‘You’re becoming a tool for terrorists’ — Kadaria Ahmed hits BBC over documentary on bandits
Kadaria Ahmed, CEO of Radio Now 95.3FM Lagos, has described a recent BBC documentary as “irresponsible reporting”. In a 50-minute documentary titled ‘The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara’, published three days ago, the BBC Africa Eye provides insight into the mindset of bandit kingpins, the booming kidnap-for-ransom industry, and how Zamfara’s insecurity may have […]
TheCable wins Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge
TheCable has been adjudged one of the winners of the 2022 Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge. The project seeks to empower news organisations to pioneer new thinking in online journalism, develop new paths to sustainability and better understand their communities. TheCable, Nigeria’s leading independent online newspaper, was selected for its Disability […]
Newspaper Headlines: Governors ask n’assembly to review water resources bill
The impeachment threat issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by opposition senators in the national assembly over rising insecurity dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Security threats: Nasarawa orders closure of primary, secondary schools
The Nasarawa government has ordered the immediate closure of primary and secondary schools in the state over “security threats”. Fatu Sabo, Nasarawa commissioner for education, announced the development on Wednesday after a meeting of the state executive council. According to Sabo, Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, gave the order. In a […]
Femi Adesina: Senators who threatened to impeach Buhari are the minority of minorities
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says senators who threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over rising insecurity are “the minority of minorities”. Adesina spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television. Earlier on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators in the senate staged a walkout after a motion by Philip Aduda, […]
Gbaja apologises over Harvard University enrollment post, says it wasn’t to cause disaffection
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has apologised over a recent post in which he shared pictures of him taking a course at Harvard University. On Tuesday, Gbajabiamila posted the pictures on his social media handles, adding that it wasn’t too late to go to school. However, the post sparked […]
‘It’s for security purposes’ — Zainab Ahmed speaks on depletion of excess crude account
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says state governors, in consultations with the national economic council (NEC), are aware of withdrawals from the excess crude account (ECA). Ahmed said this on Wednesday at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a […]
Terrorists’ threat to kidnap Buhari laughable, says Lai
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has described the threat by terrorists to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari as mere propaganda. The minister said this on Wednesday when he addressed journalists after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. On July 24, a viral video was released by insurgents suspected to be members of Boko […]
‘Influence peddling’ row: Body of Benchers doesn’t interfere with LPDC proceedings, says Olanipekun
Wole Olanipekun, chairman of the Body of Benchers (BoB), says the body does not interfere with the activities of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). His comment comes days after the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) called for Olanipekun’s resignation in the wake of a petition filed against a lawyer in his chambers before […]
INTERVIEW: Athletics coach Ayodele Solaja reveals how he discovered Tobi Amusan
In 2009, Ayodele Solaja was at the inter-house sports event of Our Lady of Apostles secondary school in Ijebu Ode for his regular scouting rounds for future athletic royalties in the unlikeliest places. Solaja, already an experienced athletics coach, watched as kids sprinted across the dusty tracks and leapt into the dirt in innocent […]