‘We’re coming for you’, military warns Niger Delta Avengers
The Nigerian military is now ready to go all guns blazing against the militants of the Niger delta who have converged under the Niger Delta Avengers. The stock in trade of the Avengers is blowing up...
View Article‘This is war’| Fayose commissions local hunters to take out Fulani herdsmen...
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Monday gathered local hunters in the Oke-Ako area of the state and tasked them to meet Fulani herdsmen, fire for fire and annihilate them. Suspected herdsmen...
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PHOTO-SPEAK: El-Rufai and Shehu Sani in rare shake of hands
Is this the long awaited detente? Just maybe it is. Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and the senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, have been locked in a...
View ArticleCourt sacks PDP caretaker committee, reinstates Sheriff
A Federal High Court in Lagos has nullified the national caretaker committee constituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the convention held on Saturday, May 21 in Port Harcourt. The...
View ArticleDino Melaye says some men do not possess the anointing to resist sexual...
Senator Dino Melaye is becoming quite the character in the 8th senate. Today’s news item in TheCable in which he prominently features, is reproduced below, unedited: Dino Melaye, senator representing...
View Article‘They just assassinated my character’| Omisore reacts to EFCC declaring him...
A former deputy governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, is not amused that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has just declared him a wanted man. The anti-graft agency declared the...
View ArticleThis is why you can’t find tomatoes to buy in the market anymore
AFP, Kano–A state government in northern Nigeria has declared a state of emergency after moths destroyed swaths of tomato fields, threatening supplies of the country’s leading staple food. Nigerian...
View ArticleNigeria to receive £300m of stolen money from Jersey
Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed on Tuesday that Nigeria is set to receive some 300 million pounds stolen and stashed in Jersey–an Island tucked between England and France. “We...
View ArticleWoman drugged by Boko Haram and commissioned to bomb a market in Kano,...
A Nigerian woman, who was abducted by Boko Haram, has luckily escaped her captors. She told police she was drugged by the abductors, who planned to use her as a suicide bomber to attack a marketplace...
View ArticleIran threatens to destroy Israel under 8 minutes
A top Iranian commander has claimed that the Islamic Republic had the ability to destroy Israel “in less than eight minutes,” according to comments offered on the same day that Iranian Supreme Leader...
View ArticleNigerians in diaspora laud Buhari, Kachikwu on petrol pricing
The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for liberalizing petrol sales, describing the action as the beginning of economic rebirth for the country. The...
View ArticleJudge tells Metuh to treat himself in Nigerian hospitals, dismisses...
By Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an application by the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, asking for the release...
View ArticleAppeal court tells Kanu he can’t get bail, no matter how hard he tries
The court of appeal today upheld the ruling of James Tsoho of the federal high court, Abuja, denying Nnamdi Kanu bail. The leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) had approached the appeal...
View ArticleFG appoints chief executives of information parastatals [LOOK]
The Federal Government has appointed the Chief Executives of six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The appointments were announced in Abuja on Wednesday by...
View ArticlePius Adesanmi: The problem with Rotimi Amaechi’s sermon
Unlike some of the arrogant spokespersons of the administration who talk at the people instead of talking to them, Amaechi’s recent plea is actually humble and persuasive. Related: Amaechi: ‘Just give...
View ArticleDiversification of economy: Dogara invites Adeosun to appear before House
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has invited minister of finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, to appear before the House in plenary on Thursday to debate on diversification of the...
View ArticleFG declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 30, 2016 as a public holiday to celebrate the 2016 Democracy Day. Making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of Interior,...
View ArticleBuhari: ‘Depending on oil has been a terrible mistake for Nigeria’
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria’s over-dependence on oil will go down as one of its biggest mistakes since the colonialists cobbled the nation state together. Buhari noted this in Abuja on...
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These are the faces of the herdsmen who razed a community in Enugu and killed 20
The Nigerian police has released the photographs of five suspected attackers of Nimbo community of Enugu State. The night raid by suspected herdsmen in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State...
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This is why Mourinho hasn’t yet been unveiled as United manager
Manchester United’s move to appoint Jose Mourinho as manager has been complicated by the fact that Chelsea still own the copyright to the Portuguese’s name, despite sacking him in December, ESPN...
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