N210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrant
The Senate on Thursday distanced itself from comments by Senator Adams Oshiomhole describing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as “a bunch of criminals and thieves,” insisting that the…
Reps pass state police bill
The House of Representatives has passed the state police bill, effectively making way for the decentralisation of the Nigerian policing architecture. The resolution followed the voting by 289 lawmakers…
Agbedi emerges Reps minority leader
The House of Representatives on Thursday announced Hon. Frederick Agbedi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing a constituency in Bayelsa State, as the new Minority Leader of the…
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- Insecurity
- June 11, 2026
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Gunmen kill two vigilantes in Plateau community
Gunmen on Wednesday night killed two vigilantes in Ta-Hoss community, Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. Residents of the community said the victims were attacked around 10…
Xenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa
The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived in Lagos. A total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala…
10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosion
About 10 people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured following a recent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast along the Bagega–Anka road in Anka LGA of Zamfara state.…
- Insecurity
- June 11, 2026
- 49 views
Police detain four Pakistani nationals over ‘suspicious presence’ in Ekiti community
The Ekiti state police command has detained four Pakistani nationals following reports of their suspicious presence in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA of the state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…
Aircraft crew detained after landing on Delta road— Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the controversial landing and subsequent departure of a private aircraft from a roadway near Asaba, Delta State, as…
Nobody is doing NDC a favour’ — Dickson defends party after attacks by Obi supporters
Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says the opposition party is doing its candidates a favour by giving them the opportunity to contest elective positions…
- Kidnapping
- June 11, 2026
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Some residents bring herders for kidnapping in Edo – Commissioner
The Edo State Commissioner for Public Safety and Security, Festus Ebea, has alleged that some people are bringing criminal elements from outside the state for kidnapping and other crimes.…
US military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran
The United States launched a new round of air strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening, the US military said, in the second straight day of American attacks on the…
Two WAEC students, motorcyclist die in Rivers road accident
Two female students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and one commercial motorcyclist died on Wednesday in a road accident in Rivers state. TheCable understands…
Senate Orders Kyari’s Arrest Over Alleged Missing ₦210tn
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, for…
- Corruption
- June 11, 2026
- 185 views
Alleged ₦2b Fraud: How Sirika Allegedly Used Ethiopian Airlines As Fake Nigeria Air — Prosecution Witness
The 12th prosecution witness in the trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, on Wednesday, told Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High…
- Cross-border Crimes
- June 11, 2026
- 59 views
FG moves to secure transfer of over 100 Nigerians jailed in Ethiopia
More than 100 Nigerians incarcerated in Ethiopian prisons could soon be transferred home as Nigeria and Ethiopia prepare to sign a prisoner transfer agreement. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of foreign…
