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Chairmen of the Delta and Edo States Phase 2 Ex-Agitators of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu and the Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd),…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation on Monday, January 1, 2024, at 7 am.This was made known in a press release by…

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria will hike their tariffs with effect from January 1, 2024. A source from one of the electricity distribution companies who confirmed the development said a virtual…

The United Kingdom has announced changes to its immigration rules, including one that will allow those with visiting visas to work in the country.…

As 2023 comes to an end today, I promise you that some of the stranger-than-fiction events that shaped the year will not fade away with it. Some will be etched in our memories forever. As a custom in Nigeria, general election…

The Bayelsa government has summoned parents of a four-year-old girl and a 54-year-old man over child marriage allegations in the state. TheCable understands that the traditional wedding ceremony between the minor and the…

FCT Minister and former Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike’s hold on the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) structure in his home state while at the same time hobnobbing with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has put the…

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $ 7.8 billion and €100 million as part of the 2022 – 2024 borrowing plan of the Federal Government. The request was approved after the Senate considered…

Several notable personalities, including a former Chief of Staff, a former governor’s daughter, and a sitting commissioner, are emerging as frontrunners in the race to secure the coveted position of Deputy Governor in Ondo…

The Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that officers seen in a viral video picking money on the ground at Benin airport will not be dismissed. He gave the clarification on Friday after some…

The Senate has passed the 2024 budget for a third reading. The Senate also increased the bill by a total of N1.2tn, moving the budget from N27.5tn to N28.7tn. The budget was passed following a voice vote by the Senate…

President Bola Tinubu has sought Senate approval for securitisation of the balance of ways and Means revenue in the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of Nigeria. Tinubu said this in a letter addressed to the President of…

The Lagos State Government has announced a two-night traffic diversion from 12:00 midnight till 5:00 am at Alaka inward Stadium Flyover Bridge and Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge by the Fire Station from Friday, 29th to…

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. A statement issued on Friday by the state attorney-general for justice, Lawal Pedro,…

La Liga giants Real Madrid are reportedly set to make a fresh January move for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and France forward  Kylian Mbappe. According to reports, Real Madrid will launch a bid to sign the French star…

Asue Ighodalo, a former chairman of Sterling Bank Plc and an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Edo governorship seat, has declared himself the most competent and qualified candidate to lead the…

A proposed budget of approximately N85 billion has been earmarked for vehicle purchases by 12 federal government agencies and 13 ministries in 2024. The staggering figure surpasses the combined budgets of prominent…

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu, has continued his consultations ahead of the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a visit to party stakeholders in the Edo Central Senatorial District.…

Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to negotiate with dozens of bandits killing and causing mayhem across the country. Gumi, a former military officer, claimed that…

The Southwest Governors Forum have promised to accord a befitting burial to late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who died on Wednesday, December 27. The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this while…

Nigerian street-pop artist, Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable, has rejected Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha’s call for a rematch refusing to hand over the belt, Saturday PUNCH reports. Okocha was defeated by Portable in a…

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on President Bola Tinubu to visit the scene of the Christmas Eve killing of Nigerians by gunmen in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi communities of Plateau State. The PUNCH reports that the…

A 23-year-old girl, Amanda Uchechi Ugo of Umumbiri in Ahaizu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, confessed killing her police boyfriend last Tuesday. Amanda said during police interrogation that she shot the…

A new UNICEF report has shown that 71 per cent of new HIV infections among adolescents aged 10–19 years are among girls globally. The report noted that major gaps in basic HIV prevention and supportive sexual and…