Eid-el-Kabir: NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna train service
The Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has suspended its passenger train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday because of the Eid el-Kabir public holidays.
Flood submerge 30 buildings in Owerri
No fewer than 30 buildings located in densely populated Works Layout in Amakohia area, Owerri, were submerged by flood following a down pour in the town on Friday evening.
Backlash trails Netanyahu’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark against Palestine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced growing criticism Saturday after he called the Palestinian refusal to let Jews live in their future state “ethnic cleansing”. In a video released Friday, Netanyahu rejected the notion that West Bank settlements were “an obstacle to peace”, drawing a rebuke from Washington.
First time in 35yrs, Saudi top cleric to skip annual hajj sermon
For the first time in 35 years Saudi Arabia’s top cleric will not give a traditional hajj sermon to pilgrims from around the world, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh has annually addressed the faithful from the Namira mosque in Mount Arafat for the peak of hajj, which this year falls on Sunday.
Ban Ki-moon to attend forum on Nigeria’s economic recession
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to send a special envoy to the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) Summit scheduled to take place in New York on Sept. 24.
Political violence, hindrance to women in politics- Enugu State deputy governor
The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, on Saturday identified political violence as a major hindrance to women’s participation in politics in Nigeria.
