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PANDEF rejects PIB, demands immediate reversal of provisions
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum has rejected the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, describing its provisions as unjust, satanic and provocative. National Leader of PANDEF,…
Army boss appoints PSO’s, field commanders
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya has approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), field commanders and other key staff that…
26 of 180 boarding school students abducted in Kaduna return
Suspected bandits on Monday kidnapped unspecified number of students of Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna…
MATTERS ARISING: Can Nnamdi Kanu lose his UK citizenship?
It has been one week since the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who is being prosecuted for alleged terrorism…
US court orders Olukoya, MFM general overseer, to pay $7,320 to Sowore for lying
In Maryland, a United States district court has ordered Daniel Olukoya, general overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), to…
T.B. Joshua funeral: Lagos officials inspect church facilities to prevent COVID-19
Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi and Director of the State Safety Commission Lanre Mojola at the weekend led a state delegation to inspect facilities at…
I’m not floating a political party – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said he is not floating any political party . He said reports that he picked three ex – Governors to help actualise the dream…
BREAKING: Kano Assembly Suspends Head Of State Anti-Graft Agency
The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji…
Troops eliminate 11 terrorists, recover arms, fuel
Troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion on patrol along Ngoshe – Ashigashiya, about 12km from the unit’s location have made contact with elements of Boko Haram terrorists at…
BREAKING: Students abducted as bandits attack another Kaduna school
Several students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna state, have been abducted by bandits. The bandits were said to have invaded the school at about 2am on Monday. More to…
Southern governors meet in Lagos today
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will host the second meeting of 17 Southern state governors in Lagos today. The governors last met in Asaba at the end of which they…
Group assembles Yoruba lawyers for Igboho’s aides, Lagos protesters
The Ilana Omo Oodua has said it is assembling senior Yoruba lawyers to ensure the release of aides of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, arrested…
PIB: Dangote refinery, others to buy crude in naira
Holders of refining licences in the country can pay for domestic crude oil supply in naira, according to the Petroleum Industry Bill passed by the National Assembly…
‘Our partnership will flourish’ — Buhari congratulates Biden on US’ Independence Day
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated US President Joe Biden on his country’s 245th Independence Day celebrations. The US Independence Day is celebrated…
Kano redeploys ALL teachers on government payroll from private to public schools
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has approved the redeployment of all teachers on the government payroll from private to public schools. The directive was contained in a…
2023 presidency: UNIJOS alumni endorse Yahaya Bello, say ‘he’s wind of welcome change’
The University of Jos alumni association has endorsed Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, for the seat of the presidency in the 2023 general election. Nuhu Johnson, national…
‘It’s self-serving’ — CSOs tackle n’assembly over ‘manipulations’ in electoral act amendment bill
Forty-two civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over the “manipulations” in the electoral act amendment bill. TheCable had reported how the national…
Abdulrazaq funded our campaigns in 2019 — NOT you – Kwara lawmakers reply Lai Mohammed
Members of the Kwara state house of assembly say Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, did not fund the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Charge Nnamdi Kanu with mass murder – Igbo group tells FG
A group, the Igbo Peace Forum (IPF), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to charge Nnamdi Kanu…
FACT CHECK: Did DSS share 2013 images as items recovered from Igboho’s house?
On Thursday, the Department of State Services (DSS) said it recovered illegal arms, cash and charms from the home of Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as…
‘He’s a mole’ — IPOB denies ESN commander’s claim of using girls for rituals
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied the claim that its members in the Eastern Security Network (ESN) used girls for rituals. Benjamin Emeoyiri, a…
NCC makes N150b Spectrum revenue in five months
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has generated N150 billion Spectrum revenue for the Federal Government between January and May 2021. The revenue exceeded the…
Surrender to DSS – Olowu advises Sunday Igboho
The Olowu Kuta and Chairman Supreme Council of Owu Obas, Oba Hameed Makama, has advised Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Ighoho aka Sunday Ighoho, to give up himself to…
NDLEA arrests woman with 100 cocaine wraps tucked in private parts
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private parts and handbag at the…