The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has mourned the tragic death of one of its athletes, John Jerry, in a boat accident. According to the federation, the wrestler, who was an indigene of Akwa Ibom State, was drowned at Onyoma/Oporoma river, Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State while he was returning from a traditional […]
The Senate has summoned has summoned security chiefs and others over Christmas Eve killings in Plateau State. Those summoned include the Chief of Army staff, Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, […]
The Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that officers seen in a viral video picking money on the ground at Benin airport will not be dismissed. He gave the clarification on Friday after some Nigerians expressed fear that some officers seen in a viral video picking money singer Shallopopi threw into the […]
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday at least 21,672 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since war with Israel erupted on October 7. A ministry statement said 165 Gazans were killed over the past 24 hours, while 56,165 others have been wounded in the fighting. The majority of casualties are […]
Crammed inside a church in the central Nigerian town of Bokkos, hundreds of survivors of deadly Christmas weekend attacks desperately await aid as they mourn their loved ones killed in the latest spiral of violence in the troubled region. Nearly 200 people died in attacks that began in the evening of December 23 and […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the non-payment of December salaries of several workers. Some workers in federal ministries, agencies and departments confirmed to TheCable that they are yet to receive their December pay. In a statement on Saturday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said the development […]
The Bayelsa Government has invited the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in the Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a Dec. […]
Two South Koreans abducted nearly three weeks ago by an unidentified armed group in Rivers State, Southern Nigeria have been released, the foreign ministry in Seoul disclosed Saturday. The two Koreans, who were abducted on December 12, are employees of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., a major South Korean builder, according to Seoul’s Yonhap […]
The Defence Headquarters has refuted allegations of assaulting women in Plateau State. A video circulating on social media alleges women in Plateau State were being maltreated by soldiers attached to Operation Rainbow in the state. The allegation comes one week after terrorists invaded some communities in the state, killing over 100 persons. Reacting to […]
The Federal Government has received a $2.25b foreign exchange support facility from the African Import-Export Bank. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, confirmed this development in an interview on Arise Television. Edun said it is the first tranche of the $3.3bn facility from the bank. He noted that the loan was aimed at resolving […]
