EXTRA: Drama as Obiano’s wife, Bianca fight at Soludo’s inauguration
There was drama at the inauguration of Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra state when Ebelechukwu, wife of Willie Obiano, his predecessor, and Bianca Ojukwu engaged in a fisticuff at the event. Soludo was sworn in at the government house in Anambra on Thursday. The incident reportedly occurred immediately after Soludo […]
Sanwo-Olu, Fani-Kayode head media committee as APC dissolves Bello’s convention panel
The All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee has dissolved the convention sub-committees for the March 26 national convention set up by Abubakar Bello, Niger state governor. On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari asked governors on the platform of the party to allow Buni to plan the national convention. TheCable had reported how Buni worked […]
Russia-Ukraine war: AfDB unveils $1bn plan to boost wheat production, avert food crisis in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is planning to raise $1 billion to boost wheat production in Africa to avert potential food shortages arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB’s president, said the fund would help 40 million African farmers utilise climate-resilient technologies and increase their output of heat-tolerant wheat varieties […]
Newspaper Headlines: Yoruba nation agitators ask court to stop Osun, Ekiti guber polls
The letter written by President Muhammadu Buhari in which the president backed Mai Mala Buni, governor of Yobe, as the caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘I like what I see’ — UK-based Nigerian lawyer fined £20k for sexual comments to job seeker
Victor Nwosu, a UK-based Nigerian solicitor has been fined £20,000 by the UK solicitors disciplinary tribunal for making sexual comments to a female job seeker. Nwosu was said to have repeatedly commented to the woman, who was interviewing for a paralegal role, about her looks and said “mmm, I like what I see” […]
‘You’re the only one we know’ — APC reps endorse Tinubu’s presidential bid
The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the house of representatives has endorsed the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos. The legislators expressed their support for Tinubu during an interactive session on Wednesday at the national assembly in Abuja. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Ado Doguwa, majority leader […]
‘Relief is on the way’ — Buhari apologises to Nigerians over petrol scarcity, power outage
President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to Nigerians over the petrol scarcity and power outage experienced in the country. Since February, there has been petrol scarcity in the country following the importation of off-spec petrol into the country. The scarcity, although now easing off in parts of the country, led to hike in […]
PDP fixes N35m for presidential nomination form, approves 37-member zoning panel
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the schedule of some of its activities for the 2023 general election. Debo Ologunagba, PDP national publicity secretary, announced the development on Wednesday after the joint meeting of the board of trustees (BOT) and the national executive committee (NEC) of the party. The sale of […]
Naira falls to N585 per dollar at parallel market
Nigerian naira has dropped to N585 against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The figure represents N4 or 0.7 percent depreciation compared to the N581 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos on Wednesday, said the […]
Buhari writes APC governors, says Buni should be allowed to oversee convention
President Muhammadu Buhari says Mai Mala Buni, Yobe state governor, should be allowed to plan the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). TheCable had reported how Buni worked to scuttle the APC convention scheduled for March 26. The plot came to light after Abubakar Sani Bello, Niger governor, took over […]