Any candidate whose health is shrouded in secrecy shouldn’t be taken seriously, says Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says a presidential candidate whose health is “shrouded in secrecy” should not be taken seriously. Paul Ibe, Abubakar’s media adviser, spoke with TheCable on Monday, while reacting to a recent comment by Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
Rishi Sunak becomes UK prime minister
Rishi Sunak has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party and will now be named the UK prime minister. He was announced as the new leader of the UK in a tweet on the Conservatives’ Twitter handle on Monday. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer got the leadership of […]
Peter Obi: How I plan to fix flooding if elected president
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he would curb the flooding issue ravaging the country if elected in 2023. Most part of Nigeria is currently battling with flooding, with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) saying 34 out of the 36 states have been affected and 1.3 […]
ALERT: NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake antibiotic in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians of a falsified Augmentin 625mg tablets in circulation within the country. Augumentin is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of different types of bacterial infections. In a statement on Monday, the agency said the falsified antibiotic has the […]
SECURITY ALERT: DSS calls for calm, says measures in place to forestall terror attacks
The Department of State Services (DSS) has responded to the security alerts issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) on the possibility of increased terrorist attacks in Nigeria. In a post on its website on Sunday, the US embassy said the federal capital territory (FCT) stands a high risk of attack. […]
‘Many injured’ as suspected thugs attack Jandor’s campaign train in Lagos
The campaign train of Olajide Adediran, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, has been reportedly attacked by thugs. In a statement by Hakeem Amode, the PDP chairman in the state, he said the attack on Adediran, who is popularly known as Jandor, occurred at the Ikoga junction area of […]
Newspaper Headlines: FG’s petrol subsidy spending to hit N11trn by 2023
Reports about the warning of a potential terror attack in Abuja dominated the front pages of Nigerian dallies. Source: Top Stories
PDP crisis: Bode George queries BoT’s resolution, says Ayu was a ‘judge in his case’
Bode George, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, says Adolphus Wabara, the acting chairman of the party’s board of trustees (BoT), may not have presented the exact resolution of the committee during a visit to Iyorchia Ayu, the party chairman. The Wabara-led PDP BoT had in a reconciliatory visit to Ayu asked him to […]
UK restricts access to British high commission, warns of possible attack in FCT
The United Kingdom (UK), on Sunday, updated its terrorism alert to citizens in Nigeria. The UK warned of an increased threat of terrorist attack in the federal capital territory (FCT). UK citizens were admonished to stay alert, “consider movements carefully, follow the local news and the advice of security authorities”. The […]
Boris Johnson drops out of UK PM race, says ‘it’s not the right time’
Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), says he will not be making a comeback to his former seat. TheCable had reported that there were speculations of Johnson’s intent to replace Liz Truss who resigned after a turbulent 45 days in office. She had replaced Johnson who was forced […]