President Bola Tinubu has described as unacceptable the attempted coup in Niger republic on Monday morning by yet to be identified military men. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Tinubu said…
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Niger’s president being held inside palace – security sources
Niger presidential guards are holding President Mohamed Bazoum inside the presidential palace in the capital, which has been blocked off by military vehicles since Wednesday morning, security sources said. According to Reuter,…
Court remands tailor for allegedly sodomising 10-year-old boy
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kaduna on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 28-year-old tailor, Khalid Zubairu, in a correctional facility for alleged sodomy. The defendant, who lives at Ali Akilu…
BREAKING: Organised Labour Announces Nationwide Protest Action From August 2
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a nationwide strike notice to seek the reversal of fuel pump price hike and other policies by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government. NLC spokesperson, Mr. Ben…
Group trains health workers on MPCDSR management in Gombe
By Laraba Usman Rotary Action Group for Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health (RMCH) has organised a three-day training on Maternal, Prenatal Child, Death Surveillance and Response, electronic data collation for stakeholders in…
KACRAN hails Tinubu’s reappointment of NEDC governing board
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Kulen Allah Cattles Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has expressed deep appreciation to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the reappointment of the North East Development Commission (NEDC)…
Dangote constructs 17 boreholes for host communities in Kogi
No fewer than seventeen boreholes have been constructed by the Dangote Cement Plc within the communities hosting the Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, Kogi State. The distribution as allowed by terrain is…
Northern Female Youth Congress Donates Clothes, Detergents, other materials to Tudun Maliki Torry Home
A non-governmental organization, Northern Female Youth Congress has on Monday distributed clothes, mosquito coils, detergents and soaps to Torey Orphanage Tudun Maliki, Kano. Aisha Nasir Ahmed, the founder of the group, presented…
Senate to receive ministerial list Thursday — Senate Leader
President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, send the much awaited ministerial list to the senate, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele has said. Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) made this known at the launch of a…
ASUU loses as court confirms CONUA and NAMDA as Trade Unions
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lost its lawsuit against the Federal Government’s registration of the Congress Of University Academics (CONUA) and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics…
There won’t be delay paying July salaries – FG
The Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, reassured civil servants that the payment of July 2023 salaries will not be delayed. She revealed this during an interactive session with journalists in…
DSS re-arrest Emefiele, after face-off over custody with Police, NCS
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was re-arrested on Tuesday by Department of State Services (DSS) operatives after a tense confrontation with officials from the Nigerian…
Tinubu to honour Zamfara female pilgrim over found and return of $80,000
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded preparations to honour a Zamfara female pilgrim, Hajiya Aishatu ‘Yan Guru Bungudu, who had shown honest for returning to the owner,…
FG, ASUU suit: Court affirms CONUA, NAMDA as trade unions
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday affirmed the recognition of Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA). as trade unions. The claimant in the…
Governor Namadi appoints 6 new Permanent Secretaries
Governor Malam Umar A Namadi has approved the appointment of 6 new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the State Civil Service. This was contained in a statement signed by thet…
BREAKING: Court admits Emefiele to N20m bail
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High in Lagos, on Tuesday admitted the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N20million. Emefiele is standing…
JUST IN: Lawyers pray court to watch brief in charge against Emefiele
A group known as the Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society on Tuesday prayed a Federal High Court to allow it hold a watching brief in the arraignment of immediate past Governor of…
Jamoh extols virtues of Late Prince Paeke, commissions hall in His honour
Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has lauded the life style and ethical behaviour of Late Prince Paeke Dongban, an employee of the…
BREAKING: DSS presents Godwin Emefiele in court for arraignment
Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has made his appearance at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The charges against him include two counts of illegal possession of…
Plateau health sector to benefit facelift – Mutfwang
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang said health sector would be repositioned and strategies curb medical tourism and productive economy. Governor Mutfwang disclosed during a courtesy visit by the…
Jigawa governor appoints new MDs for state Radio,TV
The Jigawa state governor Malam Umar A. Namadi has approved the appointment of Yusuf Adamu Babura as new Managing Director, Jigawa State Radio Corporation. This was contained in a statement signed by…
Tinubu still finalizing ministerial list as deadline looms
In a recent report by TheCable, it has been revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made arrangements to clear his schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday as he tries to review and…
Sudan: 435 children killed, 2,000 injured in 100 days – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday reported that no fewer than 435 children had been killed and more than 2,000 others injured in 100 days of fighting in Sudan. UNICEF stated…
Nigeria mobilises $500m for food system transformation – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria has mobilised more than half a billion dollars for innovative, profitable, equitable and sustainable food system transformation initiative. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office…
Governor Abba unveils Abdullahi Maikaba as new Technical Adviser for Kano Pillars
Kano state Governor, Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf, announced the appointment of Abdullahi Maikaba as the new Technical Adviser for Kano Pillars during an unveiling ceremony held today at the State Government House….