Ortom: Benue not in support of water resources bill… we didn’t participate in the drafting
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says the state is opposed to the national water resources bill reintroduced in the national assembly. TheCable had reported how the bill passed first reading at the house of representatives on Tuesday. The bill, which is sponsored by Sada Soli, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from […]
Linked but barred: A walk in the shoes of Nigerians unable to make phone calls
It is two hours past noon and Samson had ‘restless’ written on his face. He was visibly upset too. As he paced about the vicinity of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Ikeja, in search of a pen, beads of sweat rolled down his dark skin. Samson had come to find a […]
Kwankwaso: I’m offering Peter Obi golden opportunity to be my VP — I can’t be his
Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), says his party is offering “a golden opportunity” to Peter Obi, standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP), to be his running mate. Kwankwaso spoke on Saturday with journalists after inaugurating the state office of the NNPP in Gombe state. The presidential […]
Newspaper Headlines: PDP accuses INEC of planning to use fake BVAS in Osun election
The police have arrested two pastors and rescued 77 persons, including children locked in an underground enclosure in a church in Ondo. Source: Top Stories
Israel Adesanya beat Cannonier to retain UFC middleweight title
Israel Adesanya has defeated America’s Jared Cannonier to retain his middleweight belt title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 276. #UFC276 results: Israel Adesanya def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)https://t.co/fyEmADnl7O pic.twitter.com/tAMcdhjPWg — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) July 3, 2022 The 32-year-old Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist was adjudged the […]
Tinubu’s lingering certificate conundrum
The social media, where most political debates take place these days and where brickbats are exchanged between protagonists and antagonists per nanosecond, has caught fire again with reports that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that he did not attend […]
Presidency: Vote for APC no matter how angry you are, Amaechi tells supporters
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has urged his supporters to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 polls. He said this on Saturday when he arrived Rivers, on his visit to the state after contesting the APC presidential ticket. Addressing aggrieved members of the party, who were said […]
Insecurity: God isn’t against self-defence, Adeboye tells RCCG members
Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), says the Bible has nothing against “children of God” defending themselves against attacks. His statement comes weeks after gunmen attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state and killed 40 people, while scores of persons were left injured. The […]
PHOTOS: Obasanjo turns ‘tricycle rider’, picks up passengers in Abeokuta
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, rode a commercial tricycle across parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun capital. Obasanjo had, in June, donated tricycles to 85 persons as part of an empowerment programme in honour of his 85th birthday. The former president clocked 85 on March 5, 2022. Sharing photos of Obasanjo […]
Police rescue 77 persons — including 26 children — ‘kept in church basement by Ondo pastor’ (updated)
A total of 77 persons — including 26 children — have been rescued by police officers from the basement of a church in Valentino area of Ondo state. Funmilayo Odunlami, police public relations officer (PPRO) in Ondo state, confirmed the development to TheCable on Saturday. Odunlami said the rescued persons have been […]