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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured herders and traders of moving their cows from northern Nigeria to the country’s southern region using rail services soon. NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast show on Wednesday, just hours after President Bola Tinubu announced the creation of a new ministry for livestock development. He mentioned that the movement of cows and other goods would resume on the Warri-Itakpe route. The NRC, known for passenger traffic, had suspended cattle transportation by train in 2017 due to technical issues. Okhiria stated that within one or two…

President Joe Biden of the United States vowed at the NATO summit in Washington on Tuesday to forcefully defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. The Supremo is hoping to use the global stage to assert his leadership amidst domestic and international scrutiny. “Putin wants nothing less, nothing less, than Ukraine’s total subjugation… and to wipe Ukraine off the map,” Biden declared, referring to the Russian president in his welcome address to NATO member states. “Ukraine can and will stop Putin.” The White House aims to use this high-profile policy speech to shift focus from recent controversies. However, some diplomats at the…

Pictures of a woman and her family have gone viral for the wrong reasons. In the pictures, the woman cropped her husband’s face out as she shared it with users online. The question on the lips of netizens is “What could have led her to do this?” According to most users, the situation is unfortunate for the man; [and] perhaps she isn’t proud of him. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria has been thrown into sadness as a federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon. Musiliu Akinremi popularly called Jagaban reportedly died. This was made known through posts across social media by his associates. It was revealed that the demise of the APC federal lawmaker who was described as lively came as a rude shock. As it is the tradition of the National Assembly, plenary and committee activities are to be suspended to allow members mourn and honour their colleague. However, the cause of his death is still unknown. Get instant and latest…

The Babajide Sanwó-Olú-led Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Law Reform Commission has commenced a three-day workshop to make use of Artificial Intelligence in translating the laws of the Coastal State into the Yorùbá language. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, via his X account on Tuesday. The statement revealed that the “Translation of the Laws of Lagos State into Yoruba Language [is] with a view to boosting public order and safety, operational efficiency, and improved accessibility and scalability of Lagos State Laws.” Get instant…

A man was apprehended attempting to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by hiding them in his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority. The unnamed traveler was stopped by customs officers as he tried to move from semi-autonomous Hong Kong into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday. “Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the trousers the passenger was wearing were packed with six canvas drawstring bags and sealed with tape,” the statement said. “Once opened, each bag was found to contain living snakes in all kinds of…

An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs. Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, recounted before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday how Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), transferred multimillion naira sums to his wife, Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, using the bank. Emefiele is standing trial over abuse of office and alleged $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud while in office. Ogbonnaya, the fifth prosecution witness, was led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN). She explained to the court how Emefiele used Zenith Bank to transfer millions…

Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Kanayo O Kanayo, has expressed displeasure with what he perceives as a lack of gratitude from people who receive financial favours. In a video he shared on Instagram on Monday, Kanayo criticised the response of “seen” after receiving money as a sign of ungratefulness. He said, “I have one question. Why are people very ungrateful? “You do somebody a favour by sending him or her money, and the person receives it and sends you a text with ‘seen.” The actor further blamed such a response as “inheritance mentality,” where people expect help as a right,…

July 10 is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 174 days remain until the end of the year. In this post, we revisit historical events reflecting the day’s rich and diverse impact on history and society. July 10, 2019: German automaker Volkswagen ended production of the Beetle, the first model of which had been introduced in 1938. July 10, 1991: Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. July 10, 1985: The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bomb explosions while…

President Bola Tinubu has offered a new appointment to former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega. The appointment was announced during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday. He named Jega as co-Chairman of the Committee established to address obstacles to agricultural productivity and open up new opportunities which benefit farmers, herders, processors, and distributors in the livestock-farming value chain. President Tinubu emphasized that the implementation of the reforms will require the collective efforts of members of the committee, drawn from the public and…