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After losing a record $2.1 billion in 30 days, Nigeria’s foreign reserve is on the rise again. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, seen by TheCable, showed that the nation’s reserve surged by over $230…

President Muhammadu Buhari has visited wounded soldiers in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The President visited the soldiers on Wednesday after attending the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference where he declared…

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Olanipekun Olukoyede as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr Olukoyede, who is the current Chief of Staff to the acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu,…

Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner Designate to Nigeria, says she is earnestly looking forward to assuming her duties in Nigeria, and cannot wait to get started. Laing, who will quit office as British Ambassador To…

A counter-affidavit, filed in court by Tope Adebutu, a magistrate in Ogun state and wife of Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, has surfaced. Olujonwo had approached an Igbosere…

The federal government says it has awarded contracts for the exploration of the country’s mineral resources to 10 firms. According to Reuters, Abubakar Bwari, minister of mining and steel development, disclosed…

The answer to why paternity fraud is said to be high in Nigeria leads to a rabbit hole of complex reasons.  Here is the story of Mike (not real name), a 20-year-something seller of second-hand cars in Lagos. In 2015,…

A man believed to be mentally unstable has accused Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, of poor leadership, saying the governor must go to prison. In a video trending online, the man described Okorocha as a hypocrite. He…

Omoni Oboli and Ayo Makun will feature in ‘Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer’, a Hollywood Christmas animation scheduled for release in Nigeria on December 14. The duo joins Josh Hutcherson, Hunger Games star, and Morena…

Deji Adeyanju, the Convener of Concerned Nigerians, has been arrested by the officers of Nigeria Police Force while leading a protest tagged 'Police Are Not Politicians, Save Our Democracy' in Abuja. The protest was to demand…

Joshua Lidani, senator representing Gombe south, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahmed Lawan, senate majority leader, made the announcement on the floor of the…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Borno state to meet the troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole at the theatre command fighting insurgency in the north-east region. The President will also attend the Chief of…

Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, to categorically state whether he will do just one tenure, to convince them that his six-year policy…

The family of Patience Oni has been thrown into mourning after she was allegedly killed by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in the Badagry area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the Customs officers attached to…

The Senate yesterday directed the federal government to suspend the implementation of the proposed 500 per cent hike in excise tariff on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. It advised that the implementation of a new…

An Instagram beggar who was on his ‘trade’, threatened to use juju on Hauwa Indimi, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Mohammed Indimi. The Instagram beggar who went off on a rant after his chats wasn’t replied, threatened to use juju…

Oby Ezekwesili caused quite a stir on Sunday on Abuja streets. Even as the ruling APC and the main opposition PDP continued to trade insults days after individually presenting their election manifestos ahead of what promises…

Nigerian Businessman and oilman, Mr. Walter Wagbatsoma, who his friends and associates say was wrongly convicted for money laundering in the United Kingdom has been suddenly released from prison barely one year into his three…

The godfather has bared his fangs. And the wound is mortal and mortifying. The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, otherwise the godfather of Kwara State politics, has ordered one of his favoured political godsons, the…

*Concerned Lagosians Raise Fears About Jimi Agbaje’s Governorship Ambition Run Unlike the Juniper tree that grows across neighbourhood lawns and feeds the residents poisonous berries, Coca Cola Nigeria has offered its…

The non-approval of the $30bn foreign loan by the National Assembly is delaying various rail projects across the country‎, Minister of Transport Chubuike Rotimi Amaechi has said. Amaechi said the Federal Executive Council…

Renowned oil magnet, Prince Arthur Eze, yesterday, announced his support for the second term bids of President Muhammandu Buhari and Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi. To that end, he announced the donation of N1…

A Zimbabwean air force pilot identified as Tashinga Musonza has allegedly murdered his lawyer girlfriend, Miss Lucy Duve over allegations of infidelity. According to reports, 29-year-old Musonza who was cohabiting with his deceased…

Confusion and commotion trailed a wedding ceremony over the weekend in Imo state after the groom’s first wife attacked the bride on wedding day. According to reports, the groom went to Apostolic church at Nkwo Orji in Owerri North…