23 dead, scores injured as tornado rips through Mississippi
At least 23 people have died after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi on Friday night. Dozens of residents have been injured while four persons are said to be missing. The numbers are expected to rise as search efforts are underway to rescue people thought to be trapped under […]
Gunmen kill cleric, abduct wife in Kaduna
Gunmen have killed Musa Mairimi, minister in charge of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Buda community in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state. The wife of the clergyman was also abducted by the gunmen. A resident of the area, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident to TheCable. […]
Keyamo: Bad losers can’t stop Tinubu’s swearing in | Calls for interim government unlawful
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says the demand for the cancellation of the presidential poll is unconstitutional. TheCable had reported how Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), said Bola Tinubu did not meet the constitutional requirements to become Nigeria’s president. Baba-Ahmed […]
Whitney Adeniran: Chrisland school, staff to be charged with manslaughter, negligence
The Lagos ministry of justice says a case of involuntary manslaughter and negligence has been established against Chrisland High School Ikeja following the death of Whitney Adeniran. Source: Top Stories
’24-hour electricity’ — Anambra signs MoU on power supply with EEDC
The Anambra government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to guarantee steady power supply in the state. The agreement was signed by Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, and Julius Emeka, commissioner for public utilities, while Emeka Offor, chief executive officer of EEDC, signed on behalf […]
Train accident: Lagos to charge bus driver with manslaughter, grievous bodily harm
The Lagos ministry of justice is set to prosecute Oluwaseun Osinbajo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a moving train in the state. On March 9, a train collided with a Lagos staff bus, killing six people and injuring many of the state workers. In a statement on Friday, […]
Newspaper Headlines: 17 new governors to inherit N2.1trn, $1.9bn debts
The move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to tackle the lingering naira scarcity dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Shema, Anyim hit PDP over suspension, ask party to rescind decision
Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national working committee (NWC) to rescind his suspension within 48 hours. Shema also asked the NWC to reverse its decision on the dissolution of the Katsina state executive committee of the party. On Thursday, the PDP announced the suspension […]
Cash withdrawals: Banks comply with CBN’s directive to operate on weekends
In compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) latest directive, commercial banks have announced that their various branches will be open on weekends for customers to deposit and withdraw cash. Earlier today, the CBN said that it evacuated banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country. This came after […]
Presidency: Buhari will hand over to Tinubu — Daura ready to receive him
Garba Shehu, presidential aide, says President Muhammadu Buhari is prepared to hand over power. The presidency was reacting to a report that Buhari was not planning to hand over power to Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. In a statement on Friday, Shehu wondered how Buhari would campaign for Tinubu and not hand over […]