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•Impounds passport, retrieves €112,000 from suspect The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized gold worth about $3, 131, 412.39 (N1, 127, 308, 460.39) being allegedly exported to Dubai, United Arab…

The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the travel ban placed on 50 high-profile Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as “the height of autocracy, despotism, fascism and a plot to railroad Nigeria into a Banana…

Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West District in the National Assembly, has been declared wanted by the Kogi State Police Command. Officers were deployed to his home in Aiyetoro-Gbede, Kogi on Friday to effect his arrest, but…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on religious leaders to eschew partisan politics or risk losing public respect. He stated this at the Interfaith Conference held at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on Saturday. The event, which had as…

The presidency has just circulated the statement below announcing the placement of 50 high-profile Nigerians on travelling restrictions. The individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, include those whose assets, valued at…

The House of Representatives yesterday, said it has discovered N21 billion and $104.46 million undeclared revenue in two separate accounts outside the Treasury Single Account (TSA). The chairman, Ad-hoc Committee investigating the…

Following the report of troubles in their relationship, singer David ‘Davido’ Adeleke and his girlfriend, Chioma Avril Rowland, stepped out together on Saturday. TheCable Lifestyle had reported that the lovers were having incessant…

The selection of Peter Obi as running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been met with protest by south-east leaders. David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says the leaders of…

Former Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka has confirmed that Nigeria’s main opposition party did not complete any major project in its 16 years in power. Osita revealed the failings of the PDP when he tried to answer questions from…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has struck a deal with senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop moves to remove him from office, TheCable understands. Saraki defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July and since…

Nigerians have been enjoined to gird their loins and embark on spiritual exercises to avert imminent danger ahead of the 2019 general elections. Renowned prophet and Founder, Evangelical Church of Yahweh Worldwide, Primate Theophilus…

I was walking down to the store on the ground floor at my new plaza in Garki II to get a bottle of water, and I saw this young girl hawking grand nut . She brought her tray down to sell. I walked pass her just when she was raising…

Paddy Adenuga, who is the son of billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga, is in the news again. This time however, he is not posting thrilling and inspiring tales of his life’s journey so far, instead he is telling anybody that cares…

Libya national football team arrived Nigeria yesterday for Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Super Eagles. The game is scheduled to kick off 4pm Nigerian time, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.…

A lady who was sacked from work after a failed romance with a customer has called out the Nigerian housewife whose husband she failed to seduce. According to the sacked lady, the Nigerian housewife initiated her sack and her husband who…

Forbes Africa, a major global research firm, has rated Nigeria as the 2018 best economy in Africa, beating South Africa, Egypt and others. According to Forbes, Nigeria came top with…

President Muhammadu Buhari is expecting the resignation of the Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, over his failure to participate in the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps scheme, Saturday PUNCH has…

About 20 senators and 252 members of the House of Representatives may not return to the National Assembly in 2019, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have revealed.Majority of the affected lawmakers are members of the ruling All…

Real Madrid yesterday said they are taking legal action against Correio da Manha after the newspaper in Portugal published a story alleging that the Spanish Primera Division club obligated Cristiano Ronaldo to pay off Kathryn Mayorga…

More than 1.5 million incidences of household crime recorded in South Africa in 2017/18 period, an increase of five per cent compared to the previous year, the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) said on Thursday. In the financial year…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Lanre Issa-Onilu as its new national spokesperson. The appointment was made Friday evening by the National Working Committee of the APC in Abuja. Although a formal announcement is…

Jim  Yong Kim, World Bank President, has said the organisation was wrong to have advised Nigeria, and Africa as a whole, to focus on investing in hard infrastructure than in human capital. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund…

The Federal Government said yesterday  it is intensifying efforts and enlisting the support of international community and friendly governments to secure the release of Leah Sharibu and others in captivity. Information Minister Lai…

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday said that he has been under intense pressure to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with his supporters. Yari, who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)  spoke…