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Not less than 26 fishermen have been reportedly killed by suspected fighters of the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP). The attack took place in Mukdolo village, Gamborun Ngala, Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the fishermen were ambushed, tortured and killed. Military […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) says there are “orchestrated plans” to cause a total breakdown of law and order in the country. The security agency said the plot is designed for execution after the governorship and state assembly elections. In a statement released on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has shifted the conduct of the governorship and houses of assembly elections to March 18. The elections were initially fixed to hold on March 11 across 24 states. TheCable had reported that the commission was considering postponing the election and would make a decision […]

Akin Osuntokun, director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, says President Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for the “fiasco” of the presidential election. Speaking on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television, Osuntokun said Buhari was the one who promised to bequeath a free and fair election to Nigeria. He […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering a postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections. TheCable understands that the electoral body is expected to take a decision on the issue at a meeting of its national commissioner on Wednesday night. Since the conclusion of the presidential and national assembly polls, […]

The name of Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, has been dropped from Nigeria’s statement of case in the P&ID suit before an English and Welsh high court in London, TheCable can report. Lawyers representing Nigeria had listed Adoke as one of the allegedly corrupt government officials who participated in the […]

A Nigerian-born music manager identified as Emmanuel Odunlami has been stabbed to death by robbers in the UK over what is believed to be a fake designer watch worth up to £300,000. Source: Top Stories