Last Monday, March 29, residents of Amaezu, Nkalaha, Obegu and Umuhuali communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were preparing to have their dinner. Some had even finished theirs and were about to retire to bed. All of a sudden, sounds of gun shots rented the air and everybody started running helter-skelter. The […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 66 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,063. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. “66 new confirmed cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Enugu-18 Lagos-17 Kaduna-10 Rivers-8 Akwa Ibom-6 Kano-2 Osun-2 Jigawa-1 Plateau -1 FCT-1.”
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has waded into the trade dispute between commercial banks and mobile network operator, MTN Nigeria. Pantami, in a tweet late Friday, wrote, “On the fallout between @MTNNG and some banks on USSD services today, I engaged with both regulators, the Governor of @cenbank and EVC @NgComCommission. “We […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday dismissed claims by terror group, Boko Haram, that it gunned down the missing Alpha jet which disappeared from radar on Wednesday while on an operational mission to Maiduguri, Borno State. Boko Haram had through a viral video clip claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft. But the Director of […]
Hon Haruna Maitala, Member, Representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State, has been reported dead. According to the information obtained by THENIGERIALAWYER(TNL), he died on Friday, in a ghastly motor accident along Abuja-Jos road. It was further gathered that the Rep member was on his way to Jos for his son’s wedding on Saturday. […]
A 19-year-old man, Tajudeen Igikalo was on Friday arrested in Benin City for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl he met on Facebook in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The suspect was said to have met the girl on Febuary 27, 2021. He chatted with her for a month, before inviting the SS 3 […]
oubled Abuja community, kidnap resident The latest victim was abducted around 9 p.m. on Thursday along the 1000 Units Estate road. BySamson Adenekan April 2, 2021 2 min read ADVERTISEMENT Gunmen, on Thursday night, abducted another resident of the Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of Abuja. The victim was returning from work when he […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has admonished the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (INEC), Abdulrasheed Bawa not to succumb to pressure to use the anti-graft agency to witch-hunt opposition politicians so as not to cast doubt on its credibility. His assertion came in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s acquittal […]
Shoprite employees have embarked on a strike and shut down the company’s outlets across the country. NAN reports that Shoprite workers at Ringroad branch in Ibadan closed the outlet on Friday. TheCable understands that Shoprite stores in Ikeja City Mall and Palms Shopping Mall in Lagos, and Delta Mall in Warri are also closed. The […]
The Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. This is according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who issued the warning on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “By Tuesday, I will […]
