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By news desk President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cleared his activities for Tuesday and Wednesday as he tries to review and finalise his ministerial list, TheCable can report. As a result, he will not be receiving visitors for the two days. He has till Friday, July 28, to submit the list to the senate in…
By Akpan Emmanuel There was jubilation in Igbogene community, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the weekend after police recovered two children stolen by suspected child traffickers and sold to buyers for N1.6m. It was reported that the suspects, Chioma Obi and Sunday Aniele, posing as tenants, abducted the children, Success Kemebigha, 4 and Prince Kemebigha,2, two…
By News Desk Amid worsening revenue challenges, state governments’ indebtedness to commercial banks has risen to N2.2trn. The latest data from the quarterly statistical bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria, obtained by our correspondents, showed that states and LGAs owed banks about N2.21tn as of March 2023. CBN data also revealed the states’ indebtedness…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have reaffirmed that there is no going back on the decision to withdraw officers from very important persons (VIPs) in the country. In June, Olukayode Egbetokun, acting inspector-general of police (IGP), said personnel of the police mobile force (PMF) will no longer carry out VIPs escort and guard duties. Egbetokun…
By Emmanuel Joel Samuel Some hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on the early hours of Monday 24 , July 2023 set ablaze a campaign office belonging to the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lokoja, Kogi State, Alhaji Yakubu Murtala Ajaka. The Deputy Governorship Candidate of SDP in November 11, 2023…
By News Desk Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, fondly known as Davido, has deleted the much controversial music video of his signee, Logos Olori, after facing intense backlash online. On Saturday, Davido came under fire from many Muslims on social media for posting a 45-second trailer clip of his upcoming musical video on Twitter. The…
The senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole has expressed shock over what he called the level of vandalisation of the properties of the National Assembly by former lawmakers. Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo state, disclosed that in spite of the presence of security men and women, television sets, carpets and chairs were looted by…
BY EMEKA EJERE Increasing involvement of staff in incidences of bank fraud is sending a frightening signal of unguaranteed safety of depositors’ money unless drastic steps are taken by both the lenders and industry regulators. It is no longer news that the adoption of electronic payment platforms as a convenient means of payment has increased…
By Aliyu Abdulwahid The annual Hijrah celebration organized by Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Okunland has been held at Iyamoye, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Chairman JNI Okunland, Alhaji Isiaka Sule in a speech read by his Vice, Alhaji Dare Nafiu called on Muslims in Okunland to pray for a peaceful Kogi State Governorship…
AUTHOR: Sodiq Yusuff Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), will be questioned over at least five suspicious transactions during his time in office, TheCable understands. Five of the transactions under investigation, TheCable learnt, are: The mysterious payment of $496 million to Global Steel Holdings Ltd (GSHL) as settlement for the termination of the…
