Tinubu orders review of N8,000 palliative for vulnerable households
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate review of the proposed N8,000 conditional cash transfer to Nigerians, meant to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal. The president had asked the national assembly to approve a $800 million loan to ameliorate the hardship induced by the removal of subsidy on petrol. […]
EFCC’s witness admits Adoke’s N300m loan is classified as ‘bribe’ in another court
A prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) admitted before a federal high court in Abuja on Tuesday that a loan taken by Mohammed Bello Adoke from Unity Bank is also being classified as a bribe by the anti-graft agency in a case before another court. Adoke, former attorney-general of […]
Ramaphosa: Arresting Putin in South Africa would amount to declaration of war with Russia
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says arresting Russian leader Vladimir Putin would amount to a declaration of war. Putin has been invited to a BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit which will take place in Johannesburg in August. But the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant […]
Tinubu orders probe into shooting of two-year-old during NDLEA raid in Delta
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the shooting of Ivan Omhonrina, a two-year-old boy, killed during a raid in Delta state. On Saturday, Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said a stray bullet hit the young Omhonrina when operatives of the agency raided the Okpanam area […]
Market forces driving up petrol prices, not shortfall in supply, says Mele Kyari
Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has blamed market forces for the increase in petrol pump price from N540 to N617 per litre. TheCable had reported that the product’s pump price had gone up to N617 per litre in the federal capital territory (FCT) […]
Evidence of 27 witnesses called by Atiku useless, Tinubu tells tribunal
President Bola Tinubu says all the 27 witnesses called by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to adduce “useful” evidence in the case against him. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the PDP, is challenging the outcome of the February 25 election and praying the court to nullify Tinubu’s […]
‘Outlawed IPOB counsel defending him’ — DSS posts bizarre tweet on Emefiele
The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken a swipe at Maxwell Okpara, counsel of Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the secret police accused Okpara of mobilising “other like-minded lawyers” against Yusuf Bichi, director-general of DSS. DSS described Okpara […]
PHOTOS: Tinubu hosts African heads of state at presidential villa
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, hosted some heads of state from African countries. The heads of state were Umaro Emabalo, president of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau; Patrice Talon, president of the Republic of Benin; Bazoum Mohamed, president of the Republic of Niger; and Touray Assumes, president of the Economic Community of West African […]
Anthrax disease: Stop eating meat from sick animals, NCDC warns Nigerians
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against consuming meat of sick animals as they may contain anthrax. Anthrax is an infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. It typically affects ruminants such as cows, sheep, and goats. It is a zoonotic disease — transmissible from contaminated […]
Fuel stations adjust petrol pump price to N617 in Abuja, N565 in Lagos
Oil marketers, on Tuesday, increased the pump price of petrol at retail outlets to N617 per litre in Abuja and N565 per litre in Lagos. TheCable observed that the product’s new cost differed significantly from the previous pump price of N537 per litre in the federal capital territory (FCT). At Emadeb […]