The Nigerian Army on Friday revealed that troops arrested a former soldier suspected to be supplying weapons to Boko Haram members in Bauchi State. “On 18 July 23, troops arrested one suspected gunrunner at Boi in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State,” the Army said in its ‘Report On Joint Task Force Operational Activities […]
The removal of the petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu is taking a toll on European refiners, according to Reuters. Citing Refinitiv Eikon data, the news agency reported that average monthly West African (WAF) fuel imports plummeted by 56 per cent in the second quarter compared with the first. It revealed that both North […]
Representatives of the organised labour on Friday evening stormed out of a meeting with the Presidential Steering Committee on subsidy palliatives scheduled to hold at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, had led his delegation to the Chief of Staff’s office, the meeting venue at about 5 […]
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has instructed Simon Ekpa, a Biafra agitator based in Finland, to put an end to all sit-at-home enforcement in the Southeast region with immediate effect. Kanu also directed Ekpa to refrain from antagonizing governors and politicians from the region. He emphasized that anyone […]
Some police officers have arrested a popular broadcast journalist in Imo State, south-east Nigeria. The journalist, Chinonso Uba, otherwise known as Nonso Nkwa, was whisked away on Thursday by the officers after he finished anchoring his morning programme on Ozisa FM, a radio station in Owerri, the state capital. Ozisa FM, where the journalist […]
The Imo State Government has warned that it would shut down businesses, including banks which fail to open for businesses from Monday next week. The Imo State Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Simon Ebegbulem on Thursday, likened the Monday sit-at-home campaign across the South-East to a poisonous arrow, adding that it was designed to […]
Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, have assured President Bola Tinubu of their support to restore democratic governance in Niger Republic. The support was coming after a military coup that ousted its Niger Republic President, Muhammed Bazoum, earlier this week. Bazoum, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is boiling again as implosion continues in what was once Nigeria’s biggest political party, insiders have informed TheCable. PDP members loyal to Atiku Abubakar are moving against Umar Ililya Damagum, the acting national chairman, over allegations that he is working for Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers state. […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) against Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s N20 billion suit over alleged certificate forgery. In his ruling, Justice Ekwo held that the provisions of Section 20 of the NYSC Act do not relate […]
General Abdourahamane Tchiani is the new leader of Niger following a military takeover, state television reported Friday. The chief of the Presidential Guard has been named “president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland,” a statement said, with elected President Mohamed Bazoum detained by army putschists since Wednesday morning. More to […]
