The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, said the successful ambush of the train on the Abuja-Kaduna service by terrorists, who killed many Nigerians, abducted scores of others, in an operation that lasted for over an hour, confirms its stand that the security command and control coordination structure under President Buhari […]
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The Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has told the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government must be committed to the protection of Nigerians. Atiku said this, while reacting to the attack on a Kaduna-Abuja train by gunmen believed to be bandits. He noted that the attack that left some passengers injured and others kidnapped is condemnable. […]
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The names of 398 victims, who boarded the bombed Abuja-Kaduna train, have emerged. Kokomansion recalls that on Monday night, some gunmen suspected to be terrorists bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train between Katari and Rigina axis, leaving hundreds of passengers dead in the attack. It was gathered that during the attack, many passengers were said to have […]
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Shortly after the commencement of the well-publicised 13th Annual Colloquium to mark the 70th birthday anniversary of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has called off the well-attended event. Tinubu said his action became necessary to mourn the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna Train attack, which occurred on Monday […]
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A top official of Nigeria’s Federal Government, Kabir Muhammed Adamu is reportedly among those kidnapped during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The train was bombed by bandits that have been terrorizing Nigeria at a location between Katari and Rijana. Adamu is the Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture (BoA). The BoA provides credit facilities to support […]
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The Vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was in Kaduna on Tuesday afternoon, to access the situation relating to the terrorist attack on the train service connecting the state and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Bashir Ahmad, aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, made this known in a tweet. The attack, which occurred on Monday […]
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Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, Senior Pastor of Salvation Ministries, has advised Nigerians to vote only those with vision to move the county forward. The popular gospel preacher who stated this during a sermon in Port Harcourt, advised Nigerians not to vote based on party, saying all the political parties […]
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The Government of Kaduna State, on Tuesday, said it has received the passenger manifest for the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, as eight bodies were recovered, while 26 others were injured. The Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan in a statement said several others were unaccounted for, as search […]
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The Secretary-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, Barrister Musa-Lawal Ozigi, has been killed after terrorists attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train. According to reports, scores of passengers have been declared missing while others are receiving treatment at the hospital since the train attack. Bandits, already declared terrorists, used Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to stop […]
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Following the continued attacks on communities and public facilities in Kaduna State and the country as a whole, Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday requested President Muhammadu Buhari, to declare a full-scale war against terrorists, to fully secure all the nation’s territory from them in whatever guise. The red chamber also called on the Army and the […]
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