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Abdulsalami speaks on his alleged link to helicopter supplying food to bandits : Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar, has described as false and unfounded the news linking him to a purported arrested helicopter supplying food to bandits. Abubakar spoke in a statement by his Media Aide, Dr. Yakubu Suleiman, on …

Presidency confirms ‘foolish attempt’ to rob Buhari’s CoS, Gambari, near Aso Rock Villa : The Presidency has confirmed that there was a robbery attempt at the official residence of the President’s Chief of Staff (CoS), Professor Ibrahim Gambari, around the presidential villa in Abuja. It was gathered that the robbers attempted to break into …

Uzodinma links attacks in South-East to 2023 elections : The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has blamed the spate of attacks in the South-East region on state actors seeking to discredit the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the governor, this was a ploy to gain power …

Lai Mohammed’s statement shows Buhari has surrendered to terrorists —PDP : The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the statement of the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, that the Federal Government is not duty-bound to protect Nigerians from bandits, has confirmed fears that the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

ISIS and Al-Qaeda planning to penetrate Southern Nigeria, US warns : The United States has warned that Al-Qaeda and ISIS are planning to penetrate Southern Nigeria. The US also said Al-Qaeda has started penetrating the north-western part of Nigeria. In a media briefing seen by TheCable, Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the …

Reps may summon Buhari over alleged oil licensing fraud : The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has threatened to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the circumstances surrounding the revocation and re-award of Oil Mining Leases (OML). The Chairman of the Committee, Musa Sarki Adar, on Thursday, issued …

Diocese wanted to confine me for 30days for calling Nnamdi Kanu my son —Mbaka : The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu (AMEN), Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka has explained the circumstances behind his sudden disappearance on Wednesday, which led to speculations as to what could have happened to him. The priest, whose disappearance raised …

We approached Gumi for help but didn’t give him money —Parents of released Afaka students : Parents of released students of the Federal College Forestry School in Afaka, Kaduna State, have clarified that Sheikh Gumi did not collect any money from them. The students, who had been in captivity at the hands of bandits for 56 …

NLC rejects plans by Buhari to cut salaries of civil servants : The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has responded to the recently revealed plans by the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari to cut salaries of civil servants across the country. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, had announced in a virtual …

Pay N100m ransom for Greenfield students now, Sheikh Gumi urges FG : Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the Islamic cleric who said bandits should be granted amnesty has called on the federal government to pay the N100 million ransom demanded by kidnappers of Greenfield University students to prevent the situation from degenerating further. Gumi …