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Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says allegations of the theft of N900 million from the scheme are false. In an interview with reporters in Kano at the weekend, Yusuf described the…

Bolaji Abdullahi has retained his position as the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He polled a total of 2002 votes to defeats his opponents. Badaru Abubakar, governor of Jigawa and chairman of the party’s national…

The Plateau state government has imposed a curfew on Riyom, Barakin Ladi and Jos south local government areas of the state, following the deaths of “over 100” persons on Saturday night. Rufus Bature, secretary to the state…

Nigeria is set to partner foreign consultants, comprising legal practitioners and other experts in Switzerland on a voluntary offshore asset repatriation scheme. Mr Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice, disclosed this to the News…

Prince Arthur Eze glides smoothly on the surface of life’s stormy seas; not as a diver, a mariner or seeker of buried treasure but as a real man in a sea of ciphers. Yes, Arthur Eze has received several Asian offers for his firm Oranto’s…

The national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ongoing at Eagle Square in Abuja. A total of 6,800 delegates were to elect candidates for 60 positions but some aspirants withdrew from the race on Saturday when the…

Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, has spoken on his absence at the ongoing convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. TheCable had reported that while members of the rule party converged on…

Knowing he is not certain to play in any future tournaments, the Manchester United midfielder is desperate to win the trophy this summer. Paul Pogba wants to help France win the 2018 World Cup as he is “realistic” over the…

A 20-year-old man, Juan Penayo, surprised his grieving family when he walked into the funeral they were holding for him. The incident took place in Paraguay, in the village of Santa Teresa in the eastern department of Amambay,…

England’s Harry Kane rocketed to the top of the 2018 World Cup goalscoring charts on Sunday, netting a hat-trick against Panama to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku. Kane — who now has five goals in two matches — scored…

About 872 Nigerian Students sat for the first ever Chartered Institute of Financial Analysts (CFA) Exams in Nigeria on Sunday, June 23rd, 2018. The exam was held at the Landmark event centre in Victoria Island Lagos. From left to right;…

Shareholders of Dangote Cement, on Wednesday, at the company’s 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in Lagos were full of praise for the Board, Management and staff of the company after approving the dividend payout of N10.50 per 50k…

When a former Director of New Media for the Peoples Democratic Party, Deji Adeyanju, recently revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari gave some selected entertainers N2m each during a visit to Aso Rock in Abuja, it raised eyebrows.…

A total of 418 migrants were rescued in three operations off the coast of Spain on Saturday, the national rescue service said. In the largest of these, 262 people on 15 vessels were rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar, Salvamento…

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the national convention of the All Progressives Congress as a charade, a mockery of democracy and assault on the sensibility of Nigerians. The party also alleged that the open intimidation and…

The United States cut its crude oil imports from Nigeria by 62.08 per cent to 3.92 million barrels in March, the lowest monthly level since February 2016. The latest data from the US Energy Information Administration seen by our…

Former Governor of Abia State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Orji Kalu, has described the emergence of former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress as…

In 2011, a brilliant, fine gentleman from the south-south was elected into the Nigerian senate. He was full of hopes and dreams. At a dinner with journalist friends, he outlined his vision and spoke enthusiastically about pursuing…

— DSS seizes 27 items during house search The Department of State Security (DSS) is detaining former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, for alleged gun running and aiding and supporting the proscribed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the Eagle Square in Abuja for the elective national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which stretched into a second day on Sunday. The president left the venue after casting…

A former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, who was the National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party, speaks about the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election among other national issues with JOHN ALECHENU T he…

Here is a weird one, as a ,an impregnated his Sister in-law so as to punish his wife, which he claimed is abusive. The Zimbabwe based cop allegedly engaged in a secret romance with his wife’s younger sister and impregnated her…

Three APC members from Kano State died in an auto crash in Zaria on their way to Abuja on Saturday morning. The deceased include a councilor representing Diso ward in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, Abdulwahab Inuwa, and two…

Nigeria vs Argentina : Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho has told Super Eagles handler, Gernot Rohr to employ a 3-5-2 formation when they face Argentina in their crucial World Cup match on Tuesday. The forward was one of…