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The sacked Director General of the Department of State Security Service, Lawal Musa Daura, has confessed that he deployed hooded operatives of the secret service to the National Assembly on Tuesday based on intelligence report that unauthorised persons were planning to smuggle dangerous weapons and incriminating items into the complex. His confession was disclosed in […]

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect invaded a military base in Malamfatori area of Abadam local government, Borno state, on Wednesday, killing 11 soldiers. A security source who disclosed this to TheCable said some civilians were also killed in the attack. Adamu Bamanga, a member of civilian joint task force, who escaped the attack, […]

The Presidency today said there was unanimity on the sack of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Lawal Daura. Daura was booted out of office on Tuesday by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo following the invasion of the National Assembly by the operatives of the DSS.  The invasion, according the acting […]

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the National Assembly invasion by security forces. Secondus in a statement by his Media Aide, Ike Abonyi, on Tuesday said the invasion was an indication that President Buhari and the ruling APC were out to […]

The British High Commission has reacted to Tuesday’s development at the National Assembly, saying it would only accept a democratic process that recognises the rights of Nigerians to participate in election process. “We are aware of media reports of a situation at the National Assembly this morning. We are closely monitoring the situation and other […]

Lawal Daura, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been  arrested. He was arrested after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo relieved him of his duties on Tuesday afternoon. Osinbajo had summoned Daura alongside Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, over the siege laid to the national assembly earlier in the day. Federal lawmakers were denied […]

During the weekend in Chicago, 66 people were shot, 12 of them fatally, between Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11:59 p.m. “It’s no secret that we had an unacceptably violent weekend,” Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said. The spate of shootings left Chicago officials visibly frustrated during a Monday press conference, in which […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar “can never enjoy” his support for a political office. He said God will never forgive him if he backs Atiku’s presidential ambition. Atiku served as vice-president to Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. He aspired to succeed Obasanjo in 2003 but the elder statesman went ahead to complete […]

The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday formally changed its teaching to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances. The Vatican said it had changed its universal catechism to reflect Pope Francis’ total opposition to the death penalty. Previously the catechism, a summary of Church teaching, had allowed the death penalty in rare cases. The […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that 10 million deaths might be recorded per year globally from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) effective from 2050, if not checked. The WHO Country Representative, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, gave the warning in a paper he presented at 2nd National Summit in Abuja on Thursday. The summit has as its theme: […]

Two Kenyan Nakuru MCAs caused drama at the House’ precincts on Tuesday, July 31, after they came to blows over a boyfriend. Honourables Joyce Anyiso and Jacqueline Manyara had a bitter verbal exchange before their fight went physical. One of the MCAs was overheard warning the other keep off her boyfriend. Anyiso accused Manyara of […]

A pressure group, Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG), has asked the federal government to stop the secret burial of soldiers killed on the battlefield. In a statement signed by its leaders, Oby Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu and Florence Ozor, the group made this call while reacting to photos of mass burial of some fallen soldiers days […]

Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has announced his exit from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a tweet he posted on his Twitter handle on Tuesday evening, he said: “I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I have decided to take my leave of the All Progressives Congress (APC).” See the tweet […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to bring the 83-year-old Imam of Nghar village, Gashish District in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, to Abuja for “a handshake and national honour.” Lalong said the President took the decision following reports that the Imam saved about 300 persons […]

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, the highest-ranking Catholic official ever to be convicted of covering up sex abuse. The Vatican made the announcement in a statement sent to CNN on Monday. Wilson, 67, was found guilty in May of concealing the abuse of altar boys in the 1970s […]

California’s deadliest current wildfire is getting larger, officials warn, despite thousands of firefighters battling it. “Erratic winds” and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow early on Sunday, firefighters said. It is one of eight major wildfires currently burning in the state. The fire, in the Shasta County in northern California, has killed […]