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The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of two soldiers for their alleged involvement in the theft of armoured cables at Dangote Refinery in Lagos State.      The soldiers identified as CPL Innocent Joseph and L/CPL Jacob Gani, were arrested last Sunday after they were allegedly caught moving out …

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says the voice and data services affected by the cable cuts have been restored.    The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, March 18.   Muoka said that services were restored, following its …

A yet-to-be-identified man has died after a cable drum being evacuated from a company’s container landed on him in the Ilemba Hausa area of Lagos state on March 14.   According to police sources, the manager of the electrical company reported to the police that on the said day at …

After the speech, the deluge — of punditry, that is. The instant hot takes about President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday split mostly along partisan lines on cable news, with Mr. Biden’s on-air sympathizers praising his forceful delivery, while his usual critics suggested that he came across …

Today is Super Tuesday which means voters went to the polls to make their voices heard. Of course, for some voters, that wasn’t enough so they made their voices heard even more by speaking to various cable news personalities throughout town. As usual, Fox News sent Will Cain to a …

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested three suspected vandals with electricity aluminium cables in Saminaka town in Lere Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this to NAN on Sunday, December 31.    Hassan said that at about 0400hrs …

Men of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, have arrested seven suspected electric cable vandals.   The state Commandant, Umar J.G Mohammed, who paraded the seven suspects on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, in Ilorin, identified them as Awal Issa (18) Ibrahim Musa (19) …

Two suspects have been arrested by Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in connection with an alleged case of robbery, theft, and vandalisation of armoured cables and three driven unit batteries belonging to Kano Electricity Distribution Company.     The command also revealed that three other suspects …

A yet-to-be-identified man has been electrocuted to death while allegedly stealing high-tension cable at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State.   It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday night, September 11, 2023, around the Faculty of Education building, which is close to the Department of Economics of the …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has arrested three suspected vandals for alleged vandalism and unlawful possession of communication cables.   The arrested suspects are: Peter Kile, “M”, 27 years old, from Vandeikya LGA, Benue State; Akanuge Sammel, “M”, 27 years old, from …