#EndSARS panel blames computer for errors in report
The Lagos judicial panel on police brutality says the state government is trying to evade responsibility by citing computer errors in the #EndSARS report. According to the panel’s report, protesters were killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020 in what could be described in context as a “massacre”. In a […]
IGP: Over 90% of police officers in barracks don’t have befitting accommodation
Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), says the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is facing gross housing deficit as less than 10 percent of its personnel in barracks have proper accommodation. Baba spoke on Thursday at the quarter four 2021 public private partnership units consultative (3PUCF) meeting organised by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission […]
DID YOU KNOW? Cholera has killed twice as many Nigerians as COVID in 2021
Fatalities from the cholera outbreak in 2021 doubled the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the same period. Shocked? Don’t be. The data checks out. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated. It is estimated that there are […]
NCC okays bids from MTN, Airtel for 5G spectrum auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced three telcos as approved bidders of the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) networks. The qualified bidders include MTN Nigeria Plc, Mafab Communications Limited, and Airtel Networks Limited. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s director of public affairs, said this in a […]
‘Prison not 5-star hotel’ — judge berates Kanu’s lawyer over ‘maximum comfort’ request
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Department of States Services (DSS) to allow Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to have the “maximum possible comfort” in its facility. Kanu has been in the custody of the DSS since his extradition to Nigeria in June 2021. […]
Joseph Wayas, former senate president, is dead
Joseph Wayas, a former president of the senate in the Second Republic, has died at the age of 80. According to Christian Ita, special adviser to the Cross River governor on media and publicity, Wayas died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital. Ben Ayade, Cross River governor, was […]
Kano APC crisis worsens as ‘thugs’ set ablaze office of Shekarau faction
The campaign office of Barau Jibrin, a key member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state, was razed by thugs in the early hours of Thursday. Jibril, a senator representing Kano North senatorial district, belongs to the Kano APC faction loyal to Ibrahim Shekarau, a former governor of the state. […]
Omicron: Travel bans imposed on African countries immoral, says AU
Moussa Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union Commission, says the travel restrictions that trailed the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant is an injustice against the continent. Mahamat spoke during a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected […]
Kidnappers can be treated as terrorists, says Malami
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of federation, says kidnappers are now qualified to be treated as terrorists. Last Thursday, a federal high court in Abuja declared the activities of two bandit groups as acts of terrorism. The ruling was pronounced following an ex-parte motion filed by Mohammed Abubakar, the director of public prosecution (DPP) […]
Emirates Airline resumes flight operations to Nigeria Dec 5
Emirates airline says it will resume passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from December 5, 2021, mandating COVID-19 PCR tests for all inbound travellers. With this, TheCable understands that passengers from Nigeria will take the COVID-19 PCR test within three days before departure and another test on arrival at the UAE. Emirates, […]