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The notorious herdsman terrorising communities in Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun areas of Oyo State, Iskilu Wakili, has been arrested. The Nation learnt he was arrested on Sunday morning in Igangan in Ibarapa North Local…

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has said the ship of Lagos has been going in the wrong direction since All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, took over control…

Nigerian-born UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has reacted to his defeat against Jan Blachowicz in the early hours of today. The 31-year-old admitted that his fight against Blachowicz didn’t go well the way he…

“Will the Godfather of Lagos politics finally run for the Presidency?” A master strategist who has dominated the politics of…

Sylvester Ngwuta, justice of the supreme court, is dead. Ahuraka Isah, spokesperson of the supreme court, confirmed the incident to TheCable. According to Isah, the justice who had been ill for some time died on Sunday…

The President of Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye, has said the food blockade and constant destruction of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen was a plot by the north to starve the South-west. The Yoruba leader…

Ex-Chief of Army Operations, Training and Plans, Major General Ishola Williams (retd.), said the fight against bandits was the duty of the Mobile Police. Williams – former Chairman of Transparency International…

Literary icon and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stated that Nigerian can only tackle some of the major problems rocking if the country is restructured. Soyinka stated this on Saturday at the virtual 2021…

With the way it was received in both camps, Senator Smart Adeyemi’s recent tirade against Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State appears irredeemable. Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo report Senator Smart Adeyemi’s name may not ring a bell in Abia…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the global initiative making these medicines accessible to all countries. The WHO…

The unceasing faceoff between incumbent Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, is fast unsettling APC’s grip in the state. Amby Uneze writes Imo State has been in the news for the…

The Federal Government has stated that it has commenced the relocation of pupils from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states to other states. Boko Haram terrorists had in the past abducted pupils,…

Sadly, this story makes me laugh. A human rights activist shared with me an experience she had during a governorship election in one of the south-west…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 195 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,237. The…

• Caretaker c’tte lacks power to review constitution • Disputes seeking another six-month extension The decision of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress…

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has explained why former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode did not join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He spoke…

From early permutations, THISDAY can report that the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is most likely to zone its presidential ticket to the South to match the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday highlighted the benefits of the newly introduced “CBN Naira 4 Dollar Scheme,” an initiative aimed at incentivising senders and recipients of…

The Federal Government on Saturday hinted that getting COVID-19 vaccination could become a requirement for all international passengers as the fight against the killer…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend maintained that he has no personal grudges against his predecessor and former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade…

Blachowicz denied UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya’s attempt to make history by using his wrestling to secure a unanimous decision victory and…

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa rtd, has warned commanders, officers and men of the Agency against the…

A video showing All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, praising former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, as “a thinker and a doer” has re-emerged on social media. In the video clip posted…

Amid the rising wave of banditry and other crimes in some parts of the North, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reiterated his earlier position not to negotiate with bandits.…