By Biyi Lawrence A truck loaded with bags of rice, on Monday, crashed into the premises of Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology in Apata, Ibadan, after losing control. A part of the fence and shops in the school premises were destroyed by the truck. When TheCable visited the scene of the accident, officers of the Oyo/Osun area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) were seen evacuating the rice. When contacted about the development, Kayode Wey, the public relations officer of the Oyo/Osun area command of the NCS, said the officers were contacted after the accident had…
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Tosin Daniels
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By Biyi Lawrence The terrorists who kidnapped passengers on the Kaduna-Abuja train, have released three out of the remaining 43 victims in their custody. A video which circulated on Sunday showed some bandits flogging 43 victims who are believes to be victims of the kidnap. The bandits threatened to Kidnap President Muhammad Buhari and Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The three released victims – two men and one woman – may have been among those who received serious beating on Sunday. They were released around 11am on Monday morning; their relatives picked them up along the Kaduna-Abuja road Although it was…
A police officer has been killed in Ondo State following the invasion of Okuta Elerinla Police Division by gunmen. Voice of Naija reports that the gunmen stormed the station and caught the officers on duty unaware on Monday around 1:00 am. The mission of the gunmen is yet to be ascertained. During the heavy gunfire, a policeman identified as Boluwaji Temenu, with registration number AP. 207538 died in the attack. Confirming the attack, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Funmilayo Odunlami disclosed that officers at the station were able to repel the attack. Odunlami added that the…
Nigerian currency has sunk to a new low, exchanging for N645 against the U.S. dollar in the parallel market, according to data from Aboki-Fx.
JAMB registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede said this during the 2022 policy meeting held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. “The Honorable minister of education has approved that the NABTEB A’level GCE will no longer be recognized as a qualification for DE from 2022. However, all those who have already obtained it prior to this date will be able to use it,” Oloyede said. Speaking further at the policy meeting, Oloyede highlighted some of the challenges faced by the board in the conduct of the 2022 UTME/ DE examination. He listed the challenges as follows; examination malpractices, impersonation and substitution…
All Progressives Congress (APC), 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has given further insight into why he selected Kashim Shettima as running mate. The former Borno State governor is the Senator representing the state’s central district in the national assembly. On Saturday in Abuja, Tinubu met with Speakers of states governed by the APC led by Hon. Mudashiru Obasa of Lagos. The lawmakers visited the standard bearer to congratulate him on his victory at the June special convention. Tinubu commended the Speakers for the roles they played ahead of his emergence. The flagbearer appealed to Nigerians to see beyond religion in…
By Biyi Lawrence Suspected terrorists have laid ambush for the personnel of the Elite Guards Brigade at the Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory, injuring three persons. Those injured during the attack are currently receiving medical attention. A military source told our correspondent that the attack happened while the troops were on patrol. The source said, “The troops of the elite Guards Brigade were ambushed along Bwari-Kubwa road. But the ambush was forcefully repelled by the Brigade of Guards troops. “The troops were on routine patrol of the area when they were attacked.However, three soldiers were wounded in the…
By Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and Sunday Igboho, Yoruba Nation agitator. Governor Ortom said he called for their release because they are freedom fighters. He also disclosed that he may become a freedom fighter like Kanu and Igboho after leaving office in 2023. Ortom stated this while addressing journalists, in Makurdi, the state capital on Monday. He maintained that the two freedom fighters; Nnamdi Kanu and Igboho, are not bandits, hence should be released. The Governor warned that security agents…