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Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the house of representatives, says 92 people were killed in the attack that occurred in Kanam LGA of Plateau state on Sunday. The legislator representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency of Plateau, spoke on the floor of the green chamber on Wednesday. TheCable had reported how the attackers invaded […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 45 percent of new voter registrations done in 2021 are invalid. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said this on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja. He said the country is now in the fourth quarter of the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) which was restarted […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says its operatives discovered a handgun “concealed” in the luggage of a passenger who arrived the country from the United States. The agency said the traveller was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Amos Okpu, assistant comptroller for immigration, disclosed the development in a […]

A court of appeal in Abuja has voided a ruling restricting Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist, to Abuja. On October 4, 2019, Ijeoma Ojukwu, judge of a federal high court, granted bail to Sowore to the tune of N100 million and two sureties in like sum, wherein one of the sureties was to […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has advised youths to be courageous about taking active part in politics. Abubakar spoke on Tuesday at a meeting with leaders of support groups aligning with his presidential bid. Addressing the leaders of the groups at the event held in Abuja, the former vice-president said he was delighted […]

Senate President Ahmed Lawan says he and his colleagues wish Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo “good luck” in his endeavour to become Nigeria’s next president. Osinbajo had, on Monday, announced his interest in contesting the presidency in the 2023 general election. On Tuesday evening, the vice-president hosted iftar for the senators elected on the […]

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “seriously consider” resigning from office over the rising insecurity in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF spokesman, said Nigerians cannot live under conditions associated with security challenges until the tenure of Buhari expires. Baba-Ahmed said there has […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says persons responsible for the recent killing of scores of residents in Plateau “must not be forgiven”. TheCable had reported how gunmen attacked four villages in Kanam LGA of the state and killed an unconfirmed number of residents. Residents had said over 80 people were killed in the attacks, […]