Ukraine: 50 killed in Russian attack on train station
At least 50 people, including five children have reportedly been killed in a rocket attack on a train station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement via Facebook that a Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile was used in Friday’s attack, adding that those involved must be held […]
Sources: Oshoala stripped of Falcons’ captaincy over poor performance, rebellion
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stripped Asisat Oshoala of the Super Falcons’ captain armband due to poor performance and rebellion, TheCable has learnt. An insider within the NFF told TheCable that the top brass of the federation made the decision after considering Oshoala’s recent inability to replicate her club form in the colours […]
Blackout as national grid collapses — third time in 25 days
The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Friday — the third incident in less than one month. The grid had collapsed on March 14 at 10:40am leading to power outage across the country. Barely 48 hours later, the grid collapsed again on March 15, resulting in blackout in communities across […]
‘People may eat grass’ — UN says $351m humanitarian aid needed in northern Nigeria
Matthias Schmale, United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, says up to $351 million is needed to provide humanitarian support for people in north-eastern Nigeria. Schmale said this on Friday at an advocacy event held in Abuja on food security and nutrition in north-east Nigeria. He said 8.4 million Nigerians need humanitarian support, […]
Anambra attacks: 85% of perpetrators are from one south-east state, says Soludo
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has condemned the activities of gunmen and the killings in the state. On Thursday, the headquarters of Aguata LGA in Anambra was razed by gunmen. The development came five days after Soludo called on the federal government to speed up the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous […]
IT’S OFFICIAL: Teachers to now retire at age 65 — or after 40 years in service
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the harmonised retirement age for teachers bill into law. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Buhari had sent the executive bill to the national assembly in June 2021. The house of representatives and […]
Report: Nigeria overtakes Iraq as country with highest number of IS attacks
Nigeria now has the highest number of attacks by the Islamic State (IS), according to Jihad Analytics, a consultancy company which processes data on global and cyber jihad. According the report, half of the attacks claimed by IS since the beginning of 2022 were in Africa, while the Islamic State in West […]
I made 2,000 millionaires in Kogi, says Yahaya Bello
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says under his administration, nothing less than 2,000 millionaires have been made in the state. Speaking on Friday at the ‘Second Annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime Correspondents’ in Abuja, Bello said if elected president, he would lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. Last […]
Gunmen go on rampage in Niger communities, kill village head, abduct residents
Three persons including a village head have been killed following an attack by gunmen in several communities in Munya LGA, Niger state. Garba Muhammed, chairman of the LGA, confirmed the attack to TheCable on Friday. Muhammed said the gunmen attacked nearly seven villages, adding that the community head of Dnadna village in […]
APC or PDP: Which should south-east follow?
Where do we go from here? Do we go to Pharaoh Sesostris III of Egypt to become ‘’prime minister’’ or do we go to Xerxes of Persia to earn a place in the council? Whichever way, there has to be a ‘’go’’. The south-east may be hamstrung by burdensome choices as regards the 2023 […]