ALERT: Hackers can now unlock, steal vehicles, NCC warns Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start engines wirelessly and make away with cars. In a statement on Saturday, Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s director of public affairs, said the notice was in accordance with the latest advisory released by […]
Security operatives embark on ‘show of force’ in Borno over another blasphemy allegation
Operatives of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and civilian joint task force (CJTF) are expected to embark on a show of force within the Maiduguri metropolis, Borno state. TheCable understands that the decision was reached at a meeting held on Saturday at the Borno […]
Oshiomhole undergoes APC senatorial screening — 10 days after declaring presidential bid
Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state, has been screened for a ticket to contest the senatorial election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In what appears to be a u-turn from his presidential ambition, Oshiomhole presented himself for the screening on Saturday in Abuja. On April 4, Oshiomhole, […]
10 killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting at US supermarket
Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white man, has shot dead 10 people in a black neighbourhood of New York state. Three others were wounded in an attack described as racially motivated. Eleven of the victims were Black, and two were white, according to officials. Gendron was said to have stormed Tops Friendly […]
SEC issues new regulations on issuance, exchange of cryptocurrencies in Nigeria
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a set of new regulations guiding the issuance, exchange and custody of digital assets in Nigeria. The development is coming more than a year after the commission issued the classification and treatment of digital assets. According to SEC, a digital asset means a digital token that […]
‘Blasphemy’: Northern governors express concern over violent protest in Sokoto
The Northern Governors Forum has called for calm following the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy. Simon Lalong, chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, said the forum is concerned about the state of things in Sokoto. “The governors are concerned […]
Pregnant woman abducted during Kaduna train attack freed by bandits
Bandits, who attacked the Abuja- Kaduna train, have reportedly released one of their victims — a pregnant woman. The bandits had, on March 28, attacked the train in the Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna after bombing the rail tracks. Following the incident, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed 21 people as missing. […]
PHOTOS: Soludo visits Nnamdi Kanu in detention to discuss insecurity in south-east
Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra state, on Friday, visited Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in detention. The governor, who posted pictures of the meeting on his Facebook page on Saturday, said they discussed the sit-at-home protests and killings in the south-east. “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, […]
Newspaper Headlines: APC may throw presidential ticket open over fear of Atiku as PDP candidate
The controversy that trailed the arrest of two suspects in Sokoto over the murder of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Before another Deborah is lynched
The stoning to death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy is a timely reminder that retail religious extremism is very much alive and kicking in northern Nigeria. It has been quite a while since killings over “blasphemy” took place in the north and the […]