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The United Nations (UN) says a total of 694 “grave violations” against 532 children were recorded in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe from January 2020 to December 2021. The organisation disclosed this in its third report of the UN secretary-general on children and armed conflict in Nigeria, released on Wednesday. According to the […]

Adamu Adamu, minister of education, says Nigerians do not have “good reasons” to be disappointed with the federal government over the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Adamu spoke on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over improved funding […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) needs performing governors like him to get the needed votes to win the presidency. The opposition party has been in crisis since May when former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar became the party’s presidential candidate. Party stakeholders expressed concern that Wike was overlooked […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has explained why Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, was arrested. Mamu, who has been  involved in negotiations for the release of persons abducted during an attack on a train in Kaduna, was arrested in Kano on Wednesday. According to a statement by Peter Afunanya, DSS […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, on Wednesday, met with former presidential hopefuls of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  The meeting was held at Abubakar’s residence in Asokoro, federal capital territory (FCT).  Those who attended the meeting included Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine; Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, former managing director of the now-defunct FSB International […]

The federal government says it will penalise foreign airlines selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars, insisting that such practice is a violation of Nigerian laws. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this to state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. Mamu who is a media consultant to Ahmed Gumi, the popular Islamic cleric, was at the forefront of negotiations for the release of the Kaduna-train captives.  TheCable had […]

Walid Jibrin, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to resign from his position, TheCable can report. It has also emerged that some members of the PDP national working committee (NWC) met in Abuja on Tuesday and resolved not to attend any meeting presided over […]

Brent crude, the global benchmark, plunged 3.16 percent to $89.67 a barrel on Wednesday amid imminent recession across western countries.  The new price is the lowest since January 23, 2022. On the other hand, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell over 3 percent to $83.52 a barrel.  The development comes after Vladimir […]

Organisers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup say alcohol consumption will be allowed in “designated locations” inside the stadiums throughout the tournament. According to BBC, Nasser Al Khater, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the competition, announced the development on Wednesday. Qatar is billed to host the rest of the world to […]