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NRC to reposition train services nationwide.. Kayode Opeifa

Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa on Sunday disclosed that the Corporation has commenced the review and repositioning of operations of the current national rail services including Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Lagos-Ibadan Train Service, Warri-Itakpe Train Service and Port Harcourt-Aba Train Service, respectively. Dr. Opeifa disclosed this during a world press…

Senator Ned Nwoko Pledges Support to Positive Impact for Women and Youth Initiative

Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North, has expressed his commitment to supporting the Positive Impact for Women and Youth Initiative. The senator made this pledge when the group paid a courtesy visit to his country home in Idumeje Uboko. He commended the group’s initiative, emphasizing the significance of farming in creating job opportunities and enhancing…

Publisher Urges Journalists to Forgive NRC MD Over Apology

By Jasmine Okogeri Ms. Uloma Peace Okorie, Publisher of Newsxtra Magazine and member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT, has called on her colleagues to forgive Dr. Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Dr. Opeifa recently apologized to the NUJ FCT for his outburst against Chief Ladi Bala, a…

NRC MD names assaulted journalist Ladi Bala Ambassador for Media Advocacy

…. Apologizes to her, media community By Uloma Okorie The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has publicly apologized to the Nigerian media for verbally assaulting Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) journalist Comrade Ladi Bala while she was covering the aftermath of a train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. Speaking…

NRC MD Apologizes to Chief Ladi Bala, NUJ Over Harassment…Bala named NRC Ambassador

By Sharon Akuboh Dr. Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has tendered an unreserved apology to Chief Ladi Bala, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for harassing and intimidating Chief Ladi Bala, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), assigned to cover NRC. The incident occurred while Bala was covering…

Ebonyi Unity Forum Demands End to Killings in Anambra…Seeks Stronger Collaboration Between Nwifuru, Soludo

By Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara The President General of the Ebonyi Unity Forum in Anambra State, Moses Chukwuma Ofoke, has expressed optimism that with the joint efforts of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi and Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, Ebonyi indigenes residing in Anambra will no longer suffer incessant attacks, harassment, and killings. Ofoke, who…

Senator Ned Nwoko Pledges Support to Positive Impact for Women and Youth Development Initiative

By Timi Jombo Idoko Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North, has expressed his commitment to supporting the Positive Impact for Women and Youth Initiative. The senator made this pledge when the group paid a courtesy visit to his country home in Idumeje Uboko. He commended the group’s initiative, emphasizing the significance of farming in creating…

In Governance, Unity is Key, Afikpo to Soon Become Ebonyi Tourist Centre – Afikpo Council Boss

By Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara The Chairman of Afikpo North Local Government Area, Timothy Nwachi, has said that unity is the foundation of effective governance, especially in a culturally diverse community like Afikpo. Speaking at the 2025 New Yam Festival in Unwana his home town, Nwachi explained that the event was designed to bring together his people…