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Police seek arrest of man who’s truck entered a rail track killing (now 50 people) who were going for annual celebration of their dead relatives Prosecutors in Taiwan want to arrest a construction site manager whose lorry is suspected of causing a train crash in which at least 50 people died. The lorry slid on to the tracks and the train hit it as it was entering a tunnel on Friday. Rescuers are yet to extract the mangled front carriages inside the tunnel and fear they may find more bodies. The train had been packed with people travelling to celebrate Taiwan’s Tomb Sweeping holiday where the dead are celebrated Friday’s accident is the island’s worst railway disaster in decades. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNMgrKDFcMb/?igshid=g9lezvk825na • Support Paul Ikpe Blog PIB By Sharing, Liking & Commenting

Good News As FG Reveals Boko Haram Sponsor It seems that Nigeria’s security forces and other anti-corruption agencies are serious with President Muhammadu Buhari’s standing order to fish out sponsors of insurgency throughout the country. Just one day after the president departed to the United Kingdom (UK) for his routine medical check-up, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made an important catch. According to a presidential media aide, Lauretta Onichie, the NDLEA on Thursday, April 1, announced that it arrested a hard drug provider for Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. The name of the 35-year-old suspect, who happens to be a Chadian national is Adama Uomar who procures narcotics for the insurgents in Taraba. Onochie’s tweet read: “The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, @ndlea_nigeria, has arrested a member of the Boko Haram value chain, 35-year-old Chadian, Adama Uomar Issa who procures narcotics for Boko Haram insurgents in Taraba State. “He was caught in

FG Says New Sim Registration Ban Will Still Continue As Nigerians Complain Of Hardship The ban on new SIM registration will remain in force for quite a while. According to the federal government, this decision is to secure Nigerians from cyber-attacks. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNMb5eHl4DB/?igshid=rdn2jjmqa8nl • Support Paul Ikpe Blog PIB By Sharing, Liking & Commenting

3rd day as GTBank, Access Bank etc block bank recharge in protest against MTN, ban other network services Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and other deposit money bank have blocked subscribers of MTN from using their services as both sectors continue their feud over Commission rate. The telecoms company and the financial sector couldn’t reach an agreement regarding the fee sharing from the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). MTN had reduced the commission of some banks, while it increased that of others. The y’ello network provider cut the rate to 2.5% from 3.5%, but the commercial banks requested for the old amount to be restored. Refuser on the part of MTN led to the management of the lenders to block the telco’s subscribers from accessing financial services such as USSD and banking apps. While some MTN customers began to experience the inability to access their bank’s digital services on Thursday, April 1, 2021, others noticed they have been blocked on Friday, Apr

Train filled with 408 passengers, some even standing crashes killing 48 people, injuring many At least 48 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train carrying nearly 500 crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan. The eight-carriage train reportedly hit a construction vehicle that had slipped onto the tracks at the tunnel’s mouth. Rescuers combed badly damaged carriages inside the tunnel to find survivors, some of whom smashed windows to flee. The train, from the capital Taipei to Taitung, was carrying people travelling for a long-weekend annual holiday. Many people may have been standing because the train was so full. The 408 train is one of the fastest deployed on a network that is generally considered safe. It can reach speeds of 130km/h (80mph). Instagram @pibfacts @ PibFree • Facebook @FreePIB • Twitter @ PibFree https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKQahzFOg3/?igshid=y8ldgyhivk5s • Support Paul Ikpe Blog PIB By Sharing, Liking & Commenting