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Buhari appoints Aminu Umar-Sadiq as MD/CEO of NSIA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Aminu Umar-Sadiq as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).…
Diamond Jubilee: UNILAG To Launch $500m Endowment Fund
To mark its 60th anniversary, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has disclosed plan to launch a $500million endowment fund. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the university, Dr.…
Praises trail Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’
Popular filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has received applauses over his new movie, ‘Anikulapo’, which explored the ancient Oyo kingdom. The movie, which was acted in Yoruba language, features A-list…
Mbaka not removed from Adoration Ministry — Catholic Church
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria on Monday clarified that Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka had not been removed from the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) as erroneously reported in some quarters. It…
Scores escape death as 2-storey building collapses in Ibadan
Barely four weeks that a 5-storey building hotel collapsed in the Bodija area in Ibadan, another 2- storey building collapsed again in the same area on Sunday night. The affected 2-storey building…
Man, 49, rapes neighbour’s daughter to death; parents demand justice
Many were shocked to the marrow as a 49-year-old man, Baba Idi allegedly raped his neighbour’s minor daughter, Khadija Adam to death in Kano State. Father of the deceased, Adam Muhammad who confirmed the…
NDLEA Uncovers 13 Million Tramadol Pills In Lekki Mansion
Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 13,451,466 pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86bn in street value from one of the mansions of a billionaire drug baron,…
We’ve Not Released List Of National Honours’ Nominees – FG
The purported list of nominees for national honours being circulated by some online media organisations is fake, according to the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari’s late Chief of Staff, Abba…
Revolt At Adoration Ministry As Father Mbaka Is Moved To Monastery
An attempt by the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Callistus Onaga to replace Fr. Ejike Mbaka with another priest at the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria has been met stiff resistance from the…
PDP Reclaims Abuja Council Chairmanship From APC
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) court has upheld the election of Hon. Christopher Maikalangu as Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In a unanimous judgement, the three-man tribunal,…
Nigeria Records Fresh 41 Cases Of Monkeypox In 7 Days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August 29 and September 4, from 12 states of the federation. The NCDC via its…
Abductions Dip By 28% In Aug As Troops Scale Up Operations
Cases of abductions went down by 28 per cent across the country in the month of August, in comparison with the preceding month of July, over what a report attributed to the ongoing security…
Respect court order and return to work…. This is lawlessness! – FG tells ASUU
The federal government has warned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against ignoring the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order to call off its industrial action. Chris…
It’s fake news: Lagos Dep. Gov. Hamzat’s son didn’t join ‘Obidient’…
Lagos Deputy Governor’s son, Femi Hamzat did not join the ‘Obidient’ rally in support of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. A statement from the Office of the Deputy Governor…
What I Aim To Achieve With Publication Of My Columns Into A Book – Simon Kolawole
A notable columnist and founder/chief executive officer of The Cable, an online newspaper, Simon Gbenga Kolawole, is releasing a selection of his essays in a book titled, ‘Fellow Nigerians, It…
No. 19 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl, mother of twins found, many insurgents killed
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued another Chibok girl who gave birth to four-month-old set of twins in Borno State. The troops in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF), conducted operations last Thursday after…
Insurgency: Borno Celebrates Independence Day After 12 Years’ Break
Borno State Government has celebrated 62nd Independence Day Anniversary for the first time after 12 years’ break caused by the activities of Boko Haram insurgency. The event…
Nnamdi Kanu disowns IPOB’s sit-at-home orders
The detained leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he is not in support of the usual sit-at-home always declared by members of his secessionist group to ground economic…
Tinubu Names Aisha Buhari Leader Of Women’s Campaign Team
Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, announced the current First Lady, Aisha Buhari, as the leader of its women’s campaign team. Named the…
IN FULL: Buhari delivers last Independence Day speech as president
Here is the full speech of President Muhammadu Buhari on Nigeria’s 62nd…