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Alfred Martins, Catholic archbishop of Lagos, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos will put Christians in a “difficult situation” and “deprive them of their right to worship”. The Catholic archbishop said the president is…

A five-year-marriage is on the brink of collapse as Mrs. Musilimat Olasuyi told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that her husband, Oluwagbemiga, permitted another man to sleep with her in their matrimonial home. The 48-year-old…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says meter asset providers (MAP) will install meters at customers’ premises within 10 working days of payment. A document made available to TheCable by Usman Arabi, head of public…

Nigerians will have to pay more for fuel as the National Assembly yesterday passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) with five percent levy on fuel sold across the country. According to the lawmakers, the five percent…

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N20 billion for the rehabilitation of the Shagamu-Ikorodu road in Lagos. The sum was approved on Wednesday, during the Federal Executive Council Meeting which held in Abuja. The…

Former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Abubakar Umar, has threatened to take legal action against Glo, one of Nigeria’s major telecoms service providers. Mr. Umar disclosed this Wednesday afternoon after receiving several…

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says each senator collects salary and allowances of N1.06 million every month. Ibrahim Mohammed, head of public relations at RMAFC, said this in a statement issued on…

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has threatened to sue Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), if he does not produce two suspects who levelled allegations against him. The police had accused Melaye of arming…

A Nigerian lady who made the move of taking custody of her child, was reportedly battered by her brother in-lawin the presence of his mother and husband. According to Joel Esther, her mother in-law and husband never said anything to…

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that telecom service providers who fail to offer quality service to consumers, may face sanctions. Umaru Danbatta, executive vice chairman and CEO, who made this known at 29th Enugu…

The National caucus of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the constitution of an Elders’ Council instead of the traditional Board of Trustees (BoT). The Elders’ Council is to consist of 50 members top party…

Professor Mahmud Yakub, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission said up to 80 political parties may be on the ballot in Nigeria’s 2019 election. According to him, INEC had received over 100 additional applications for…

Gold castings of the hands of South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela have been sold for $10m (£7m) in bitcoin. South African businessman Malcolm Duncan sold four casts to a Canadian crypto-currency exchange firm,…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared the sum of N647.39bn among the Federal, States and Local Government, despite discrepancies of about N37.76 billion in revenue. The meeting of the committee which…

Twelve properties, N2.4 billion, $115 million, and bullet-proof cars have been recovered from Adeola Amosu, a former chief of air staff, says Tosin Owobo, a prosecution witness. Amosu is standing trial for corruption alongside two…

His relationship with fellow housemate, Nina, is undoubtedly one of the most talked about in the Big Brother Double Wahala house and now, he just might have broken hearts after he admitted to having someone else outside the Big Brother…

Behind every successful man, they say, is a woman. Behind every successful president, we can say, is his aide-de-camp (ADC). Mohammed Abubakar is the man behind President Muhammadu Buhari. One of those men whose words we don’t hear,…

United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc) yesterday announced that its London subsidiary has obtained regulatory permission to carry out wholesale banking services in the United Kingdom. The approval licence was granted to the lender by the…

• Makes N19b in one year, excess gain hits N4.5 billion• Official says consulate uses market-based exchange rateThough the Federal Government pegged the exchange rate at N305.25 to a dollar, the American Consulate in Nigeria exchanged…

The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, has called on Nigeria to adopt the jury system in its criminal justice administration, because some judges cannot be relied upon to uphold the integrity of…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting ended in deadlock in Abuja on Tuesday. This is as a result of the alleged discrepancy observed in the revenue figures presented by the Nigerian National Petroleum…

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on the federal government to prosecute a former minister of defence, Theophilus Danjuma, for calling on Nigerians to take arms to defend themselves against killers. Mr. Danjuma…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi and the League of Imams and Alfas in the South-West, Edo and Delta states are at loggerheads over the propriety or otherwise  of the monarch to install Yaquob Abdul-Baki Mohammed as the Waziri of the…

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Imohimi Edgal, on Tuesday said there would be temporary road closure and diversions in some areas. The routes to be closed are Ikeja,…