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Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has expressed concern over the ability of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to fire rockets in communities in Borno state. ISWAP had launched multiple rocket attacks in Maiduguri, the state capital, hours before the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Borno. Many houses were destroyed […]

The International Crisis Group has appointed Comfort Ero as its president and chief executive officer (CEO). The organisation made the announcement in a statement issued on its website on Friday. “The International Crisis Group is pleased to announce that Dr Comfort Ero will be the organisation’s next president and Chief Executive Officer,” […]

Sadiq Umar, senator representing Kwara north, has explained why the upper chamber did not override President Muhammadu Buhari on the electoral amendment bill. According to NAN, the senator made the comment while speaking to journalists in Ilorin on Friday. On November 19, the electoral bill was transmitted to Buhari for assent. […]

Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) is a stalwart in the murky terrain of Nigerian politics. Sitting on the gilded stool of an elder statesman, politicians pander to him and grovel for his attention. At the turn of each election cycle, his Hilltop mansion on the outskirts of Minna, Niger state, becomes something of a “political […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says insecurity in Nigeria will soon be history. In a Christmas message on Friday, Buhari said though “remarkable successes” have been made in the area of fighting insecurity, there are still some challenges. The president said there is a need for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria has recorded 49 cases of the Omicron COVID variant. The agency disclosed this during a media briefing on Friday. The NCDC said 13,758 sequences had been uploaded on GISAID, a global epidemic database, as at December 20. On December 1, the NCDC […]

A pipeline explosion has rocked Alimosho LGA of Lagos state. TheCable learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. When TheCable visited Baruwa, Alimosho LGA of Lagos, Olayiwola Kazeem, a resident, said high tension cables fell after the pylon transmitting electricity from Egbin Hydro Power Station collapsed. He […]

The year 2021 was eventful for Nigerian sports as several athletes represented the green and white flag in various global competitions. After the disappointment and restriction that the COVID-19 pandemic placed on international competitions in the previous year, Nigerian athletes were hungry to compete and make the country proud with their talents. […]