Terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on March 28, 2022, on Wednesday, released seven more hostages, including a family of six and a woman, The PUNCH reports. The identities of the family of six are the father, Abdubakar Garba; his wife, Maryam; and their 10-year-old son, Ibrahim; Fatima (7); Imran (5); and Zainab, who
Catholic Bishop Rejects Governor’s N25M donation in church (video)
The Catholic Bishop of Uyo Diocese, John Ebebe Ayah, has explained why he ‘rejected’ Governor Ben Ayade’s largesse during a Thanksgiving mass held on Sunday in Calabar. During the mass which was held at the St. Patrick’s Catholic, Ikot Ansa, Calabar, Bishop Ayah subtly shunned the irresistible ‘whispered package’ of the governor to the bewilderement of
Alumnus of FUTA allegedly Ra.pes 500L female student
An Alumnus of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, identified as Awoyinfa Opeoluwa who is also a NANS executive has been accused of drugging, Ra.ping and Blackmailing a 500L female student from the department of Animal, Production & Health. The Victim who proceeded to arrest the accused & had the Suspect detained at Wesco
Trouble looming as Tinubu and Peter Obi supporters set to Clash on October 1st
Some supporters of Peter Obi, under the platform of a group called Tag Team, have planned to hold a mega rally at the Lekki Toll Plaza on October 1st, 2022. However, some supporters of Bola Tinubu have also planned to hold a mega rally at the same Lekki Toll Plaza at the same time as
#Obidatti023 : Peter Obi receives Williams B. Stevens, consul general of USA in Nigeria
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has continued to receive some of the international dignitaries to Nigeria in furtherance to the 2023 general elections. You’d recall that Peter Obi & Yusuf Datti had received British high Commissioner to Nigeria (pictures) all in their preparation towards the elections. Peter Obi had also announced that he met
Firm to train youths on cybersecurity
Halogen Group has announced a partnership with the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development and the Nigerian Army to train youths on cybersecurity. The firm said in a statement that the partnership with the ministry was aimed at training at least 40,000 youths on cyber security, to encourage youth participation in the field of cybersecurity.
WhatsApp rolls out three new privacy features
WhatsApp is introducing three privacy tweaks into the messaging app to “provide even more layers of protection”, the company announced on Tuesday. In a blog post published on its website, the Meta-owned messaging service stated that the new feature is to give its users more control over their conversations on the app. WhatsApp will allow users
Nigerians cast aspersions on INEC as more PVCs are exhumed (video)
Nigerians have raised alarms about INEC as thousands of PVCs were seen either buried or scattered at the streets at some states in Nigeria. Jkcyno news gathered several viral videos of PVCs exhumed from gutter in River state and another scattered on the street of Abuja. Read Also : #INEC : Total PVC registration
Peace talks suffer, Wike descends on Atiku’s men
There were indications on Monday that the reconciliation talks between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, had suffered a major setback as Wike again threatened to disappoint those underestimating his state. Speaking at the inauguration of the Orochiri-Worukwo (Waterlines junction) Flyover, the Rivers governor
Blood Sisters director, Biyi Bandele, is dead
Biyi Bandele, a Nigerian novelist, playwright, director of Half of a Yellow Sun and co-director of Blood Sisters, a Nigerian series, is dead. This was made known in a statement released via his Facebook page by his daughter, Temi Bandele late Monday. The statement read, “As Biyi’s Daughter, I am heartbroken to share the sudden