On Wednesday, some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) pulled out of the ruling party to form a faction known as Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC). Buba Galadima, a former chieftain of the ruling party, who was announced as chairman of the new group, accused the ruling party of shutting its doors on aggrieved members. They said aggrieved members in the party [...]
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Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has dissolved the state executive council “with immediate effect”. Abubakar Shekara, director-general, media and public affairs to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “The dissolution is aimed at restructuring and restrategising the cabinet for optimum efficiency and service delivery to the good people of Sokoto,” the statement read. The commissioners were directed to hand [...]
The house of representatives has resolved to probe the funds recovered from Sani Abacha, former military head of state, from 1998 till date. The lawmakers are also seeking to investigate how the funds have so far been used, including the charges paid to lawyers and consultants. The resolution followed a motion introduced during plenary on Wednesday by Sunday Karimi from Kogi state. Abubakar [...]
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign if cannot end the killings recorded in the country and keep Nigeria safe. The bishops said this on Tuesday, while reacting to recent killings in various parts of the country, particularly in Plateau state. At least 100 persons were killed in Plateau when suspected herdsmen invaded two [...]
Jimoh Moshood, spokesman of the Nigeria police force, says the killing of seven officers in Abuja has shown the need for the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) There has been a campaign to scrap SARS over alleged excesses. Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Tuesday, Moshood said efforts were in place to arrest those who killed the officers in the line of duty. He [...]
The Nigeria police force has arrested eight more suspects in connection with the recent killings in Benue state. Jimoh Moshood, police spokesman, identified one of the suspects arrested as Benjamin Tivfa, a serving councillor of Fidi ward in the state. Many have been killed in Benue this year alone. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Moshood said the councillor admitted to have supplied arms [...]
Gunmen have killed seven police officers in the Galadimawa area of Abuja. TheCable learnt the officers were killed during a shootout with their attackers on Monday night. The officers were said to be on stop-and-search duty operation in the area when they accosted the gunmen. Witnesses said the gunmen successfully escaped during the incident which also left some persons injured. It was gathered that [...]
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says Nigerians are “fast losing confidence” in the nation's security system. He said this on Tuesday while reacting to the killings in various parts of the country, the most recent being in Plateau. Hundreds have been killed in crisis situations like clashes between herdsmen and farmers as well as attacks by suspected herders. Delivering a [...]
The day began with high hope; bright morning; good weather – the perfect kind for farming. Irimya Moses left for her farm like some other villagers in Exland, Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state, with no slightest knowledge she would not be returning alive. She had spent barely two hours there when around 1pm she was rounded up [...]
A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state led by Cyril Ogodo has protested the alleged hijacking of the party in the state by “Illegal” executives. Ogodo had been sworn in by the John Oyegun-led national working committee on June 4, 2018 in Abuja. But upon resumption of office, Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party, asked an Abuja [...]
Jimoh Moshood, public relations officer of the Nigeria Police Force, has blamed the industrial action in Borno state on the delay in the passage of 2018 budget. Responding to inquiries by TheCable, Moshood said the allowances of the aggrieved officers would have been cleared if the budget had been approved earlier. On Monday morning, some mobile policemen blocked major roads in Maiduguri, [...]
Police officers on special duty in Borno state are currently protesting in Maiduguri, the state capital. The officers, deployed to help fight insurgency in the state, took over some streets on Monday morning, in protest of the non-payment of their allowances. TheCable learnt they are owed six months of allowances. The officers, who barricaded a major highway in the city, shot into the [...]
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has accused some communities of depriving herdsmen their indigenous rights, saying this has contributed to the crisis surrounding herdsmen and farmers across the country. In various states including Benue, Plateau and Zamfara, clashes between the herders and farmers/locals as well as attacks by suspected herders have led to the death of hundreds, [...]
The Plateau State Emergency Management Agency says at least 35,000 villagers were displaced in the recent attack by unknown gunmen. The gunmen, suspected to be herders, had attacked villages across three local government areas, killing at least 100 persons. TheCable visited the affected villages and discovered that residents have all fled the area. Juni Bala, SEMA director, search and rescue, said there are [...]
Senate President Bukola Saraki has accused security chiefs of lack of proper coordination. He said while the security architecture in the country has “failed”, some of the security officials overseeing security in the country do not talk to one another. Saraki was speaking on Saturday when he visited communities affected by a rainstorm in Ilorin, Kwara state. While lamenting the killings in different [...]
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has denied killing anybody in Plateau state. Casualties were recorded when suspected herdsmen invaded communities in three local government areas of the state last weekend. The police had confirmed that 100 persons died in the attack which reportedly started on Saturday and ended Sunday. TheCable visited some of the affected villages and discovered that [...]
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