TheCable News

The Sokoto state police command says the suspected killers of Deborah Emmanuel, popularly known as Deborah Samuel, are still at large.  Sanusi Abubakar, the command spokesperson, said this on Sunday in an interview with PUNCH.  Abubakar said those arrested and arraigned before a magistrate court only contributed to the violent riot.  On […]

Out of the blue, I was inducted into the dreaded hall of fame for victims of disinformation last week. An article I did not write and had not even read was attributed to me. A dozen infographic cards with quotes from the article went viral, particularly on WhatsApp. The attractive infographics had my face, […]

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the federal government should emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan in resolving the lingering industrial action. The strike, which began on February 16, is a result of the government’s inability to fully address the union’s demands.  The industrial action has lasted […]

The federal government has apologised for the hardship faced by road users due to construction works on the Berger-Opic axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Forosola Oloyede, the acting federal controller of works in Lagos state, conveyed the apology in a statement on Saturday. Oloyede said the government feels the pains of the […]

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to support only candidates of the party in 2023. The former Lagos governor spoke on Saturday in Abuja while receiving APC national working committee (NWC) members at the Tinubu/Shettima campaign office.  The APC […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to head back to the country to receive Ibrahim Shekarau into the major opposition party. Shekarau, a former Kano state governor, is unsettled at the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and he is believed to be on his way out. […]

The Nigerian army has dismissed two soldiers allegedly involved in the killing of Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric in Yobe. John Gabriel and Adamu Gideon, both lance corporals, were the two soldiers dismissed. Ibrahim Osabo, the acting commander officer in charge of army’s 241 Reece battalion in Nguru, […]