Abuja: Mr Kayode Opeifa, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), announced on Tuesday that emergency responders have been deployed to the location of a train derailment involving a Kaduna-bound train at Asham station. According to News Agency of Nigeria, a statement posted on the NRC’s X handle detailed that emergency teams and […]
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Interview with David Mark Led to Incarceration of Newswatch Editors: Yakubu Mohammed’s Account
Lagos: A former Executive Editor of the defunct Newswatch magazine, Yakubu Mohammed, has detailed the consequences faced by the magazine’s directors following an explosive interview with Brig.-Gen. David Mark. This account is part of his recently published memoir, ‘Beyond Expectations.’ According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mohammed recounted that after Gen. Sani Abacha overthrew the […]
Dele Giwa’s Assassination Unrelated to Gloria Okon-Yakubu Muhammed
Lagos: Veteran journalist Yakubu Mohammed, co-founder of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch, has clarified that the assassination of Dele Giwa in 1986 was unrelated to the late Gloria Okon. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mohammed, who established Newswatch alongside Giwa, Ray Ekpu, and Dan Agbese in 1984, shared these insights in his memoir, […]
Investigative Journalists Launch Governance Assessment Tour in Kaduna
Kaduna: The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has commenced the 2025 Governance Assessment Report (GAR) Tour in Kaduna State. According to News Agency of Nigeria, this initiative is a significant part of the NGIJ’s flagship GAR project, aimed at conducting an independent evaluation of government policies, infrastructural projects, social programs, and overall performance metrics. […]
Niger Government Allocates N250 Million to Empower 2,500 Women in Kontagora
Kontagora: The Niger government has empowered over 2,500 women in Kontagora Local Government Area with N250 million as part of Governor Umaru Bago’s women empowerment initiative aimed at boosting their businesses. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Hajiya Hauwa Bako, the Special Adviser to the governor on Social Investment Programme and Focal Person for the […]