Police officer kill shooter who gunned down 8 in US mall
A police officer has killed a shooter who gunned down eight people in a mall in Dallas, Texas in the US. BBC reports that hundreds of people were evacuated from Allen Premium Outlets mall, after the shooter, a male, started shooting sporadically. Children were among those killed in the incident, and the […]
Newspaper Headlines: 1,230 civilians killed, 658 abducted in Q1 2023
First-quarter report on insecurity across the country makes the front page of some of the national dailies as the entire nation look forward to the May 29 inauguration. Source: Top Stories
Senate presidency: ‘We won’t follow anyone’s instruction’ — Yari rejects consensus candidate
Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara, says he will not step down for anyone in the race for the presidency of the 10th senate. There are reports that Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, is being considered as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position. […]
Let’s discuss the ‘agbado’ economy
One of the most enduring jokes on social media is centred on “agbado” — the Yoruba word for maize, which is equally known as corn. Many Nigerians might have forgotten the source. Speaking at his 69th birthday colloquium in March 2021, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then addressed as national leader of the All Progressives […]
‘I’ll be in private sector’ — el-Rufai says he’s not lobbying to be Tinubu’s chief of staff
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says he is not lobbying to be the chief of staff to President-elect Bola Tinubu who would be sworn in on May 29. El-Rufai spoke on Saturday while inaugurating some projects executed by the administration of Inuwa Yahawa in Gombe. Online reports had claimed that the Kaduna […]
‘I look to engaging with you’ — Tinubu congratulates King Charles III on coronation
Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, has congratulated King Charles III of the United Kingdom on his coronation. The coronation took place on Saturday at London’s Westminster Abbey. King Charles III is the first to be inaugurated since 1937, and he is taking over the reign after the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, his […]
Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from Sudan arrives Abuja
Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from Sudan has arrived at the federal capital territory (FCT). The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) broke the news via its Twitter page on Saturday. The commission said the batch — which comprises 131 Nigerians, including 124 adults and seven infants — arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Ndukwe Onuoha, British-Nigerian poet, elected councillor in UK
Ndukwe Onuoha, a British-Nigerian poet, has been elected a councillor in his ward. He was elected on the platform of the Labour Party to represent the Mackworth and New Zealand ward in Derby City Council. Onuoha, nominated by his party in November 2022, was the only candidate of African descent to have […]
ALERT: Presidential council disowns ‘inauguration programme’ in circulation
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has dissociated the Presidential Transition Council (PTC) from the circulating programme of events for the presidential inauguration. On Friday, the programme of events including time details for the inauguration ceremony was circulating on social media platforms. TheCable obtained the fake programme of […]
Doctor who acted as middleman for Ekweremadu had kidney transplant in 2021
Jeremy Johnson, judge of Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, said Obinna Obeta, the doctor who acted as a middleman for the Ekweremadus, had a kidney transplant in 2021. The judge noted that Obeta learnt from his experience and was able to identify loopholes in the system in 2021. “You Obina Obeta […]