TOP 5 NEWS IN NIGERIA THIS AFTERNOON – SATURDAY – APRIL 2 – 2022
How Corpses Of Co-Passengers Saved Me Over Kaduna Train Attack – Survivor
The survivors recounted how the bandits overpowered the inbound security personnel and took charge of the train. One of the survivors, Shuaibu Adamu Alhasssan said, the policemen on board gave a good fight, but they later removed their uniforms and joined passengers in lying under seats. Alhassan revealed two people who sat beside him on the READ FULL STORY
IPOB Cancels ‘Sit-At-Home’ In South East
Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has abrogated its sit-at-home directive in southeast Nigeria, saying the development is to embrace peace negotiations organised by the Anambra government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Saturday from Awka that IPOB yielded to the appeal by the Anambra Government and READ FULL STORY
170 Churches Shut, Killings Continuing In Northeast – Church Group
A major indigenous Church group in the Northeast, Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), has said its members are being killed and abducted despite the Federal Government’s claim that it has uncovered sponsors of insurgency. It said the insurgents are also still attacking EYN church buildings and READ FULL STORY
How Phone Call Saved Me From Boarding Attacked Kaduna Train – Obi Of Onitsha
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, on Saturday stated that a phone call saved him from boarding the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by bandits on Monday. The attack left some of the passengers dead, others injured and the assailants abducting some of the READ FULL STORY
Man Drowns In Kano — Fire Service
The Kano Fire Service has confirmed the death of a 20-year-old man, Anas Idris, after drowning in ‘an open water’ at Jan Dutse, Tudun Wada Local Government Area. In a statement, the Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said the incident occurred on READ FULL STORY