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Uche Nwosu, former governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in Imo state, has been arrested by the police operatives.  A statement issued by Michael Abattam, spokesperson of the Imo police command, said Nwosu was not abducted and is presently in police detention. “This is to inform the general public that Chief Uche […]

Next Cash and Carry, a supermarket in the federal capital territory (FCT), has been gutted by fire. The supermarket is located along Ahmadu Bello way, Kado-Kuchi area of Jahi-Kado expressway. According to witnesses, the fire started around 8am on Sunday. TheCable understands that looting is ongoing at the supermarket while the […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says the money left in the country’s coffers by former President Goodluck Jonathan was not sufficient enough to last for three weeks. Speaking during a Channels Television programme, the minister said President Muhammadu Buhari cleared some rots in the system when he came into power in 2015 […]

Charles Mato, the Sum Pyem of Gindri, in Mangu LGA of Plateau, has been abducted. The traditional ruler was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday. Ishaku Takwa, media officer of operation safe haven (OPSH), confirmed the abduction. OPSH is the military task force maintaining peace in the state. Takwa told NAN […]

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s archbishop and one of the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement, has died at the age of 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa announced his demise in a statement on Sunday. The statement described Tutu as a man who “turned his own misfortune into a teaching opportunity to […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,305 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The agency, in its latest update for December 25, said the cases were reported across 14 states. A breakdown of new cases showed that Lagos state — the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria — […]

The military government in Sudan has shut down internet access in Khartoum, the country’s capital, in response to anti-coup protests. Military forces, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, had on October 25 arrested some members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders including Abdalla Hamdok, the country’s prime minister. Hamdok was later […]

Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, has ordered the release of Sofiyat Akinlabi, the female soldier detained for accepting a corps member’s marriage proposal while on official duty. Sofiyat had accepted a marriage proposal from a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara state. […]