638 discharged as Nigeria’s COVID cases plunge to fresh low
New COVID-19 cases in Nigeria plunged to another low on Monday, data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control indicated. From the 111 cases reported on Sunday and 160 on Saturday, the…
No going back on vying for 2023 presidency – Bakare
Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder, The Citadel Global Community Church, on Monday said there is no going back on his plan to vie for the 2023 presidency. Bakare had said in September 2019 that he…
Diego Maradona hospitalised
Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in Argentina although his condition was not thought to be serious, local media reported on Monday. The 60-year-old Maradona was reportedly taken to…
Adeboye kicks against regulating social media
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A Adeboye has kicked against the Federal Government’s proposed social media regulation. According to Adeboye, FG’s…
Legal setbacks for Trump campaign in Nevada, Texas
A Nevada judge ruled that ballot-counting measures in the state’s largest county, home to Las Vegas, were legal. The ruling is a setback to U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican officials…
Group writes INEC to recall Lagos lawmaker, Alli-Macaulay
A group, Amuwo Odofin Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum in Lagos, on Monday wrote a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence a recall process of their…
Ryan Giggs Man United legend arrested
Wales manager and Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs has been arrested on suspicion of assault, according to British media reports on Monday. A report said the police were called to the…
US election: Opinion Polls tip Joe Biden as America’s next president
Americans will finally decide today whether they want four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House or whether they prefer former vice-president Joe Biden to replace him.…
Hakeem Ajasa Fights Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in fresh crisis as Prince Hakeem Ajasa, a member of the Abisogun ruling house of Iruland (Victoria Island, Lagos) has written a pre-litigation letter to him and Lagos…
WTO Leadership: Okonjo-Iwela’s emergence as DG faces another new hurdle
The bid by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to choose a new Director-General by next week could be delayed by at least one month, due to the rapid spread of coronavirus pandemic in Switzerland, which houses the headquarters of…
Looting: Amotekun officers arrest six suspects in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Agency codenamed Operation Amotekun, on Monday, said it had arrested no fewer than six suspected hoodlums, who allegedly took part in the looting and arson that occurred in the aftermath of #EndSARS…
#EndSARS: Soldiers who flogged woman, shaved youths arrested – Oyo commissioner
The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Seun Fakorede, says the Nigerian Army has arrested soldiers who flogged a woman for ‘indecent dressing’ and shaved youths for ‘wearing improper hairstyles’. He made…
COVID-19: FG approves N4bn bailout for indigenous airlines
The Federal Government has approved N4 billion as a bailout fund to airlines to cushion the effects of the impact of the devastation of COVID-19 on their operations. Aviation Minister, Hadi…
I’m not Ekweremadu, IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu can’t intimidate me – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday said leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu cannot intimidate him. He said he is not Senator Ike Ekweremadu who was…
Tiwa Savage’s nude pictures stir reactions among Nigerians (Photos)
Nigerian music star, Tiwa Savage, at the weekend set social media on fire with some nude photos. The afrobeat queen dropped the photos on Sunday with the caption, “don’t swipe.” The photos have generated a lot of reactions…
Bayern Munich withdraw contract offer for Alaba
Bayern Munich President Herbert Hainer says the club have withdrawn their offer of a new five-year contract for defender David Alaba after the Austria international’s representative…
Actor Eddie Hassell shot dead
US actor Eddie Hassell has died aged 30 after being shot in Texas on Sunday morning. The star was best known for his roles in the 2010 Oscar-nominated film The Kids Are All Right, and the NBC…
Benue youth protest the incessant disappearance of their penises
Some aggrieved youth on Saturday morning took to the Daudu major road in Benue State to protest the mysterious disappearance of the penises of some men in the community. The youths claimed the incident had been a recurrent phenomenon…
BREAKING: WAEC releases 2020 SSCE results
The West African Examinations Council(WAEC) has released results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(SSCE). WAEC had promised the results would be…
BREAKING: Fowler, ex-FIRS chairman, in EFCC custody over ‘fraud’
Babatunde Fowler, former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud. TheCable understands that Fowler…
Johnny Depp loses libel case against Britain’s Sun newspaper
Johnny Depp has lost his highly publicized libel case against the publisher of Britain's The Sun newspaper, whose claim that he was an abusive husband sparked a courtroom showdown between the Hollywood star and his ex-wife Amber…
MTN Nigeria Profit Before Tax Dropped 0.6 Percent N211.6 Despite Subscriber Growing by 3.9m to 75…
MTN Nigeria profit before tax declined by 0.6 percent to N211.6 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The telecommunications giant grew mobile subscribers by 3.9 million to 75 million when compared to the same…
New York City luxury stores board up for post-election violence
More shops in New York City, especially luxury stores in mid-Manhattan, boarded up over the weekend, in anticipation of riots after tomorrow’s election. Workers at chain stores such as Staples,…
Lewis Hamilton threatens to leave Formula One
Lewis Hamilton’s future in Formula One is not guaranteed as he continues to negotiate with Mercedes with a deal not yet done. For weeks, if not months, the renewal of his agreement has been considered to be just a formality,…