Assembly promises close monitoring of 2025 budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly said it would strengthen its oversight mechanism to ensure proper implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and…
‘There will be only male and female in America’ – Trump vows to ‘stop transgender…
U.S President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to "stop the transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency, as…
FCMB Group Shareholders Approve N340 Billion Capital Raise
FCMB Group Plc has secured shareholder approval for a 340 billion naira capital raise. The approval, granted during an extraordinary general meeting held in Lagos…
Dangote Eying N650 Per Litre In Petrol Price War
Petrol prices in Nigeria may be headed downhill to as low as N650 per liter in the first quarter of 2025 as Africa’s largest refiner, Dangote…
Fuel to sell at N935 per litre from Monday – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says the price of petrol will drop to N935 per litre by Monday in view of Dangote Refinery’s new arrangement. IPMAN said the new price was…
The Kemi Badenoch Complex
“But she spoke the truth.” That is the most common retort among the diehard fans and devotees of Mrs Kemi Badenoch — leader of the UK Conservative Party — who has been obsessed with saying nasty things about Nigeria…
Usyk defeats Fury again to retain heavyweight titles
Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Tyson Fury by unanimous decision to retain his unified heavyweight…
Real reason I was sentenced to death – Osun ‘boy’ convicted of fowl theft
Nigerians were stunned on Tuesday as social media was awash with reports of an only child, Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death in Osun State for stealing fowl. There were different versions of what truly…
Naira for crude initiative has reduced prices of petroleum products – Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s naira for crude swap deal, citing its…
Abuja Stampede: 10 persons including four children dead – Police
The FCT Police Command has said no fewer than ten persons including four children lost their lives in stampede around Maitama, Abuja while struggling to…
NYSC DG DECORATES AIDES WITH NEW RANKS
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has decorated two of his military aides with their new ranks. The duo…
Asake, Rema make Obama’s favourite songs of 2024
Former United States President Barack Obama has revealed his highly anticipated annual playlist, showcasing his favourite tracks of 2024. In a post on his verified X account, this year’s playlist showcases a diverse…
Usyk vs Fury 2: Lennox Lewis, others’ predictions
Tyson Fury has the chance to claim revenge and the WBO, WBC and WBA heavyweight titles when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk today in Saudi Arabia. Usyk beat Fury on points to become the undisputed champion in May,…
BREAKING: NNPC reduces ex-depot petrol price to N899/litre
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N899 per litre. The product previously sold at N1,020. According to the…
BREAKING: Alms Seekers Killed In Stampede At Abuja Church
Some alms seekers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lost their lives in a stampede. The stampede occurred on Saturday morning during an event for the distribution of rice and other palliatives at Holy…
North Impoverished By Its Political Leaders For Over 40 Years –Dogara
A former Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the North’s current state of backwardness to its leaders. He also urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in…
Court Reinstates Suspended Edo LG Chairs, Deputies
The presiding judge, Justice Efe Ikponmwonba, granted the order following a suit instituted by the affected chairmen and vice chairmen. The court however restrained Governor Monday Okpebholo and Edo State…
Lessons From Lookman’s Emergence As Africa’s Best Player
The football fraternity in Nigeria is no doubt in a joyous mood following the emergence of Super Eagles attacking winger, Ademola Lookman, as the 2024 African Footballer of the Year. The dazzling winger who plays for…
Ekiti State Magistrate Court Under Fire Over Oppressive Bail Terms Imposed On Dele Farotimi
Human rights activist, Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi, has condemned in strongest terms, the "obnoxious and oppressive" N30million bail terms imposed on human rights lawyers, Dele Farotimi by the Kangaroo Ekiti State…
NNPCL Again Denies Shutdown Of Port-Harcourt Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has again denied claims that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery, recently re-streamed two months ago, has ceased operations. In a statement issued on Saturday,…
Many feared dead as rice distribution causes stampede in Anambra
An unconfirmed number of residents of Okija community in Anambra state have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede. TheCable understands that the stampede occurred on Saturday morning during an event for the distribution…
The Many Reversed Appointments Of Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made several appointments since he assumed office in May last year. But the frequency with which many of the appointments have been reversed after making them public, is raising…
FG to scale down Lagos-Calabar coastal highway to six lanes
The federal government says the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project will be reviewed from ten to six lanes and for a lower cost. The minister of works, David Umahi, made the disclosure during a tour of the…
Peter Obi offers to meet Dele Farotimi’s bail conditions
The Coordinator of the Obidient Movement globally has announced that former presidential candidate and movement leader, Peter Obi, has offered to fulfill the bail conditions for human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. This…