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Four sentenced to death over Owo church attack

A federal high court in Abuja has convicted four persons over their involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state.

Four out of the five suspects initially arraigned were convicted on all nine counts preferred against them by the federal government.

The suspects — Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Otuho Abubakar — were arraigned on August 11 on a nine-count terrorism charge.

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YouTube has officially announced that FIFA World Cup matches will be live streamed for free on the FOXone YouTube channel.

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Troops kill terrorist, recover motorcycles, ammunition in Niger community

Troops have killed a Boko Haram terrorist and recovered 15 motorcycles as well as ammunition during a clearance operation in Gulbi community of Niger state.

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Chloe O’Brien, President David Palmer, Jack Bauer, and Tony Almeida

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If you recognize these characters then you witnessed one of the greatest 📺 shows in Television history.

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You can now pre-order Abdulsalami's much-awaited autobiography

General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the military head of state who oversaw Nigeria’s transition to democracy 27 years ago, is set to release ‘Call of Duty’, his autobiography, when he marks his 84th birthday on June 13, 2026.

Abdulsalami tells the enthralling story of the transition to democracy in 1999 at a time the country was on the edge following a prolonged crisis sparked off by the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

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Speed has released his World Cup Song called “CHAMPIONS.” 🏆

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Former Army Chief

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“I don’t believe security agencies can’t locate the bandits, if they can locate ordinary citizens, social media influencers.” — Tukur Buratai, former chief of army staff

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“I don’t believe security agencies can’t locate the bandits, if they can locate ordinary citizens, social media influencers.” — Tukur Buratai, former chief of army staff

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Police arrest 15 after mob kills motorcyclist over fake bandit invasion claim in Lagos

The Lagos police command says a commercial motorcyclist was killed by a mob after residents, acting on false reports of a bandit invasion, allegedly mistook him for a criminal amid growing fears over insecurity.

In a statement on Monday, Abimbola Adebisi, spokesperson of the command, dismissed viral social media posts claiming that armed bandits had invaded Ibeju-Lekki, Imota, Oke-Afo and other parts of Lagos state and were targeting schools and children.

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Ibadan residents protest abduction of Ogbomoso schoolchildren

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Tinubu's three-year economic scorecard (May 2023-May 2026)

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SIMON KOLAWOLE: "The fourth group consists of the “primordial patrons”. This is one of the biggest voting clusters. Voters are mobilised, or mobilisable, around ethnic, regional or religious emotions. They are naturally programmed to choose people who speak their language, or who come from their own part of the country, or who share their religious beliefs. Primordial voting is very evident in every election cycle in Nigeria, although we like to deceive ourselves that we are choosing based on “merit”. In the 2023 presidential election, there were those who voted for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu because of the Muslim/Muslim ticket or because he was Yoruba. Mr Peter Obi received massive votes based on religion as well: he was the only Christian in the race with a realistic chance. Also, he had a great deal of support among his Igbo kindred. There were northerners who supported Alhaji Atiku Abubakar solely because he was a northerner — and a northern Muslim at that. All these are natural motivations that many pretend otherwise all the time."

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For using a neighbour's phone to watch a video, Prosper (a pharmacist on 30 Ehi street, Ijesha-Surulere, Lagos) beat up his 15-year-old apprentice with electric cables today. Pls intervene @followlasg @Mr_JAGs @Lagosdsva @jidesanwoolu

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EXCLUSIVE: In tell-all memoir, Gowon says the north believed Ojukwu knew about 1966 coup

Northern military officers believed Chukwuemeka Ojukwu was complicit in the January 1966 coup d’etat and wanted to move against him, Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state, has revealed in his memoir.

Gowon, who ruled Nigeria from July 1966 to July 1975, will present his memoir, ‘My Life of Duty and Allegiance’, in Abuja today.

TheCable saw an advance copy of the book, published by the Havilah Group, Lagos.

In the January 1966 coup executed by officers mostly of Igbo origin, key northern leaders and military officers were killed.

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the prime minister; Ahmadu Bello, premier of the Northern region; Ladoke Akintola, premier of the Western region who was their political ally; and Festus Okotie-Eboh, minister of finance, were all killed.

Zakariya Maimalari, a brigadier and the most senior military officer from the north, was also killed alongside many other northerners in the military.

The coup failed and Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, a major general and the army chief, became the head of state.

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“After reading and tasking my brain for hours, social media wasn’t the right place to unwind.” — UTME top scorer shares JAMB preparation tips

Watch full interview 👉🏾 https://t.co/J4zr4qVfkw

@OwoeyeDaniella | @JAMBHQ

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INTERVIEW: I used AI to summarise notes, joined WhatsApp groups to study, says UTME top scorer

On Monday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) declared @OwoeyeDaniella the highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The teenager topped the chart of the ten highest scorers with 372 marks. But from the depth of her preparation, the achievement is undoubtedly well deserved.

In this interview with TheCable’s IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI, the teenager takes a deep dive into the rigorous preparation and demanding journey that led to her UTME success. She says the biggest factor for her was not just parental support, but a mindset shift, because “big schools don’t define success”.

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On this episode of #Politeracy101 with @electoralcollng, @umaryakubu will join us to unpack the critical link between governance and corruption in Nigeria, and ways corruption manifests beyond monetary terms.

https://t.co/DdK74mCWRl

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Have you ever heard of Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act?⚖️

It was passed in 2015 to tackle online crimes like fraud, hacking, identity theft, and cyberstalking.
However the vague language of the law made it open to misinterpretation.

Here’s what you need to know📽️
#cybercrimeact

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On Thursday, a group of “youths”, calling itself the Coalition for Goodluck Jonathan, marched to the Abuja residence of the former president singing and dancing, and asking him to run for president. He told them he was going to consult. He said something about computer science that I didn’t quite get. In other words, he doesn’t have any plans to run. The youths are the ones begging him to come and “rescue Nigeria” — the favourite phrase of opposition parties since 2007. Because he “never” wanted to run, he has to consult to make up his mind. Haven’t we seen this before? Who remembers Youths Earnestly Ask for Abacha (YEAA)? Now, Youths Earnestly Ask for Jonathan (YEAJ). Hahahaha…

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MENINGITIS MENACE

Some things happen so often in Nigeria that they no longer grab national headlines. Even if they do, who cares anyway? As many as 34 people have died in a meningitis outbreak across nine LGAs of Sokoto state. Yes, 34 human lives. Those who escape the barbarism of the bandits and terrorists are not guaranteed to see the next day. Diseases await. Dr Faruk Abubakar-Wurno, the commissioner for health, says most of the deaths occur at home before government intervention because victims always attribute what is clearly a medical problem to spiritual forces. There is definitely a correlation between poverty and communicable diseases, but — pray — where do we go from here? Distressing.