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The United States and the United Kingdom have announced repercussions, including visa restrictions, for election interference and election-related violence in Nigeria. This was announced in a statement issued on Thursday. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is too late for any candidate to withdraw from contesting any position in the upcoming elections. INEC said this while reacting to the withdrawal of Oby Ezekwesili as…

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says he was the first person to expose Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), as possessing accounts containing unexplainable funds. …

Championship side, Middlesbrough, have now officially confirmed the signing of Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel. The club, on their official website on Thursday, announced that Mikel has joined them on a short-term deal. …

Where is Aisha Buhari, wife of the president? She has not been campaigning along with President Muhammadu in his re-election bid and this has raised concern as to her whereabouts. But TheCable understands that she is…

Last year September, the Constitutional Court in South Africa legalized the personal use of marijuana in a private space. Now, some Indian hemp smokers are making use of the opportunity.A competition for the biggest marijuana plant…

Juventus Star Cristiano Ronaldo has come under heavy criticism following a selfie he dished out Tuesday. The selfie taken on a private jet was released just as the football world was thrown into mourning following the disappearance…

*Reverses judgment making Gana candidate*Asks Gana to pay Duke N500,000 as cost The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared ex-Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke as the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party…

An economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said the likely retention of the Monetary Policy Rates for a while at 14 per cent was reasonable due to non-availability of pressure on the economy. Utomi told the News Agency of Nigeria on…

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted an ex-Administrative Secretary with the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr Christian Nwosu, who was charged with bribery. Nwosu was found guilty of benefiting from…

Crisis seems to be lurking at the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) as the national leadership of the party has parted ways with its presidential candidate, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili. The party Thursday responded to the…

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink has expressed doubts over the fitness levels of Chelsea’s new loan signing Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain signed from Juventus on Wednesday in a deal until the end of the season, with Chelsea also having the…

A pro-Buhari group, Re-elect Buhari Movement (RBM), has asked Nigerians not to be distracted by the recent allegations leveled against President Muhammadu Buhari by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to the RBM,…

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman The Federal Government has concessioned the Terminal ‘B’ Warri Old Port, in Delta State, to Ocean & Cargo Terminal Services Limited, in a bid to increase…

A man, Abdullahi Yada’u, has divorced his wife after failing to convince her not to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in next month’s presidential election. Yada’u, a resident of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State,…

Ishaq Akintola, director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), says it will be in the best interest of Nigeria for President Muhammadu Buhari to win his re-election bid in 2019. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Muslim cleric…

After the surprise exit of Dr Oby Ezekwesili from Nigeria’s presidential race, another candidate Fela Durotoye said he may step down for either African Action Congress’s Omoyele Sowore or Young Progressives Party’s Kingsley…

In this interview with OLADIMEJI RAMON, human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN),  speaks on the false asset declaration charges filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen Will you say the judiciary is…

The Nigerian government has outlawed all forms of discrimination against persons living with disabilities. The confirmation of this was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Senator Ita Enang, the Presidential Liasion…

Top dignitaries from around Anambra State, Nigeria, and Africa will converge in Akwa, the State Capital, during the grand Finale of Miss Inspire Nigeria beauty Pageant, slated to hold on February 2, 2019. Speaking with the…

A young pastor accused of sleeping with church members, has reportedly dumped them and opted for a different woman to spend the rest of his life with. The Marondera based Prophet in Zimbabwe, Wonderful Moyo, popularly known as Mystic…

THE Federal Government said yesterday that about 2.5 million Nigerians have benefitted from its cash transfer programme. It added that it was implementing the programme to rescue Nigerians from poverty. National Coordinator,…

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has urged proponents of restructuring to engage northern leaders so as to assure them of the benefits that await them if the nation is properly ‘restructured’. He said the northerners…

Female lawyer Udeme Otike-Odibi, has confessed to the killing of her husband Symphorosa Otike-Odibi last year. A prosecution witness on Wednesday gave graphic detail of the gruesome killing, before an Igbosere High Court, Lagos,…