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The Ebonyi police command says it arrested two members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) after raiding three training camps of the proscribed group. The police said the camps were located in “a thick forest” in Omege village, Agba community, Ishielu LGA. Chris Anyanwu, spokesperson of the command, […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it will arraign Anietie Okon Effiong, a pastor at Promise of Zion Church, Akwa Ibom, for his alleged connection to a drug smuggling ring. The anti-drug agency said it has arrested two women — Hauwawu Bashiru and Basirat Adebisi Yahaya — linked to the pastor. […]

Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he is hale and hearty, dismissing speculations from the opposition over the state of his health. Tinubu said this at a dinner organised in his honour by the Kano Business Community Council on Saturday,  The APC presidential candidate said he is […]

Xi Jinping, Chinese president, has been confirmed as leader of the country for a third term. On Saturday, at the 20th party congress, the most important meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist, about 2,400 delegates came together in Beijing to determine major reshuffles and constitutional changes before its official close on Saturday. […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 542 Nigerian returnees from United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Manzo Ezekiel, head of press unit, NEMA, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. Ezekiel said the returnees, consisting of 79 males, 460 females and three children, arrived in […]

First, a caveat: I am not in the business of endorsing or demarketing any presidential candidate. But what Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP flagbearer, said in Kaduna last weekend generated so much heat that I felt compelled to throw in my perspective. Speaking to a group of northerners at the interactive session of the […]

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not deserve the votes of Nigerians. Atiku spoke at the PDP presidential rally in Benin, Edo state, on Saturday. The PDP standard bearer said the ruling party has destroyed Nigeria’s economy, education system, and […]

Theophilus Danjuma, former minister of defence, says the insecurity in the country is a result of the government’s failure. Danjuma said this on Saturday in Wukari, Taraba state, during the installation of a monarch. The retired general said the mission of the bandits is to re-colonise Nigeria. Danjuma had, in 2018, […]

TheCable has been honoured for its contribution to development journalism through the innovative use of data and statistics to promote development goals. The Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) presented the award on Saturday in Lagos at an event to mark the inaugural World Development Information Day. Development Information Day is observed […]