Zamfara shuts NTA Gusau, FRCN for ‘breaking journalism laws’
The Zamfara government has ordered the closure of some media houses in Gusau, the state capital, for reportedly breaking some journalism laws. Ibrahim Dosara, the state commissioner for information, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The affected media platforms are the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of […]
Newspaper Headlines: We have fortified our system against hackers, says INEC
The national dailies focus on diverse issues that range from the plight of flood victims in Rivers, Delta and Niger states to the increase in prices of bread in the country. Source: Top Stories
EXTRA: With vision, resilience, el-Rufai turned rotten situation to a bad one, says Tinubu
Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made a blunder while speaking at the seventh Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit (KADInvest). Speaking at the event on Saturday, Tinubu said Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, turned a “rotten situation to a bad one.” “I am openly begging governor el-Rufai not […]
Before we get carried away again
In 1999, as President Olusegun Obasanjo was getting set to assume office, Channels TV sampled the opinions of everyday Nigerians on their expectations from the new government. One woman memorably said: “I want Obasanjo to bring the economy down!” You can laugh all you want, but her message was very clear: the economy was […]
Aisha Yesufu under fire over tweet demanding Obi’s plan to tackle police brutality
Aisha Yesufu, activist and founder of Citizens Hub, has come under fire for saying that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), must state how he would tackle police brutality. Yesufu, who is a supporter of Obi, had quoted a tweet of Rinu Oduala, another activist, who asked what the LP’s […]
Atiku: Northerners need someone from north as president — not Yoruba, Igbo
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says northerners need a president who hails from the north. Abubakar, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke on Saturday at the interactive session of the Arewa townhall policy dialogue in Kaduna. Abubakar, who hails from Adamawa in the north-east, told his audience […]
Adamawa APC to appeal court ruling disqualifying Aisha Binani as guber candidate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa says it will appeal the court ruling nullifying the party’s primary which produced Aishatu Binani as its governorship candidate. A federal high court in Yola, on Friday, nullified the APC governorship primary. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the court also declared that there will […]
Six dead, five missing as boat capsizes in Niger
At least six persons have been confirmed dead after a boat capsized in the Gbara area of Mokwa LGA in Niger state. In a statement on Saturday, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said five persons are still missing. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Friday evening when the […]
Atiku: My job creation agenda will target almajiri kids, underprivileged youths
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says his development agenda for job creation will target underprivileged youths and almajiri children. Atiku spoke on Saturday at the Arewa townhall policy dialogue in Kaduna. While explaining how his five-point development agenda will support the north, he said the high levels […]
Wike, Makinde, Ikpeazu, Ortom jet out for meeting in Spain
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and his allies have travelled to Madrid, Spain for a meeting, TheCable has learnt. Wike left the country early Saturday morning with Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue; Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governor of Enugu, who is also an associate of […]