Balarabe Musa, voice of the voiceless, will be sorely missed – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Alhaji Balarabe Musa, who died Wednesday will be sorely missed as a voice for the voiceless. Buhari said this in a statement on the death of the radical…
Ikedi Ohakim ex-Imo governor admitted to bail
An FCT High Court in Maitama Abuja on Wednesday admitted former Imo governor, Ikedioha Ohakim to bail in the sum of N10 million. The Inspector-General of Police charged Ohakim with three…
Ronaldo linked with surprise return to Man United
Manchester United have been linked with an attempt to re-sign former Old Trafford star, Cristiano Ronaldo. This is amidst speculations that Juventus are ready to…
In Nigeria’s sex trade, there is space for mothers and grandmothers too
She sits on a plastic chair in front of her room amidst other sex workers waiting for customers. The signage on the building aptly indicates the sort of business going on here in Akrabata, Ile-Ife, Osun State. It…
“CBN did nothing wrong” – Akeredolu backs freezing of #EndSARS protesters’ accounts
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has declared support for the freezing of bank accounts linked to #EndSARS campaigners by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. On November 6, Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal…
BREAKING: Buhari reinstates Ogundipe as UNILAG VC
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reinstatement of Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Ben-Bem Goong, the ministry of education’s…
BREAKING: Balarabe Musa is dead
Balarabe Musa, former governor of Kaduna state, is dead. Musa’s daughter confirmed to TheCable that he died on Wednesday morning. According to her, he will be buried later in the afternoon.…
Nigeria will achieve food security under my watch – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure Nigeria achieve food security under his administration. The president stated this in Abuja on Tuesday when he inaugurated the…
2023: Write it down, I will be president of Nigeria – Tunde Bakare
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Church, has expressed hope of becoming Nigeria’s President. Bakare said just as Joe Biden emerged as the United States, US, President-Elect, he would also become…
CBN accuses 20 #EndSARS campaigners of terrorism
The Central Bank of Nigeria was granted permission to freeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners after linking the funds in their account to “suspected” terrorism activities. This is…
CAC withdraws registration of ‘Enough is Enough’
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, Tuesday cancelled the registration of the Business name ‘Enough is Enough’ with immediate effect. The commission disclosed this on its Twitter handle, @cacnigeria1. “Based on the…
Coronavirus, joblessness caused #EndSARS protests – UN
United Nations deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed has blamed coronavirus pandemic and the wave of joblessness that followed it for the historic #EndSARS campaign that was held in Nigeria last month. “I have to say that…
‘Fake news must be curbed’ – Bakare backs call for Social media regulation
A former Vice Presidential Candidate, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has called for the regulation of social media in order to curb fake news. Recall that the federal government had announced a plan to censor social media after the…
Donald Trump will get ‘second term’ – Mike Pompeo
The U.S Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, perhaps, shocked Americans and the world on Tuesday, when he predicted that President Donald Trump “would win a second term in office” despite the victory of his opponent, Joe Biden, at the…
PDP moves to block Umahi’s defection to APC
BARRING any last-minute change of mind, Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi may be set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP…
Buhari celebrates Mamman Daura at 81
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of felicitation to his nephew and acclaimed leader of his ‘Kitchen Cabinet’, Malam Mamman Daura, who clocks 81. In a statement by his Senior…
DJ Switch working for Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu — Twitter user
It looks like the Canadian asylum application of Obianuju Udeh, aka DJ Switch, might encounter some hiccups. A Twitter user with the handle: @KomeLaw, tweeted that the Disk Jockey has…
FG designates Ebonyi as Export Processing Zone
The Federal Government has designated Ebonyi State as one of Nigeria’s Export Processing Zones. For the speedy take-off, the Ebonyi State Government has allocated a parcel of land to the…
Trump’s election fraud claims collapse, Pennsylvania witness recants
Election officials in many battleground states of the United States, have trashed President Donald Trump’s accusation of fraud. This happened as a postal worker, a star witness for…
No COVID-19 respite for Lagos as Nigeria’s cases rise again
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 152 new infections of the Coronavirus, with Lagos accounting for 93. It also said that two deaths from COVID-19 complications, were…
We plan to rescue Nigerians wrongfully incarcerated in prisons globally – NIDCOM
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has emphasised the need for accurate and comprehensive database of Nigerians incarcerated in various…
You can’t stop power transfer – Biden tells Trump
President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday that nothing would stop the transfer of power in the U.S. government on 20 January, 2021. Biden spoke in Delaware as outgoing President…
How Dasuki doled out N2.2bn for prayers against Boko Haram – Witness
An EFCC investigating officer, Mr Adariko Michael, on Tuesday alleged that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against insurgency in the country. Michael was…
Only 3 percent of Americans believe Trump beat Biden
Only 3% of Americans believe President Trump won the 3 November election, according to a new Reuters/IPSOS poll. In contrast, nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans,…