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Jerimiah Useni, senator representing Plateau south senatorial district, has declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Useni made the declaration on…

THE Federal Government has begun the profiling of Non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) with the intention of deregistering those involved in questionable activities. It was learnt that the measure was aimed at curbing money…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday issued a Notice of Election for the July 14 poll in Ekiti State. The issuance signalled beginning of activities toward the conduct of the election. However, the ban on…

Advocates of extended tenure for All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and others have lost their battle. President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on due process and the failure to get more governors into the…

OVER breakfast, United States Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Stuart Symington has urged Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Mr. Femi Otedola to partner international business to create more jobs for youths. At Otedola’s Ikoyi, Lagos home, the U.S.…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disbursement of $1 billion to fight insecurity. The National Economic Council (NEC)  approved the spending last December. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of security…

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. This number is up from a previous news…

The opposition party’s candidate, Rtd Brig Julius Madaa Bio of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party  (SLPP) has been declared  the winner  of the March 31 Sierra Leone Presidential run-off election. According  to the result announced by…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will soon commence the prosecution of those listed as “looters” in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the federal government, TheCable understands. An EFCC official said…

A tragic incident which occurred at Ilasa bus-stop, along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos during rush hour, reportedly claimed the lives of 3 people with several others injured after a huge advertising billboard fell on a commercial bus.…

Superstar Nigerian born British actor, John Boyega, has finally reacted to Toke Makinwa’s rant about getting assaulted by one of his bodyguards. Recall that Toke Makinwa had claimed to have been assaulted at a restaurant, Crossroads,…

Media publicist Yetty sure had a story to tell after she visited Quilox with a friend. According to her, she was bounced because she doesn’t use an iPhone. The ‘gist’ that came with getting bounced from Quilox, was that if you are a…

Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky has been captured in a video having a heated argument with some women in a commercial bank somewhere in Lagos. The effeminate was in the bank to make some transactions when a non-fan spotted him…

Nigerian controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has weighed on the controversy sparked by Big Brother Naija housemate, Cee-C, after cutting a cloth she was given for the reality show’s Saturday night party with a scissors all because she…

Aisha Ahmad, Edward Adamu, and the two other newly confirmed members of the monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, have voted to retain the record-high benchmark interest rate at 14 percent. According to Godwin…

39-year-old Nasim Aghdam, who stormed YouTube’s California headquarters with a handgun and reportedly shot 3 YouTube employeesbefore killing herself, did so over a personal vendetta. Nasim who is a YouTube addict, was angry with the…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have finally resolved their differences on the position of President Muhammadu Buhari regarding the extension of the tenure of party officials. The decision followed a second meeting…

British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega,made a stunning statement while on a show on CNBC Africa. And according to the talented actor, he is planning to shoot a low budget Nigerian movie with about $20-$25million (N9billion). Boyega…

Barely a week after the death of a member representing Lokoja/Kogi/Koton Karfe, Umar Buba Jibril, another Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Mustapha Bukar, has died. On March 17, a senator representing Bauchi South, Ali Wakili, died at the…

Bayero University, Kano, is working towards the establishment of a community radio and television stations, says Mohammad Yahuza Bello, the institution’s vice-chancellor. According to Guardian, Bello made the disclosure at the 34th…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has charged local operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to continue to conduct their operations with transparency. This is coming as ExxonMobil affiliates in…

The police have arrested six persons for allegedly aiding the escape of six suspects from police custody in Division ‘A’ Lokoja, Kogi State, on Wednesday, last week. Those arrested include John Beneche, 22, Seye Atowoju, 27, Danjuma…

China Wednesday announced plans to hit the United States with new tariffs of 25 percent on soybeans, aircraft, cars and other imports worth $50 billion, hours after Washington unveiled its own target list. China’s commerce ministry…

The Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC has said that the recent disengagement of some workers at the embassy followed due process. Senior officials at the embassy said that the benefits of the 15 local workers, who were recently laid…