INSIGHT: How scammers use cloned Facebook pages of media houses to defraud Nigerians
A string of cloned Nigerian media pages on the internet leaves social media users needing clarification about where to get accurate information. The average Nigerian seeks information from the internet on topics such as current events, politics, job recruitment, business ideas, educational issues, and a range of other subjects. The search for information […]
Newspaper Headlines: 50 terrorists killed as air force, troops conduct joint operation in Zamfara
Reports on vote buying and moves to curb the menace during the 2023 elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Court stops DSS from arresting Emefiele
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has declined an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and detain Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), TheCable understands. In declining the motion ex parte — filed by an applicant in the absence of the respondent — Justice […]
‘Crime against humanity’ — Netherlands apologises to ex-colonies for 250-year slavery
The Netherlands has apologised to its former colonies for its historical involvement in slavery and the effects that have persisted into the present. Between 1596 and 1829, the Dutch transported about half a million Africans across the Atlantic. The Dutch also shipped about hundreds of thousands of Africans to their settlements in Dutch […]
My husband introduced my underage niece to porn, oral sex, Lagos doctor’s wife tells court
Aderemi, wife of Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, has testified before the special offences and domestic violence court in Lagos state. At the court sitting on Monday, Aderemi appeared as the first witness. She told the court that she married Olaleye in March 2011 and that they have […]
There’s a plot to frame Emefiele for terrorism, CSOs raise the alarm
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) says there a plot to oust Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from office on trumped-up terrorism charges. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Tochukwu Ohazuruike, convener of the coalition, alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) has “secretly” […]
Doyin Okupe sentenced to two years in prison over money laundering
A federal high court in Abuja has sentenced Doyin Okupe, director-general of the Peter Obi presidential campaign council, to two years imprisonment for breaching the money laundering act. In a judgment delivered on Monday, Okupe was found guilty of 26 out of a 59-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial […]
NBS: Nigeria generated N625bn from VAT in Q3 2022 — up by 4% from Q2
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country generated N625.39 billion as value-added tax (VAT) in the third quarter of 2022. VAT is a consumption tax that is administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Revenue generated from VAT is usually disbursed to the three tiers of government through the federation […]
Plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, UK court rules
A British high court has ruled that the country’s controversial arrangement to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal. On April 14, TheCable reported that the UK government intends to begin sending asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. The UK had said the action became necessary to stop illegal migration and to […]
Many residents killed in midnight attack on Kaduna communities
Gunmen have killed at least 20 persons in an attack on Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state. TheCable understands that the death toll may be higher as several residents have been reported missing. The attack was said to have occurred on Sunday at around […]