‘Woman scheduled for CS among captives’ — relatives of train attack victims petition NHRC
Family members of passengers abducted during the recent attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train say the kidnappers have refused to negotiate with them. Several passengers were killed, some injured and many abducted when gunmen attacked the train on March 28. On April 11, families of the abductees had given the federal government a 72-hour […]
N’assembly passes revised 2022 budget, raises it by N193bn
The national assembly has passed a revised budget of N17.31 trillion for the fiscal year of 2022. The two chambers of the national assembly revised the budget after considering reports of appropriations committees on Thursday. President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the house of representatives and senate to make adjustments to the 2022 […]
Off-spec petrol: Reps conclude probe, clear ALL oil marketers
The house of representatives has exonerated oil marketers accused of importing methanol-blended premium motor spirit (PMS) into the country. Duke Oil, MRS Oil, Oando Oil and Emadeb consortium — Hyde, AY Maikifi, Britannia-U — were the oil marketers accused of importing the off-spec PMS. The lower legislative chamber absolved the oil companies […]
Gunmen disrupt CVR exercise in Imo LGA, kill INEC official
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo has been shot dead in Ihitte Uboma LGA of the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Festus Okoye, chairman of INEC’s information and voter education committee, the incident was reported by Emeka Ezeonu, Imo resident electoral commissioner (REC). […]
Francis Atuche to continue 6-year jail term as council of state rejects pardon request
The council of state has rejected a request for pardon for Francis Atuche, a former managing director of Bank PHB, who was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for fraud. Atuche was, in June 2021, convicted of N25.7 billion fraud. Following his conviction, Lateefat Okunnu, judge of an Ikeja high court, had sentenced […]
FG to conduct national census by April 2023
The federal government says it is planning to hold a national census by April 2023 after the general election. Nasir Kwarra, director-general of National Population Commission (NPC), disclosed this on Thursday at the end of the council of state meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The NPC is expected to conduct […]
Russia threatens to deploy nuclear weapons if Sweden, Finland join NATO
Russia, on Thursday, warned that if Sweden and Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), it would have to bolster its defences in the region, including deploying nuclear weapons. On Wednesday, Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Finland, which shares a 1,300km (810-mile) border with Russia, will make a decision in the […]
N’assembly approves Buhari’s N4trn petrol subsidy request
Both chambers of the national assembly have approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to earmark N4 trillion for petrol subsidy. The lower and upper legislative chambers approved the president’s request after they considered reports from their committees on finance. The committees revised the 2022 medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal […]
Our Two Kobo: The girls of Chibok — eight years after (Episode 1)
On Thursday, Cable Newspaper Ltd, publisher of TheCable, launched ‘Our Two Kobo’ podcast. The maiden episode, ‘The Girls of Chibok: Eight Years After’, is dedicated to the eighth anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls of Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok, Borno state. In this episode, Jam Jam and The Honourable […]
Peter Obi, Fayose, Dele Momodu and other presidential jokers
A joker in poker is a wild card. It can be flipped; it can substitute and be substituted. And it can just be that jester. Nigeria’s political caravan is saturated with jokers. While some jokers are well aware of their status as factotums of other interests in the political circus, some are just aboriginal […]