Soot pollution: Wike orders shutdown of illegal refining sites — after TheCable’s report
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has ordered the shutdown of illegal crude oil refining sites in the state with immediate effect. The governor gave the directive on Saturday in his new year message released by Kelvin Ebiri, his spokesman. Wike also asked council chairmen and community leaders to report those behind illegal bunkering […]
‘They were becoming slums’ — Zulum speaks on shutdown of IDP camps
Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, says one of the reasons for shutting down camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Maiduguri is because they were being used for criminal activities. Zulum said this on Saturday in his new year message. The governor had announced in October that all IDP camps located within Maiduguri, […]
Police ‘rescue’ 21 pupils abducted in Zamfara
The Zamfara police command says it rescued 21 Islamiyya school children abducted by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe-Funtuwa road on Friday. Mohammed Shehu, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Shehu said the victims were rescued by security operatives after a gun duel with the bandits. According to […]
TheCable’s Anu Adelakun selected for 2022 ‘Bertha Challenge’ fellowship
Anu Adelakun, TheCable’s TV director, has been selected as one of the fellows for the Bertha Foundation’s 2022 challenge fellowship programme. The ‘Bertha Challenge’ is an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year focusing on one pressing social justice issue. Adelakun is a journalist and development-focused high-impact documentary producer, […]
Fayemi: Buhari administration knows what to do to end insecurity in 17 months
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says the Buhari administration can still fix the nation’s security challenges in 17 months. The Nigeria’s general election will be held on February 18, 2023. Speaking in an interview on Arise News on Saturday, Fayemi said tackling insecurity will change the popular opinion about the Buhari administration […]
Autopsy establishes ‘chemical intoxication’ as cause of Oromoni’s death
An autopsy carried out by Clement Vhriterhire, consultant pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri, has established that Sylvester Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in a background of blunt force trauma.” Source: Top Stories
QUESTION: With Osimhen, Dennis out… who’ll score for Eagles at AFCON?
Austin Eguavoen, Super Eagles interim coach, will be without two of the most in-form Nigerian strikers at the moment when he leads the team out in Cameroon for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) early this month. This will certainly be a major headache for a coach who will be trying to impress with […]
INSIDE STORY: Bauchi, Kano communities crumble under weight of cholera as WASH projects lie fallow
With 3,598 deaths recorded from 107,911 suspected cases, Nigeria lost more persons to cholera in 2021 than it has to COVID-19 since early 2020. But despite the startling statistic, communities worst hit by cholera are struggling to respond to the disease, mostly due to state and federal government’s failure to equip […]
Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria reports 828 infections in 16 states, one fatality
Nigeria on Friday recorded 828 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday. UK approves Pfizer antiviral COVID-19 pill Britain has approved Paxlovid, Pfizer COVID-19 pill, for adults with mild to moderate infection and who are at high risk of their illness worsening. UK Medicines and Healthcare products […]