CWG: Iyiazi wins gold in shot put as Nigeria claims 18th medal
Iyiazi Eucharia Njideka has claimed a gold medal in the women’s F55-57 shot put at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham. Iyiazi claimed Nigeria’s eighth gold medal with a throw of 10.03 meters at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday morning. Her throw which is a record at the tournament is also […]
Oyetola asks tribunal to nullify Adeleke’s election, says he presented forged certificates to INEC
Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, has challenged the outcome of the Osun governorship election at the election petition tribunal. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the Osun governorship election which was held on July 16. Adeleke secured 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola of the […]
Gunmen abduct 14 Indians, kill six in Kogi
Gunmen have reportedly abducted 14 Indian nationals in Ajaokuta LGA of Kogi state. TheCable learnt that two Indians, two police officers and two drivers were killed when the gunmen struck. The incident reportedly happened around 9:00 pm on Friday. “They were on their way home from work (West African Ceramics) when […]
Gunmen overrun police station in Imo, kill four officers
Four officers have been reportedly killed in an attack on a police station in Imo state. The assailants were said to have overrun the police station in Agwa, Oguta LGA of the state on Friday night. A section of the police station, including vehicles in the yard, were said to have been […]
EMPTY CROWNS: How winners of LASU’s beauty pageant are extorted, denied prizes
On a normal day, Omofoma Jane’s radiant smile could melt an iceberg, but on this particular day, the beauty queen was angry! She had bottled up the anger for such a long time. Jane, a 300-level student of English Language at the Lagos State University (LASU), couldn’t hide her pain and disappointment when she […]
Strike: Keyamo asks parents to beg ASUU, says FG can’t borrow N1.2trn to settle overheads
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, has asked parents to beg the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their strike. The minister said this on Friday in an interview on Channels Television. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over government’s failure to implement their […]
PHOTOS: Residents scoop as fresh ‘oil spill’ hits Rivers community
A fresh oil leak has occurred on the Trans-Niger Pipeline, operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company joint venture (SPDC JV) in Bodo community, Rivers state. The community had in 2008 experienced two large-scale oil spills from SPDC’s facilities. In 2015, Shell agreed to pay £55 million ($83 million) to Bodo villagers as a […]
2023: Don’t allow politics divide Christians, Okowa tells CAN
Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has advised the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to avoid divisive politics. He said this on Friday at a meeting with representatives of the south-south chapter of the association, led by Israel Ege, an archbishop. He advised CAN […]
Newspaper Headlines: Iyorchia Ayu gives condition to step aside as PDP national chairman
Reports on insecurity dominate the newspapers this Saturday. Source: Top Stories
Keyamo: Security breaches not yardstick to say FG has failed
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says “security breaches” in parts of country cannot be used as a “yardstick” to say the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has failed. Keyamo spoke on Friday an interview with Channels Television. Over the past weeks, the spate of violent attacks has increased in […]