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THE STANDARD By Kevine Omollo | February 10th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Khalifa Khamis, an elder of Kibos Mosque, at the debris of the Muslims worship centre which was demolished by Kenya Railways to pave way for the renovation of Nakuru-Kisumu Railway Line. [Kevine Omollo, Standard] Khalifa Khamis, 64, rummages through the debris after demolition of Falha Mosque in Kibos, Kisumu County. He picks tattered pages of the Quran. For four days now, he has not conducted salah (Muslim prayers). “We always conduct five prayer sessions every day. The sessions are at 5am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 8pm,...

By Adelola Amihere  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Ministries of Transportation and Finance to immediately conclude financial arrangements with appropriate co-financiers that will partner with the Federal Government for the construction of West-East Coastal rail line from Lagos to Calabar, linking some major cities in South East and South South. Speaking at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi Rail Line, the President said the West-East Coastal rail line will connect Onitsha, Benin, Warri, Yenegoa, Port Harcourt, Aba and Uyo. He further d...

South Korean electronic giant, LG Electronics Inc, has said that it will be closing down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer. This move by LG is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. According to a report from Reuters, this disclosure is contained in a statement issued by LG on Monday in Seoul. LG had said that its smartphone division has recorded total losses of about $4.5 billion in almost 6 years adding that shutting down that division would allow LG to focus on growth areas like electric vehicle components, connec...

By Dirisu Yakubu President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Kano-Maradi rail line would enhance import and export trade between Nigeria, Niger Republic and neighbouring countries when completed in 2023. The President stated this Tuesday while performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the mega project in Katsina, capital of Katsina State. The Commander-in-Chief who joined top government functionaries such as Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation as well as Governors Aminu Masari, Abdullahi Ganduje, Mohammed Badaru and Abdullahi Ganduje of Katsina, Jigawa and Kano states respectively, on ...