Adeleke: Oyetola took N18bn loan after losing guber poll — Osun owing N407bn
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, says his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, took an N18 billion loan after the July governorship election in the state. The governor on Thursday said the state is indebted to the tune of N407.32 billion. Adeleke said Oyetola must explain why the state is owing N76 billion in salaries […]
‘I will die a hero’ — court sentences Kano cleric to death for blasphemy
A Kano Upper Shari’a court has convicted Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, a cleric, for blasphemy. Nasiru-Kabara was charged over alleged blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The charges were preferred against him by the Kano state government. Suraj Sa’eda, the prosecution counsel, said the defendant committed the offence on August 10, October 25, and […]
PHOTOS: Relief, joy for commuters as Second Niger Bridge opens to traffic
The Second Niger Bridge has been opened to vehicular movement, in line with the federal government’s plan to ease traffic in the south-east during the festive season. The bridge was officially opened on Thursday at midnight, but commuters didn’t start plying the route till about 9am. When TheCable visited, Kufre Sunday, a […]
Court dismisses Nwajiuba’s suit seeking to disqualify Tinubu, Atiku over ‘vote buying’
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba seeking to nullify the candidacy of Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022, was filed by the former minister and the incorporated trustees of Rights for All International (RAI), a […]
EXTRA: Senate panel asks Onochie questions — then tells her to answer behind closed doors
The senate committee on Niger Delta affairs has screened Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, for the position of chair of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In November, President Muhammadu Buhari asked the upper legislative chamber to confirm Onochie as the NDDC chair, and 15 other nominees as board members of the commission. […]
EFCC: Over N30bn recovered from suspended accountant-general
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered over N30 billion from the alleged fraud committed by Ahmed Idris, suspended accountant-general of the federation (AGF). Abdulrasheed Bawa, the EFCC chairperson, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing organised by the presidential communications team at the presidential villa, Abuja. […]
Festive season demand pushes Nigeria’s inflation to 21.47%
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 21.47 percent in November 2022, up from 21.09 percent in the previous month. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Thursday in its latest consumer price index (CPI) report. This the […]
Demola Seriki, Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, dies aged 63
Demola Seriki, the Nigerian ambassador to Spain, has died at the age of 63. In a statement signed by his children, the former minister was said to have passed away “surrounded by his family” on Thursday, December 15. “It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce […]
FG opens Second Niger Bridge for 30 days
The federal government has ordered the opening of the Second Niger Bridge for use, in order to ease traffic in the south-east during the festive season. The bridge was officially opened on Thursday midnight. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, who gave the order on Wednesday at the inauguration of the […]
PHOTOS: Buhari meets with Biden at White House
President Muhammadu Buhari met with United States President Joe Biden at the White House, Washington DC, on Wednesday. The meeting, also attended by other African leaders, was on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders Summit which started on Tuesday, December 13. The high-level summit is expected to demonstrate the US commitment to […]