Buhari approves reopening of four more land borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reopening of four more land borders. The borders are Idiroko in Ogun, Jibiya in Katsina, Kamba in Kebbi and Ikom in Cross River. In August 2019, Nigeria closed its land borders over the proliferation of illegal importation of drugs, small […]
Express Entry: Applications for permanent residence in Canada to resume in July
The Canadian government says it will soon resume its Express Entry draws for immigrants. In a statement issued on Friday, Sean Fraser, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, said invitations for candidates to apply for permanent residency will begin in early July. The ‘Express Entry’ programme is a points-based system through which […]
UK researchers identify COVID case that lasted 16 months — longest infection period
Researchers in the United Kingdom (UK) say the longest period of COVID infection in a person lasted 505 days. The previous longest known COVID infection period in a human was recorded as 335 days. According to a statement by the European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, the researchers carried out a […]
Femi Adesina: Obasanjo had 8 years to address clamour for state police — but he did nothing
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo did “nothing” to address issues on restructuring and state police during his tenure. Recently, the debate on restructuring and creation of state police has been at the frontburner of Nigerian political discourse. Owing to rising insecurity in many parts of the country, many […]
Domestic violence: Minister advocates psychiatric test as compulsory marriage requirement
Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, says she would push for psychiatric tests to be made a compulsory marriage requirement to curb issues of gender-based violence (GBV). In a statement issued on Friday, Tallen expressed concern over the recent increase in the cases of gender-based violence in the country. TheCable had earlier […]
Court sacks Dogara from house of reps over defection to APC
A federal high court in Abuja has sacked Yakubu Dogara from the house of representatives over his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dogara, who represents Bogoro/Dass federal constituency of Bauchi state, was the speaker of the house of representatives between 2015 and 2019. In July 2020, he defected from the […]
Osinbajo: My experience as acting president has prepared me to succeed Buhari
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the opportunity to serve under President Muhammadu Buhari has provided him with enough experience to hit the ground running if elected his successor. The vice-president is a presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Osinbajo spoke on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, during […]
High internet speed, job creation… how Google Equiano Cable will impact Nigerian economy
On Thursday, Google announced the arrival of its Equiano submarine cable in Lagos, Nigeria. The subsea cable, which offers a fifth-generation (5G) mobile service, will run from Portugal along the West Coast of Africa connecting Europe to Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, and Saint. Helena. In a statement, Juliet Ehimuan, director, Google […]
Obasanjo makes U-turn, says Nigeria needs state police to tackle insecurity
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria needs state police to tackle insecurity. According to a statement by Kehinde Akinyemi, his special assistant on media, Obasanjo spoke when the leadership of the National Association of Ex-local Government Chairmen in Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Thursday. There […]
Ngige, Umahi — presidential hopefuls who said God called them to contest in 2023
With just a few months to the 2023 elections, some politicians have entered the “spiritual realm” and come out with ”revelations” about how God purportedly spoke to them to contest in the presidential election. Here are the politicians who said God asked them to contest for the presidency in 2023. DAVID UMAHI […]