GTBank suspends int’l transactions on naira cards Dec 31
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) says it will suspend international transactions on its naira Mastercard from Saturday, December 31, 2022. The bank made this known in a statement to its customers on Thursday. It said customers will be unable to make international automated teller machine (ATM), and point of sales (POS) transactions on […]
Bolanle Raheem: We have some suspicions about how case is being handled, says NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed reservations about the way the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is handling the case of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer shot dead in Lagos on December 25. Raheem, the lead consultant of Croston Homes, was killed in an incident involving a police officer, now identified as Drambi Vandi, […]
Football legend Pele dies at 82 after cancer battle
Pele, the Brazil footballing legend and three-time World Cup winner, has died at the age of 82. According to AP, Joe Fraga, his agent, broke the news on Thursday evening. Kely Nascimento, Pele’s daughter, also confirmed her dad’s demise in an Instagram post. “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you […]
PSC suspends officer arrested over killing of Bolanle Raheem
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the suspension of Drambi Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), who was arrested over the killing of Bolanle Raheem. The approval was announced in a statement on Thursday by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson. The suspension comes hours after a recommendation by Usman Baba, the […]
‘It will generate $1.6bn annually’ — Buhari says Ajaokuta steel company ready for concessioning
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Ajaokuta steel company is ready to be concessioned to private investors. Buhari disclosed this while inaugurating several projects in Kogi on Thursday. The projects include: the Reference Hospital, Okene; the newly-built Ohinoyi’s palace, and the Confidence University of Science and Technology, Osara. In Lokoja, Buhari inaugurated […]
‘Harassment over trumped-up allegations illegal’ — court restrains DSS from arresting Emefiele
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Maitama has issued an order restraining the Department of State Services (DSS) from arresting Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The restraining order was issued by M.A. Hassan, the presiding judge, on Thursday. Previously, TheCable had reported how a […]
INSIGHT: How true is the recurring claim that lemon peels cure cancer better than chemotherapy?
A recurring social media post on alternative medicine has claimed that lemon peels can eradicate toxic elements and miraculously kill cancer cells. “Read about the lemon peel & it pains me to hear about these facts & proves that the drug companies would rather profit on our pains & suffering than educate us […]
Commissioner claims Kogi explosion was ‘mere transformer spark’ — then deletes tweet
Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi commissioner for information, has deleted a social media post about an explosion in the state. TheCable had reported how an explosion rocked a community in Okene LGA of the state on Thursday morning. The incident took place at a mosque near the palace of Ado Ibrahim, the paramount […]
Tribunal dismisses Segun Oni’s petition, affirms Oyebanji as Ekiti governor
The Ekiti governorship election petition tribunal has upheld Biodun Oyebanji‘s victory at the governorship election held on June 18, 2022. Oyebanji, former secretary to the state government (SSG), was declared winner of the election after securing victory in 15 of the 16 LGAs in the state. The governor, who was the candidate of […]
Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine, fires ‘120’ missiles from air and sea
A new wave of Russian missile attacks has left many people wounded in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. On Thursday, Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukrainian presidential adviser, said more than 120 missiles had been fired into the country. Posting on Twitter, Podolyak said the missiles were “launched by the ‘evil Russian world’ to destroy critical infrastructure […]