Court Stops Federal Agency FRSC From Arresting Vehicles Over Faded Number Plates
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos State, has restrained the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from arresting any vehicle with a faded number plate. Justice…
N800billion Not Enough To Fix Nigerian Bad Roads – Works Minister, Dave Umahi Seeks Increased Budget
Dave Umahi, President Bola Tinubu's Minister of Works, has decried the N800billion allocation for road infrastructure in the 2025 budget proposal, describing it as grossly inadequate. Speaking on Friday during the 2025…
INEC removes ex-Adamawa REC from payroll
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that the embattled former Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, is no longer on its payroll. This revelation comes amid growing…
FAAC revenue drops by N303bn in December
The Federal Government, states, and local government councils have shared a total of N1.424tn as revenue for December 2024. Compared to the N1.727tn shared in November 2024, there was a decline of N303bn, representing…
Okoye under probe for ‘anomalous’ betting, faces four-year ban
Nigeria and Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is under investigation by the Udine Public Prosecutor’s Office over suspicious betting patterns around a yellow card he received during a Serie A match against Lazio in…
50-year-old dies in S’Africa’s police custody
A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Jeremiah Okoye, has died in the custody of the police in Limpopo, South Africa. Okoye, who resided at 71, Magazyn Street, Polokwane Limpopo Province, before his demise, had lived in South…
US conducts border crossing exercises ahead of Trump inauguration
United States law enforcement agents carried out exercises using barbed wire and concrete blocks Friday at a crossing on the border with Mexico as tensions crept up ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.…
WEMA BANK KICKS OFF 2025 WITH N11,000,000 CASH PRIZE IN 5 FOR 5 PROMO SEASON
...Set to reward 131 Nigerians in first monthly draw of 2025* Wema Bank, Nigeria's foremost innovative bank and pioneer…
Petrol pump price surges to N1,150 after Dangote hike
The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, have risen to between N1,050 and N1,150/litre depending on the area of purchase, following the hike in the cost of the commodity by the Dangote…
Otudeko did not flee… he went on medical trip – Family Sources
Family sources say Oba Otudeko, the former chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), did not run away from Nigeria. TheCable was informed…
36-Year-Old Nigerian Pleads Guilty To Defrauding $6Million From Over 400 Elderly, Vulnerable Victims…
A 36-year-old Nigerian national, Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a transnational inheritance scam that defrauded over $6 million from more than 400 victims,…
Obasanjo Stopped Me From Distributing Electricity To Akwa Ibom After I Built Power Plant — Attah
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has alleged that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo stopped him from distributing electricity to the people of the South-South state after he built a 191 megawatts…
Obasa: I’ll rather focus on tasks ahead – New Lagos Speaker
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Mojisola Meranda, says she will not dwell on past controversies but focus on the pressing legislative tasks ahead. Meranda said this during her inaugural speech as the…
JUST IN: TikTok to be banned in the US from Sunday, Supreme Court rules
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170…
VeryDarkMan backs Seyi Tinubu to be Lagos gov, gives reasons
Social media personality, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has said he would back Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, if the latter runs for governor of Lagos in 2027. While neither Seyi nor his father…
Migrants who refuse to embrace British culture should not come here – Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch says that migrants who refuse to embrace British culture should seek to live elsewhere. The Tory leader’s firm position, which includes a vow to reduce immigration and restore voter trust, was outlined…
JUST IN: Abure remains the LP national chairman, Appeal Court rules
A Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that Julius Abure remains the bonafide national chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The decision of the court was disclosed by the party on its official X account on Friday, January 17,…
BREAKING: Blackout Looms in Abuja as Vandals Steal Underground Electricity Cables
Some vandals operating in the Federal Capital Territory have vandalised underground electricity cables, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The TCN said that the lines supplying power to some parts of Abuja…
3rd Mainland Bridge, Hale and Hearty – Umahi
Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi CON has described a widely circulated but baselessly and maliciously…
Three Nigerians Bag Jail Term In US For $2m Fraud Scheme
Three Nigerians in the US have been sentenced for their involvement in a fraud scheme that frequently targeted elderly victims, according to authorities. Fatai Okunola, 38, of Kalamazoo, received a prison sentence of…
Funding for coastal road project erroneously written as ‘Lagos-PH’ in 2025 budget – Umahi
David Umahi, minister of works, says funding for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project was included in the 2025 appropriation bill. In December 2024, President Bola Tinubu presented a N49.7 trillion 2025 budget…
JUST IN: Dangote raises petrol prices to N955 from N899/litre for bulk buyers
Sequel to a consistent surge in the price of Brent, the global benchmark for crude, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has communicated an upward adjustment in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol,…
China’s population falls for third year in a row amid birthrate decline
China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth…
World Bank projects 3.6% economic growth for Nigeria
Says FG’s reforms improved business confidence The World Bank yesterday projected 3.6 per cent average economic growth for the Nigerian economy between 2025 and 2026, adding that recent reforms by the Federal…