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Bello Matawalle, Zamfara governor, says there is no immediate end in sight for banditry in his state. Matawalle spoke with state house correspondents on Monday after meeting with…

THE United States and the British Government have turned down a request by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to send representatives to observe the his trial holding at the Federal High Court, Abuja…

Fresh dust is gathering around the Electoral Act Amendment Bill rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari over direct primaries as the National Assembly resumes today from Christmas and New…

The Police Command in Kebbi on Monday said that 16 persons and not 50 were killed by yet to be identified gunmen in the attack on Dankade village on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria…

The immediate past Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Anthony Sani, has criticised the Southern and Middle Belt Forum for saying that all political parties should zone their presidential tickets to the South in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on his 89th birthday on January 18, 2022. The President, in a…

The ‘Save Nigeria Movement’ has called for a full and open trial of the Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu over what it described as unforgivable crimes against humanity. Convener of the group, Rev.…

Salihu Lukman, director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has resigned from his position, TheCable understands. His resignation is coming on the heels of the controversy…

Due to a combination of technology and human efforts, the persistent congestion and seemingly intractable gridlock along access routes to TinCan Island and Apapa ports is…

Shortage of academic staff is gradually grounding the country’s polytechnics, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and rectors of federal polytechnics, have said. They said federal polytechnics were facing the…

The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has suspended the 8 am train ride from Ujevwu in Delta State from January 17 due to technical glitches. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, said that measures were, however, in…

At the turn of the New Year, landlords in Lagos State have increased rent for their properties, an action that does not sit well with tenants. A cross-section of tenants who spoke with our correspondents decried the increase,…

BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has called on the citizens, CSOs, private…

The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his untiring efforts at restoring peace and normalcy particularly, to the troubled North Eastern part of the country. Buni, who is also the…

The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC), on Sunday, said it rehabilitated 524 roads in 2021 and was targeting rehabilitation of additional 600 in 2022. The spokesperson of…

The South-East Governors Forum, leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Igbo leaders of thought will meet President Muhammadu Buhari  within the first quarter of the year over Biafra agitation and detained leader of the Indigenous…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria will win the ongoing war against banditry, kidnapping, killing and other security challenges facing…

Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) has spoken on the level of corruption going on in the country, citing an example of how he sacked the military administrator of a state for misappropriating…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has again confirmed Tuesday as a day for sit-at-home in the South-East. The group said it gave the order following its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s court proceedings coming up on January 18, 19 and…

•How agency heads, civil servants bypass system •FG sets up review committee ‘Why govt should strengthen TSA’ Six years into the full-scale implementation of the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) says it seized 1.5 million capsules of opioids in Onitsha, Anambra state. Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam are among the opioids seized by the agency. In a statement on Sunday,…

Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says more problems may be created if the direct primary mode is made compulsory for political parties. Speaking at a town hall meeting…

Governors who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to meet today in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to strategise on how the party can reclaim power in 2023. The Director General of…

The Ebonyi government has asked residents in the state to disregard the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The proscribed separatist organisation had said…