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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says there was a plan to confine her to a wheel chair and force her out of office during the time she served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. She said some oil importers and…

…Capital Expenditure Gulps N93bnThe Lagos State Government on Tuesday said its internally generated revenue for the first quarter of Y2018 stood at N103.476billion, as against N96.7billion recorded in the previous year, thereby…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Tuesday said the judiciary was still waiting on the Executive arm of government to establish special courts that will try corruption cases. He said it was not the…

The Senate of the University of Ibadan has advised 408 students to withdraw from the institution after failing to meet the minimum academic requirements. The Senate of the school ratified the withdrawal of the students at its meeting…

A Nigerian league football match between Heartland of Owerri and defending Champions in Imo State, Plateau United, ended bloody as the referee who officiated the match was reportedly beaten unconscious by fans. It was gathered that…

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The meeting is holding behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Items on the meeting’s agenda are not known as of…

The office of former president George H.W. Bush has revealed that he was being treated for a blood infection on Monday, which is just a day after laying his wife, Barbara to rest. A statement emphasized that Bush, 93, was responding to…

Nigeria has not shown enough readiness to commence the journey into a post-oil economy, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said.His view was also shared by the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology…

The alleged victim of sex-for-mark, Monica Osagie, is currently appearing before the committee  raised by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, to probe the allegations against Prof. Richard Akindele. The committee is sittng at the…

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is currently in police custody.  TheCable understands that the senator drove to the office of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Abuja to submit himself on Tuesday morning. The…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo hosted a number of leading figures in the entertainment industry at the weekend. The informal interactive session brought together faces from television and music. Accompanied by his wife, Dolapo…

Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in all but two of the six states in the south-south have denied endorsing Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state, for the chairmanship position of the party. At a press…

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Sulaimon Kazaure, has said that the allowance being currently paid to corps members monthly is inadequate to provide for their needs. Kazaure revealed while speaking with…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has observed that the failure of the Nigerian power sector to work has nothing to do with technology. "" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align:…

…I will make myself available to the Police today Embattled Senator Dino Melaye may have decided to submit himself to the Law as the siege on his Abuja residence by armed police operatives intensified into this morning. This is…

Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe finally emerged winner of this year’s Big Brother Naija tagged ‘Double Wahala’. He walked away with the grand prize of N25 million cash and a brand new SUV. Prior to this, he had emerged the overall winner…

The police on Monday withdrew the security details attached to Senator Dino Melaye. This was just as the senator raised the alarm that his brother, Moses, and friend were arrested in front of his Abuja home, where there has been a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal $462 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to the United States for the procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft, without a prior approval of the National Assembly, This Day…

Nigeria’s National Assembly led by Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara paid out N5, 638, 664, 700 to 44 unqualified contractors, PREMIUM TIMES and UDEME can authoritatively report today.The payment was made…

All Progressives Congress National Leader,  Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Monday congratulated his party for embarking on the congresses against all odds, saying that it is the way to go in building and upholding a truly democratic political…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a leave of absence requested by Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It was to allow him seek the nomination of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to vie…

Alhaji Sao Yarkufoji, a member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, has confirmed the loss of  ten family members to a ghastly auto crash. The victims included three biological children and seven other family members of the lawmaker,…

Various communities under Community Development Committee (CDC) in Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) yesterday appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal to restores sanity in the area over…

The police yesterday paraded three suspects for their alleged involvement in the attack on the farm house of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The attack on the farm house led…