Isma’ila Maihanchi, Taraba house of reps member-elect, is dead
Isma’ila Maihanchi, member-elect of the house of representatives for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba, is dead. Maihanci who won the election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was born on October 22, 1986, aged 36. His death is coming about two months after he defeated the incumbent member, Kasimu […]
Four abducted Kebbi college students regain freedom — after 22 months in captivity
Four of the abducted students of Federal Government College (FGC) Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi state have been released after about two years in captivity. They are Bilhah Musa, Hasfa Murtala, Faiza Ahmed, and Rahma Abdullahi. The four of them were among the 112 students of the school abducted on June 17. Their release […]
Earth champion: Jennifer Uchendu, the environmentalist tackling climate change in Africa
Climate change and mental health are two concepts that still elude many Nigerians. It is as if these ideas are too exhausting to comprehend, and even more bewildering to imagine that one can affect the other so profoundly. But it does and Jennifer Uchendu, a 30-year-old environmentalist, can prove it. Throughout her […]
EXPLAINER: ‘Funding package, beneficiaries’ — What to know about FG’s $800m petrol subsidy palliative
The federal government, on April 5, 2023, announced that it secured the sum of $800 million from the World Bank as part of its post-subsidy palliatives scheme. Reiterating the government’s decision to proceed with the proposed petrol subsidy removal, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, said the fund would be disbursed to the 10 […]
INTERVIEW: I don’t think my music genre is for Gen Z, says Goya Menor
Goya Menor is an award-winning singer. The Edo-born musician rose to global prominence in 2022 following the release of his hit song ‘Ameno Amapiano’. In this interview with TheCable Lifestyle’s DEBORAH BODUNDE, Menor speaks on his journey in the music industry, his debut EP, winning awards, and his major challenge as a Nigerian artiste. […]
Earth Day: Let’s make peace with nature, protect our common home, says UN
Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, says everyone needs to raise their voices to demand that leaders make peace with nature. In a video message to commemorate Earth Day on Saturday, he said everyone needs to do their part in protecting the planet. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 of every year. […]
US supreme court upholds access to abortion pill as legal battle continues
The United States supreme court, on Friday, upheld women’s access to Mifepristone, an abortion pill. Mifepristone is taken in combination with a second drug called misoprostol to end an intrauterine pregnancy at ten weeks gestation (70 days or less since the first day of a patient’s last menstrual period). A federal judge […]
Newspaper Headlines: Gunmen kidnap 13, kill primary school teacher in Abuja
The national dailies touched on Buhari’s call for forgiveness from Nigerians over any hurt, and the tussle for strategic offices in the national assembly. Source: Top Stories
Garba Shehu: High cost of living isn’t peculiar to Nigeria — It’s a global issue
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, says the high cost of living in Nigeria is not peculiar to the county alone. Speaking on Friday in an interview with Channels Television, Shehu said the high cost of living is a global issue. Shehu said the economic situation in the country would have worsened if the […]
Buhari begs Nigerians for forgiveness, says ‘I accept ALL criticism in good stead’
President Muhammadu Buhari says he accepts all the criticism thrown at his administration in good stead because it’s part of leadership. Speaking on the occasion that marks his final outing as president on a Sallah day before handing over, Buhari said Nigerians should forgive him in any way he has hurt them, saying […]