Transportation

NRC Tenders Apology To Passengers Over Kaduna Train Incident_Ada Nkong

Following the breakdown of a train that departed the Rigasa station for Abuja yesterday morning leaving passengers anxious at Dutse for hours, the Nigeria Railway corporation has tendered its apology to passengers. A Statement by Mr Paschal Nnorli, the station manager says " the failure which was as a result of mechanical malfunction is highly… Continue reading NRC Tenders Apology To Passengers Over Kaduna Train Incident_Ada Nkong

Transportation

Abuja- Kaduna Train Breaks Down Five Minutes After Departure, Passengers Distressed_ Ada Nkong

Reports reaching us say hundreds of passengers were stranded this morning on Abuja/Kaduna train in Dutse, Kaduna, as the train developed mechanical faults few minutes after it left Rigasa station. The train according to reports, stopped twice before it finally broke down at Dutse. A passenger who witnessedit, Midat Joseph, an Assistant National Secretary of… Continue reading Abuja- Kaduna Train Breaks Down Five Minutes After Departure, Passengers Distressed_ Ada Nkong

POLITICS

Full Text President Buhari’s Response to Demands by Niger Delta Avengers_Ada Nkong

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE DEMANDS BY NIGER DELTA AVENGERS: PRESIDENT BUHARI’S RESPONSE The media was Sunday awash with threats and demands by a group, Niger Delta Avengers, to embark on economic sabotage through bombing of critical oil and gas installations unless certain demands, including development of the Niger Delta, and restructuring of the Federation, were… Continue reading Full Text President Buhari’s Response to Demands by Niger Delta Avengers_Ada Nkong

CAMPAIGNS · POLITICS

Team WASD Tutors Students on Effects of Drug Abuse_Ada Nkong

As part of activities to mark the 2021 international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, Team WASD, an NGO advocating for an end to drug abuse in Nigeria held a summit for secondary school students in Karu LGA of Nasarawa state. The event which was attended by students from St. Augustine school Mararaba, Ave… Continue reading Team WASD Tutors Students on Effects of Drug Abuse_Ada Nkong

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE

Calm in the Storm: A Birthday Note _Ada Nkong

I woke at midnight, a bit restless. My birthday was here and I ought to put up stuff on my social media handles celebrating the day but I wasn't feeling so much like a celebrant! Some unsettling news from work last night, some expected funds yet to drop, son request for financial assistance I have… Continue reading Calm in the Storm: A Birthday Note _Ada Nkong

Transportation

President Buhari Appoints Jime Executive Secretary Shippers Council- Ada Nkong

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Emmanuel-Lyambee Jime as the new Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC). This comes less than a week after the erstwhile ES, Barrister Hassan Bello completed his two terms as Chief Executive Officer. According to the statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity Garba… Continue reading President Buhari Appoints Jime Executive Secretary Shippers Council- Ada Nkong

HUMAN INTEREST

International Widows Day 2021: Hon. Peter Odey Drums Support for Widows_Ada Nkong

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the International widows day,the lawmaker representing Ogoja/mbube constituency in the Cross River state house of assembly has called on all to support widows. In a message on his Facebook page, Odey said it is necessary to fight the maltreatment widows go through. "As we celebrate… Continue reading International Widows Day 2021: Hon. Peter Odey Drums Support for Widows_Ada Nkong

WORLD NEWS

Unsavory Conditions at US Migrant Camp_Ada Nkong

At a US border detention centre in the Texan desert, migrant children have been living in alarming conditions - where disease is rampant, food can be dangerous and there are reports of sexual abuse, an investigation by the BBC has found through interviews with staff and children. In recent months, the US has seen a… Continue reading Unsavory Conditions at US Migrant Camp_Ada Nkong

WORLD NEWS

Laurent Gbagbo Files for Divorce From Wife of 30 Years_Ada Nkong

Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo filed for divorce on Monday from his wife of three decades, his lawyer said, days after his highly anticipated return to the country. Gbagbo’s lawyer Claude Mentenon said in a statement that after years of “rejected requests for Simone Ehivet to consent to an amicable separation”, the ex-president had… Continue reading Laurent Gbagbo Files for Divorce From Wife of 30 Years_Ada Nkong