Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s ex-president, found liable for 2005 murder of Nigerian migrants
Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) says ex-President Yahya Jammeh is responsible for the killing of West African migrants, including nine Nigerians. Jammeh, who has lived in exile in Equatorial Guinea since his departure from the Gambia in January 2017, was accused of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary […]
EXTRA: Ortom fetes bus driver who once employed him as conductor
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has celebrated Christmas with Mnenge Mtenave, his former boss, and other commercial bus drivers whom he worked with at Gboko Motor Park in the state. Mtenave was a commercial vehicle driver in the 1980s whom Ortom worked with as a conductor. The celebration reportedly took place at […]
‘Empty treasury’: Amaechi’s comment not supported by facts, says Osita Chidoka
Osita Chidoka, former minister of aviation, says claims that former President Goodluck Jonathan left ‘almost empty treasury’ was not supported by facts. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, had claimed that the funds left by Jonathan were not sufficient to last the new government for three weeks. Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, had dismissed […]
‘589k wallets, GTB leads adoption’ — how eNaira performed in its first month
In October, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled the very first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Africa with a lot of national and international interest on how well the electronic currency will perform and what problems it would solve in the banking and finance space on the continent. TheCable brings you […]
Obasanjo to Edwin Clark: Nigeria won’t make progress if state is sacrificed for tribe
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the country will not make progress if citizens sacrifice state for tribe. In a letter on Tuesday and addressed to Edwin Clark, Ijaw leader, Obasanjo said tribal allegiance must be suppressed for a state to emerge. The former president was responding to comments credited to the Ijaw […]
National assembly transmits 2022 budget to Buhari for assent
The national assembly has transmitted the 2022 budget to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Ojo Amos, clerk to the national assembly, signed the accompanying letter forwarded to the president on Friday. In October, President Mohammadu Buhari presented the 2022 budget to the national assembly. Last week, the house of representatives and […]
Malami: Electoral bill discriminatory — and could worsen insecurity
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the electoral amendment bill was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari because of its tendency to worsen insecurity in the country. The president had declined assent to the bill, citing concerns over the recommendation of direct primaries for political parties. According to him, such a recommendation […]
Newspaper Headlines: 1.5m Nigerians in Italy affected by passport scarcity, says NIDO
The plan of the federal government to solicit more loans, which will increase the country’s public debt, appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 859 cases in 14 states, two fatalities
Nigeria on Monday recorded 859 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Tuesday. CDC shortens isolation period for asymptomatic COVID cases from 10 to five days The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has shortened the recommended isolation time for citizens with asymptomatic cases of COVID to five days — from the […]
2023: Abaribe declares governorship ambition
Enyinnaya Abaribe, minority leader of the senate, says he will contest in the 2023 governorship election in Abia state. Abaribe declared his interest on Monday at an event organised in his honour by Nzuko Ahiaba La Abayi, a sociocultural organisation in Ahiaba, Obingwa LGA of the state. Speaking at the event, Abaribe […]