Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has relieved all his Special Advisers of their appointments. This is contained in a statement by the acting Secretary to the State Government and Head of Service, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe in Gusau. Balarabe, however, said the Special Adviser on Security, retired DIG Mamman Tsafe was not affected by the […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit in court seeking to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose “spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since May 29, 2015, including the projects on which the overdrafts have been spent, and repayments of all overdrafts to date.” […]
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday observed that the reason given by the Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) reinforced the stance that the APC and its government are responsible for banditry, terrorism and kidnapping ravaging the state. Matawalle had been quoted as saying that he joined […]
The Department of State Services has begun an analysis of the call logs of the detained aides to Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. It was gathered that the DSS will carry out a forensic analysis of the call logs, messages and other contents on the phones of the 13 aides […]
The national assembly leadership has blocked the proposed electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria, TheCable can report. The lawmakers are set to pass the electoral act amendment bill, but the amendment dashes the hopes of key reforms that would come with the proposed law, according to a copy of the final bill obtained by […]
Some parents whose children attend the Kaduna Capital School in the Malali area of the metropolis have reacted to Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s reasons for withdrawing his son from the school, saying the governor erred by not sharing the security threat with the school and parents. Last year, the governor dramatically enrolled his son in one […]
The All Progressives Congress will soon organise a fresh registration/revalidation of members in Kwara State, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. Mohammed, who spoke at the unveiling/launch of a parallel secretariat of the APC in Ilorin, the state capital, on Saturday, said the recently concluded registration exercise conducted for members […]
At least seven people have been killed and ten others kidnapped in separate attacks carried out by bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Among the victims were four persons who were kidnapped and shot to death by the bandits at Tsohon Gayan community in Chikun Local Government Area, while […]
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has said the rearrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was in accordance with the legal process. The Special Assistant to the Minister on Media and Public Relations, Jibrilu Gwandu, in a telephone interview with one of […]
Following the tension that ensued at the Ojota venue of the Yoruba Nation rally, security operatives on Saturday afternoon restored normalcy to the area. The Nation had previously reported there was tension at the surroundings of Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota when the Pro-Yoruba Nation agitators stormed the venue. The police had earlier sealed off the […]
