A 27-year-old woman identified as Fatima Dzuma has been apprehended for killing her 25-year-old husband, Baba Aliyu, in Lafiyagi Dzwafu village in the Katcha local government area of Niger State. Dzuma was said to have married Baba three years ago as his second wife after divorcing her first husband, but she had not given birth…
Protest erupted at Babasanya-Araka, Area, Ede, Osun State, on Saturday after a Chief Imam simply identified as Kadiri was caught raping an eight-year-old girl (name withheld) after sending her on errand. According to The Nation, the incident occurred around 12 noon, when the girl’s mother was looking for her daughter, who had left home and…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as false and misleading reports in an online medium alleging that the country’s 65th independence anniversary activities were cancelled over an attempted coup plot. The DHQ urged the public to disregard the misinformation being circulated by purveyors of falsehoods and enemies of the nation. A statement by the Director…
Social crusader and rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, “has better chances in 2027 than he had in 2023.” Yesufu made the assertion on Friday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, while fielding questions from newsmen at the Girls’ Summit organised by Protect…
The national assembly is considering a bill proposing an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. VAT refers to a consumption tax on goods and services levied at each stage of the supply chain where value is added. In the executive bill seen by TheCable on Sunday, the national assembly…
Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) has regained his freedom after spending 56 days in captivity. Daily Trust had reported how the former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was abducted from his hometown in Bakori local government area (LGA) of Katsina state, on February 5, 2025. He was kidnapped alongside nine other residents. However,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the chances of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, securing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired on Tuesday, Wike said Amaechi was the “last person” the opposition…
The federal government says it is working to expand the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) to 50 million primary school pupils in 2026. The National Programme Manager, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Aderemi Adebowale, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “We are working to include…
The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a prophetess, Folashade Adekola, following the deaths of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn during childbirth at the prophetess’ church in Akure, the state capital. According to reports, Adesuwa had gone into labour at the prophetess’ church located in the Oke-Aro area of…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has strongly criticized the Canadian embassy for denying Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Christopher Musa and other senior military officers visas for an official engagement. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), Ribadu…
