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Nigeria’s Genesis Miesinnei Mercy has defeated Canada’s Parks Madison to clinch the gold medal in the women’s wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Mercy won the encounter 9-0 at the Coventry Arena on Saturday evening. The Nigerian had a 3-1 VFA (victory by fall) to easily win Parks. Mercy’s gold […]

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says parents should join the federal government in begging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its ongoing strike. The presidential spokesman said this on Saturday on the sidelines of the 11th graduation ceremony of Glisten International Academy, in Abuja. Shehu’s comments come hours after Festus […]

Hassan Usman, a lawyer and one of the victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack, says he is still a strong supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari. On March 28, a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by gunmen, with several persons killed, injured and abducted. Hassan was among four passengers that were released from captivity on […]

Mike Enahoro-Ebah, an Abuja-based lawyer, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its refusal to provide the certified true copies (CTCs) of documents relating to Bola Tinubu’s presidential nomination. The lawyer is also seeking an order asking INEC to release Tinubu’s nomination forms submitted when he contested the Lagos governorship election […]

Iyiazi Eucharia Njideka has claimed a gold medal in the women’s F55-57 shot put at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham. Iyiazi claimed Nigeria’s eighth gold medal with a throw of 10.03 meters at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday morning. Her throw which is a record at the tournament is also […]

Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, has challenged the outcome of the Osun governorship election at the election petition tribunal. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the Osun governorship election which was held on July 16. Adeleke secured 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola of the […]

Gunmen have reportedly abducted 14 Indian nationals in Ajaokuta LGA of Kogi state. TheCable learnt that two Indians, two police officers and two drivers were killed when the gunmen struck. The incident reportedly happened around 9:00 pm on Friday. “They were on their way home from work (West African Ceramics) when […]

Four officers have been reportedly killed in an attack on a police station in Imo state. The assailants were said to have overrun the police station in Agwa, Oguta LGA of the state on Friday night. A section of the police station, including vehicles in the yard, were said to have been […]

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, has asked parents to beg the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their strike. The minister said this on Friday in an interview on Channels Television. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over government’s failure to implement their […]