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March 17, 2026

NSIB gives details of derailed train near Asham station

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has given insight into a railway incident involving a passenger train operating on the Rigasa–Idu rail corridor.

Derailed train Credit: Punch
March 17, 2026

Tinubu vows to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists after Borno bomb attacks

President Bola Tinubu, in a statement on Tuesday, vowed that his administration would completely defeat terrorists causing mayhem across Nigeria.

suicide bombers attack Maiduguri
March 17, 2026

39 casualties as multiple vehicles collide in Abuja road crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps says 39 people were involved in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Kugbo Furniture Market axis of the AYA–Nyanya route in Abuja.

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March 17, 2026

Russia announces exclusion of Kenyans from recruitment for Ukraine war as Tinubu ignores Nigerians’ call to act

The Kenyan government said at least 1,000 Kenyans have been previously recruited to fight in the war, a number far higher than earlier estimates.

Tinubu at military parade
March 16, 2026

Wike orders demolition of estate ‘illegally built’ on land allocated for park, recreation

The minister further noted that some developers exploit bureaucratic gaps.

Nyesom Wike
March 16, 2026

Abuja smart school using technology-driven teaching to improve learning: FCT UBEB

FCT SUBEB says the Model Smart School in Karshi, Abuja, is using technology-driven teaching to improve learning outcomes.

Model Smart School
March 16, 2026

Passengers injured as Kaduna-Abuja train derails

Many passengers were severely injured after a train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed on Monday morning.

Abuja Kaduna Train derailment
March 15, 2026

Ireti Kingibe: ADC suspends Wuse ward chairman, two others

Mr Destiny said that the suspension lacked legitimacy as due process was not followed.

Ireti Kingibe
March 15, 2026

Residents flee FCT communities over alleged bandits’ planned attack

The threat letter was reportedly discovered in a pupil’s notebook at a private school in Paze.

Bandits with RPG
March 14, 2026

Kuje residents decry poor waste disposal, management

He added that repeated complaints by athletes and residents had yielded little or no results.