimir Putin.Asma Al-Assad, a London-born doctor’s daughter who married into the brutal autocratic dynasty, has become accustomed to a life of luxury, with reports that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on home furnishings and clothes during her husband’s reign of terror.The US state…

Governor Mohammed Bago on Monday said President Bola Tinubu has secured a $2.5 billion livestock investment in Borgu Kingdom in Niger State from a Brazilian firm. The governor, who revealed this while addressing a delegation of Borgu people in New Bussa during a visit, commended the President for taking bold steps to attract foreign investment into the country. Bago said the investment would ensure the establishment of livestock, rice, and maize farms among others on 1.2 million hectares of land on the corridor of the Niger State component of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project. The governor stressed that the President, being…

Persons believed to be political thugs invaded the Edo State High Court in Benin on Monday, attempting to disrupt the pre-hearing session on the validity of the September 21 governorship election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Supporters of seven political parties contesting the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) victory were present at the court when they were attacked by unidentified individuals outside the courtroom. In response, security agents swiftly blocked the court entrance and set up a roadblock along the route leading to the court. More to come…