Troops of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army have neutralised a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Kallamu, in a coordinated operation in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A senior military source, who confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday, described the operation as “a major blow to the Turji network,” noting that…
A Plateau state High Court sitting in Jos has sentenced a police officer, Sgt. Ruya Auta, to death for the killing of a University of Jos student, Rinji Bala. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by the Chief Justice of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, at High Court 1. The court found the officer guilty…
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Tuesday criticised the large number of armed security personnel that he saw accompanying Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Soyinka spoke in Lagos while presenting an honorary award to Odia Ofeimun, the famous poet and activist who was honoured by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism….
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has published the list of applicants eligible for the Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 46/2025 aptitude test. The list is available on the NAF Recruitment Portal at www.nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng. The aptitude test is scheduled to hold on 13 December 2025 at 15 designated centres nationwide, starting at 0700hrs. All shortlisted candidates…
Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau state, is in the final stages of his impending defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), TheCable can report. TheCable understands that the entire process would be completed before the end of January 2026. Sources within the governor’s camp told TheCable that Mutfwang has made up his mind to leave…
A man simply identified as Talabi Adeniyi (T.Fire) has alleged that he was humiliated by the staff of MRS Filling Station, Alapere. Giving his account on X (formerly Twitter), he said the incident happened on December 4. He wrote: I was assaulted and extorted tonight at the MRS Filling Station, Alapere Estate, Lagos — and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian youths to embrace creativity, innovation, and bold ambition as they pursue relevance both nationally and globally. The President delivered the charge on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA GIGS) Platform and the Grant Award Ceremony organised by the Federal Ministry of…
NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL) recorded daily crude oil production of 355,000 barrels per day (bpd) on December 1, 2025—its highest output since 1989. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Andy Odeh, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd. According to the figures released by the company, NEPL’s average daily production rose…
Burkina Faso has continued to hold on to a Nigerian military aircraft and the 11 personnel on board, despite repeated diplomatic efforts to resolve the matter. The Federal Government has now stepped in fully as tension around the incident continues to grow. The aircraft, a Nigerian Air Force C-130, had landed in Bobo Dioulasso after…
The Igbo intelligentsia, operating under the umbrella of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), has called for immediate international intervention in Nigeria, particularly from the United States, citing an imminent threat of national collapse reminiscent of the political crises that preceded the civil war and the 1966 pogroms against the Igbo. In a communique signed by…