Obi’s investment for Anambra now worth next to nothing, says Soludo
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says investments by Peter Obi, former governor, for the state are now “worth next to nothing”. Soludo spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television. Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), served as Anambra governor three times between 2006 and 2014, owing to […]
EXTRA: I have no house in the UK, Buhari tells King Charles III
President Muhammadu Buhari says he told King Charles III that he does not own a house in the United Kingdom. Buhari met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in the UK on Wednesday. The meeting between the two leaders was the first since the ascension of King Charles III to the […]
INEC: 65,000 uncollected PVCs destroyed in attack on our Ogun office
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says critical election materials were destroyed in the attack at the commission’s local government office in Ogun. TheCable had reported how the commission’s office had been gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday after suspected hoodlums torched the facility. Festus Okoye, INEC’s commission for […]
Take responsibility for the climate mess in Africa, Buhari tackles Western leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has tackled Western leaders for failing to take responsibility for the climate disasters in Africa. In an opinion authored by the president and published on Washington Post, he said a majority of the effects of climate change in Africa are from Western developments. In 2009, developed countries most responsible for […]
Bitcoin hits two-year low as Binance abandons FTX acquisition
Bitcoin, world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, has dropped to about $16,300— its lowest level since November 2020. The cryptocurrency price traded 7.5 percent lower on Thursday afternoon, dropping to $16,385 by 11:51 am, according to data from coinmarketcap.com. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, also dropped by 0.39 percent to $1,180. […]
‘Hoodlums’ raze INEC office in Ogun
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta south LGA of Ogun state, has been gutted by fire. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday. The INEC facility was allegedly torched by suspected hoodlums who scaled the perimeter fencing into […]
Esther Agbaje, Gabe Okoye… Americans of Nigerian descent shine at US mid-term polls
Some Americans of Nigerian descent have secured victory in the United States mid-term elections. The US mid-term elections were held on November 8. While results are out for some states, others are tallying votes to determine winners. Esther Agbaje, born in St. Paul — her parents moved to Minnesota […]
World Bank introduces cost-effective electrification initiative for sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank has introduced a cost-effective electrification initiative to allow sub-Saharan Africa to meet the projection of universal electricity access by 2030. The bank said this in a statement on Wednesday while announcing an innovative initiative to accelerate the pace of electrification in Africa to achieve universal access by 2030. The […]
Again, INEC assures Nigerians of secure BVAS for election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its stance on the security of the bimodal voters accreditation system (BVAS). The reassurance comes a few weeks after the commission said it had fortified its portal and made it impossible for elections to be rigged. INEC, had in September, said its result viewing […]
‘I didn’t mean that’ — Ortom apologises over ‘to hell with Fulani’ comment
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has apologised over his recent comment about the Fulani ethnic group. Ortom tendered the apology on Wednesday when he and some of his colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) paid a visit to Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi. While hosting his colleagues in his state […]