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Ayo Oke, former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and his wife are no longer in the country, TheCable understands. Oke, who was to be arraigned along with his wife by the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Wole Soyinka, foremost playwright, says he will not support presidential candidates of either of the two major parties. He said this at an ongoing interactive session tagged citizen forum 2019. “It is time for a totally new…

The owner of Etashol Hotel and Suites, located on Budland Street in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State, Mrs Abimbola Olusola, and the manager, Tunji Omikunle, have been murdered. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased were…

The Ondo State Police Command, on Wednesday, arrested a man, Adojoh Ojonugwa, for allegedly stealing his brother wife’s pants in Akure. The suspect was arrested along with a pastor, Olajide Ogunleye, who was also alleged to be…

A yet-to-be identified Onitsha-based trader has allegedly abandoned a substance suspected to be tramadol concealed in bags of garri. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said the substance was…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next month’s election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called for a review of the open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment law in some states of the…

Barely 24 hours after some concerned Nigerians trooped out en mass in the United Kingdom to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption fight, their counterparts in the United States of America have followed suit. These…

The Court of Appeal has denied media reports that some names of dead persons were included in election tribunals recently inaugurated by the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad. The court, in a statement signed by…

A Political solution to the Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen crisis of integrity rocking the Judiciary is in the works, The Nation has learnt. A 12-man Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) team has met with Vice President Yemi…

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Mr. Peter Obi Wednesday frontally fought off allegations of corruption bringing to light the candidate’s personal role in the establishment…

The Bank of Industry (BoI) has debunked claims in some quarters that possession of a Permanent Voters Card (PVC) is one of the requirements for benefitting from the TraderMoni loan scheme. TraderMoni is a micro credit loan…

The apex northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has backed the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari. ACF said, the forum deeply…

A Ugandan Disc Jockey (DJ) identified as Jerry Okirwoth, was reportedly killed by concert-goers for playing ‘boring music’. The DJ who was killed in a disco hall in Nebbi District, Northern Uganda, was a part time DJ and…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that his government would be willing to investigate the military hierarchy as a way of tackling the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, if…

Dr. Emmanuel Ezunu, Head, Clinical Services and Training, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, has confirmed the death of a housewife who died 15 hours after she was delivered of a set of quintuplet. Ezunu who made the…

Suspected thugs on Wednesday reportedly beat up Sylvester Adaka, chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and other lawyers at the court of appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Adaka and the other lawyers had stormed…

Manchester United and French forward Anthony Martial has agreed to a contract extension which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2024. Martial’s current contract was set to expire at the end of next season after the club…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) on Wednesday in Abuja said it had stopped the renewal of document of vehicles with old number plates. Public Relations Officer of the Office, Mr Kalu Emetu,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed its decision to bar the All Progressives Congress from fielding candidates for state and federal elections in Zamfara State as it moves to release the list of governorship…

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has said Eden Hazard is free to leave the club if he wants to but the Italian hopes the forward stays at Stamford Bridge. Hazard has been linked with a move to Spanish side Real Madrid in recent…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has never been found guilty of corruption or abused trust throughout his years of public service. Buhari said this on Wednesday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign…

The Cola-Cola Company has completed the acquisition of Chi Limited. In a statement on Wednesday, Coca-Cola announced that it has extended its minority investment in the company to full ownership.

Wife of the President, Dr Mrs Aisha Buhari, will lead other notable Nigerian women and world's most powerful women like Michelle Obama and others to the grand finale of Miss Inspire Nigeria Beauty Pageant 2019 that will hold on…

The federal government has directed security agencies to tackle the propagation of hate speech, especially through social media The order was given at a security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the…