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By Aliyu Abdulwahid Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello yesterday received a rousing welcome to the state capital after a rumours which spread like wide fire, that the governor was flew abroad due to ill health. Thousands of party supporters converged at Gegu in kogi local government,as early as 10 am to receive the governor…
By News Desk A major task before the All Progressives Congress, APC, is who replaces Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s National Chairman. A few days ago, Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, APC’s National Secretary, resigned from their positions without explaining the reasons for their action. Their resignation was confirmed by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC,…
By Ibrahim Nyass The Kwara State Police Command, on Tuesday, paraded 13 suspected criminals for various offences committed in the state. Among them were suspected kidnappers, who in the course of their operations killed three victims during police rescue mission in Isanlu-Isin and Ijara-Isin forests of Kwara South Senatorial District. Parading the suspects in Ilorin…
By Aliyu Abdulwahid The Nigerian army has denied arresting a lance corporal identified as Musa Adamu, for “converting to Christianity“. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, in a statement on Tuesday, said Adamu was taken into custody for violating some provisions of the armed forces act. “To set the records straight, Lance Cpl. Musa Adamu, a personnel…
By Alfaki Musa A federal high court in Kano has fixed September 22 to deliver judgement in a suit filed by Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of the state, seeking to stop his investigation and arrest over allegations of bribery. In 2018, Daily Nigerian, an online newspaper, published a video of Ganduje allegedly receiving bundles of…
The shape of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet became clearer last night. It was gathered that no fewer than four former governors will be nominated. Two of them are from the Northwest, the others from Southsouth and Southwest geo-political zones. A prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who is from Northcentral, tops the pack of…
By Alfaki Musa Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, was arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on two counts of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. He was brought to the court by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) at 09:21am. Emefiele was arraigned…
By Aliyu Abdulwahid Boko Haram suspects reportedly plotting to attack the Yola, Adamawa State residence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, have been arrested. A 29-year-old suspect, Jubrila Mohammed, who confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State, was first arrested at the gate of Atiku’s residence while trying to carry out…
By news desk President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cleared his activities for Tuesday and Wednesday as he tries to review and finalise his ministerial list, TheCable can report. As a result, he will not be receiving visitors for the two days. He has till Friday, July 28, to submit the list to the senate in…
By Akpan Emmanuel There was jubilation in Igbogene community, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the weekend after police recovered two children stolen by suspected child traffickers and sold to buyers for N1.6m. It was reported that the suspects, Chioma Obi and Sunday Aniele, posing as tenants, abducted the children, Success Kemebigha, 4 and Prince Kemebigha,2, two…
