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The Kano state police command has arraigned Abdulmalik Tanko, the self-confessed killer of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old girl. Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, spokesman of the Kano police command, said the suspect was arraigned before a magistrate court in Kano on Monday. Tanko(pictured on the right) was paraded by the police after confessing to […]

Zacchaeus did it and got away with it — but the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected the apology of an ex-candidate who wrote the exam body to admit cheating 21 years ago. Source: Top Stories

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has ordered the arrest of thugs who beat up Fadila Abdulrahman, a resident of the state, over a Facebook post criticising Ahmad Satomi Grema, a lawmaker representing Jere federal constituency. In a video that has since gone viral, the thugs said to be loyal to the lawmaker, were […]

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has described the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant projects as a “game-changing initiative” that will spur development and deepen regional integration. Adesina said this after touring the $19.5 billion Nigerian greenfields crude oil refinery and petrochemical production plant owned by Dangote Industries Limited on […]

Nigeria recorded 228 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday.  BELGIUM EASES COVID RESTRICTIONS Belgium has announced a slight easing of its COVID-19 restrictions. It is also resolved that people will need booster shots after five months to maintain COVID-19 passes giving access to […]

The Super Eagles of Nigeria suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by COVID-19-stricken Tunisia, exiting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the round of 16. In a match that was predicted a walkover by all and sundry, Nigeria failed to advance and TheCable Sports looks at player performances in the shock defeat that has […]

Kassim Afegbua has advised Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, not to contest the presidency in 2023. He said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must zone its 2023 presidential candidacy to the south, and as such, Atiku should “ditch his quest”. Afegbua was the spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation during the […]

Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest person, says the refinery will begin processing crude by the third quarter of 2022. According to Bloomberg, the business mogul said mechanical work on the refinery is done, and “hopefully before the end of the third quarter we should be in the market”. […]