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The Borno police command says the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS, has … Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2oGtqGd Get More Nigeria Metro News

The management of Arik Air says operations were disrupted on Sunday after an aircraft was hit by a truck at the Lagos airport while another aircraft could not take off in Owerri. Arik said it has since reported the incidents to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in line … Read more...

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says despite the presence of the military in Benue, “over one million” cows have flooded the state. Ortom said this on Monday when he led Paul Enenche, senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, to the cemetery of the 73 persons killed in the …...

At least seven people were killed in a crisis which broke out in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state on Monday. Many people sustained injuries while a lot of houses were set ablaze in the incident, which was earlier reported by TheCable. A security source said … Read...

Nigeria's former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke's multi-million dollar jewelry and multi-million dollar houses are fading away in the United Kingdom as they are now treated as “proceed of crime” and subject to forfeiture. TheCable in an exclusive report, understands...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it knows nothing about the broadcast ban on Olamide, Davido and 9ice songs The NBC said it is not in the business of banning songs, saying by virtue of the broadcasting law, radio and television stations are to ensure that songs...

Fredrick Nwabufo takes a critical look at how President Muhammadu Buhari has been able to dodge many backlashes owing to his prolonged health issues and medical tourism in the United Kingdom. READ: On January 19, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to the UK. What is coterie of...

The Cable, online medium is reporting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will invite Dino Melaye, chairman senate committee on FCT, for questioning over an “invisible” N125 million building purportedly rented for the senate president. The commission will also invite...

A former U.S. commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, was the organizer of the July 15 military coup attempt in Turkey, sources said. According to yenisafak, General John F. Campbell managed more than $2 billion money...

Globacom, Nigeria’s first indigenous telecommunication company, has terminated the employment of 54 power engineers across the country. No official reason was given by the Globacom management for the sack. According to TheCable, insiders said the affected personnel unexpectedly received...

Former national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki on Thursday, rained curses on those punishing him for perceived grievances they have against him. Dasuki told a federal high court in Abuja that he was being punished by some persons in power though he did not name any particular person...

Former governor of Abia state and senator from the central senatorial district, Theodore Orji, on Tuesday proposed to bring a bill for the establishment of an “institute of chartered politicians” to the senate. Orji made this proposition while contributing to a debate on an Act to establish the...

Niger Delta militants have blown a section of the Escravos gas trunkline behind salvation city, near Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West local government area of Delta state. The bombing was reportedly to have occurred early hours of Friday, a source told TheCable. Nigeria's oil production showed...

Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently at the emergency ward of the national hospital, Abuja. TheCable reports that the PDP spokesman vomited several times in his car on his way to the federal high court, Abuja, on Thursday. “Metuh was rushed to hospital...

Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says Nigeria is looking at privatising its refineries within 12 months. The minister, who doubles as the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says his team is working with oil majors on improving the...

ABC transport, one of Nigeria's most versatile and indigenous transport line may become a casualty of Nigeria’s harsh economic realities, losing N118.751 million in the first quarter of 2016. The first quarters of its 2016 reports obtained by TheCable, indicates that the group’s loss before...

Decomposing bodies of Nigerian soldiers killed on April 18 during Boko Haram ambush in Gubio, Borno state, are yet to be retrieved. A soldier at the war front who pleaded anonymity told TheCable. The soldier said Gubio, a local government, is the “nemesis” of Nigerian troops as the insurgents...

A Jalingo chief magistrates’ court on Friday sentenced Dominic Bukuni, one of the aides of Darius Ishaku, governor of Taraba state, to two years imprisonment for criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery. Bebeto Haruna, 32, who was arraigned along with Bukuni, also bagged nine years jail...

According to TheCable, Boko Haram leaders are angry over the release of the video of 15 Chibok girls to the media. CNN had obtained the video which, it reported, had been seen by negotiators and government officials. Security sources told TheCable that Boko Haram leaders are said to be “livid”...

The Kaduna state police command has declared a state of emergency to stem rising cases of kidnapping in the state. Zubairu Abubakar, the command’s spokesman, disclosed this in an interview with NAN, saying that a special team of anti kidnap squad has been formed to track and dislodge criminal...