Beyond the Headlines
Joe Biden, US presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to cease the violent crackdown on #EndSARS protesters. TheCable had reported how unarmed protesters in the Lekki tollgate area of the state were shot at by security operatives, leading to injuries and death of some of the demonstrators. Some of the […]
Harrison Friday, a lance corporal of the Nigerian Army who has been supporting citizens calling for an end to harassment and brutality by the police, , has been charged with cybercrime. In the last 13 days, some citizens across the country have taken to the streets to call for a reformation of the police. The […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on its members to remain vigilant following reports of violence in some parts of the territory over the #EndSARS protests. Chairman of Council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, in a statement Wednesday in Abuja said it has become urgent for journalists to take […]
The United Kingdom (UK) High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday said it has shut down its centres in Nigeria for the next 48 hours beginning from today (Wednesday) due to the ongoing nationwide protest in the country. It also stated that its TLS contact visa application centres in Nigeria are currently closed. Though like its […]
The Presidency on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to show understanding with the present regime and remain calm while it tries to implement police reforms . The call was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity , Femi Adesina, titled, ‘ President Buhari welcomes establishment of judicial panels […]
Hoodlums set ablaze the Bus Rapid Transit terminal at Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland , Lagos State , eyewitnesses said on Wednesday . They also burnt many BRT buses, at least three residents in the area confirmed . The eyewitnesses said there is tension in the area . One of the residents , Okanlawon , said two […]
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo- Olu, says no death was recorded in Tuesday night attack in the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State . The governor made this known in a live broadcast on Wednesday morning , saying two critically wounded victims had been operated on and were in stable condition while others […]
Suspected hoodlums have set fire to Television Continental , aka TVC , at Ketu , Lagos . A popular talkshow programme , YourView , was on when the hoodlums besieged the station . The programme host , Morayo Afolabi- Brown, who said the hoodlums entered in a van , asked to go on a commercial […]
All Progressives Congress chieftain , Bola Tinubu , says he will never be part of any carnage. Tinubu was reacting to Tuesday night attack which saw security forces open fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State . The former Lagos State governor spoke on Wednesday morning in a telephone interview […]
By Frederick Nwabufo The streets of Nigeria are coursing with the blood of innocents felled by guilty bullets of state agents. The Nigerian flag has turned scarlet from being a sponge soaking up the living fluid of harmless citizens who thought that the murderers would respect the symbol of the nation and spare their lives. […]
