INVESTIGATION: Dubious Contracts: How fugitive arms broker made millions of dollars from Nigeria
Amid the spilling of raw emotions over Boko Haram’s shocking kidnapping of 214 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, in April 2014, the Nigerian government awarded contracts worth millions of…
Canadian police prepare for influx of asylum-seekers escaping Trump
Canadian police and migrant aid organizations are preparing for a potential influx of asylum-seekers fleeing to Canada as President-elect Donald Trump returns to power in the United States. This development comes as…
FCMB Offers ₦30 Million Clean Energy Loans for Homes and SMEs
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has boosted it’s energy finance loan, offering up to ₦30 million to help Nigerian households and small businesses…
Nigerian Police Detain ASP, Three Officers In Bayelsa For Extorting N10million From Residents
Three police officers who allegedly oextorted N10million from some young Nigerian citizens have been arrested and detained on the orders of the…
Conducting LG polls without 6-month notice will face nullification – AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Olasunkanmi, SAN, Thursday, warned that henceforth, local…
Fubara surpasses FAAC, IGR target, receives N726 billion in nine months – Report
Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State has received N726 billion in revenues in the last three quarters of the 2024 fiscal year, according to the Rivers State Budget Performance Report (BPR). The…
Julius Berger appoints Dr. Mohammed Indimi, OFR, as Non-Executive Director
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC has announced the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Indimi, OFR, as a Non-Executive Director. This was disclosed on November 8, 2024, through an official statement published on the Nigerian Exchange…
Israel sends rescue planes after football fans attacked in Amsterdam
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two rescue planes to the Netherlands on Friday after Israel football fans were reportedly injured in violence in Amsterdam. “Prime Minister Netanyahu views the horrifying…
Peter Obi gifts health, education institutions in Anambra N60m
The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, on Thursday visited the University on the Niger (UNINIGER) in Umunya, Anambra State, in his ongoing commitment to fostering…
US Capitol Rioters Await Trump Pardon
Donald Trump supporters who were charged with storming the US Capitol are now expecting pardons from the incoming American president, who has lauded them as…
I have more hit songs than Burna Boy – Portable
Popular Nigerian street-hop sensation, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, claimed he has more hit songs than Grammy Award winner Burna Boy. During a TikTok Live session on Thursday, November 7, 2024, the 30-year-old…
Education takes 32%, health 16% in Kano gov’s N549b 2025 Appropriation Bill
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Friday proposed a N549,160,417,663.00 appropriation for the 2025 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly. The proposed appropriation tagged the Budget of Hope, Human Capital, and…
Japa: Judge strikes down Biden immigration program for undocumented spouses
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy aimed at helping undocumented spouses of US citizens obtain legal status, dealing a blow to outgoing President Joe Biden and an estimated half a million people eligible…
Without borrowing I’ve paid N90bn of N191bn debt inherited – Otti
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State said his administration had, in 15 months, paid N90 billion out of the N191.2 billion debt inherited from the previous administrations. Also, he disclosed that Abia had recorded $159…
TikTok rejected me due to my dangerous miracles – Prophet Odumeje
Popular Nigerian cleric Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, widely known as Odumeje, has revealed that TikTok blocked his account due to his so-called “dangerous miracles.” In a video circulating on social media, Odumeje addressed…
Treason Charge: No law forbids trial of minors – AGF insists
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has justified the treason charge that was instituted against some minors who participated in the recent EndBadGovernance…
‘I didn’t believe she was 14’ – Nigerian man arrested in UK for inappropriate chat with minor
A 43-year-old Nigerian man, Abimbola David, has been taken into custody by the UK police following allegations of inappropriate online chat with a 14-year-old girl. According to the organization Saving Our Children’s…
What My Late Wife Did To Get Me Out Of Prison – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reminiscenced on his prison ordeal and the role played by his late wife, Stella, to secure his release. He spoke during the inauguration of the 250 bed space Stella Obasanjo…
Gunmen ‘abduct 100’ in Zamfara
No fewer than 100 people have reportedly been abducted after suspected terrorists attacked seven villages in the Wanke district of Gusau LGA of Zamfara.…
Deji Adeyanju’s Law Firm Drops Abuja Driver As Client After Apology To Abusive Power-Drunk…
The law firm of Mr Deji Adeyanju, human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, has withdrawn its representation of Stephen Abuwatseye, an Abuja-based e-hailing cab driver. This decision comes after…
‘I dated Baltasar Engonga for over four years; he deceived me’- Lady in sex tape alleges
Cristel Nchama, one of the ladies in Baltasar Engonga’s infamous sex tapes, has a formal complaint with the National Gendarmerie of Malabo (The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea). Real Equatorial Guinea says Ms…
Tinubu gives more powers to ministers of state, grants full oversight over agencies
President Bola Tinubu has approved that ministers of state be given full powers to supervise the agencies under them, TheCable can report. Until now, files pertaining to departments and agencies under their…
Vigilantes, Hunters Kill Many Kidnappers, Rescue 14 Victims In Nasarawa
Several kidnappers were said to have been killed after vigilantes and hunters engaged them in a gun duel at the Achido forest, which borders FCT and Nasarawa State. One of the hunters, Iliyasu Adamu, who was…
I’ll end automatic U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants’ children — Trump
Donald Trump, recently elected as the 47th U.S. President, has promised to end birthright citizenship for future children of illegal immigrants in the country. Trump renewed his old promises in 2023 before the…