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A video of an elderly man weeping inside a banking hall has surfaced on social media platforms. Speaking in Yoruba, the elderly man, who was seated with a crutch placed in front of him, said he needs to access cash in order to buy drugs. “All I want is money to buy […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he expects the police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that the forthcoming general election is credible. This isn’t the first time the president is making such a request to the police. In 2022, the president said the police should be firm, professional, and loyal to the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council in Rivers has announced the cancellation of its planned rally in the state. Lee Maeba, chairperson of the PDP presidential campaign council in Rivers, made the announcement on Monday at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The said rally was scheduled […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from claims that the forthcoming elections may be postponed. There were claims earlier on Monday that the electoral body is considering shifting the date of the presidential election to March 4 over the ongoing naira note scarcity. A report had also quoted Mahmood […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says there has been no “threat” in Abuja, the country’s capital, since the travel advisories issued by the United Kingdom and United States. Speaking on Monday at the 25th edition of the President Muhammadu  Buhari (PMB) scorecard series, Mohammed warned foreign countries to stop issuing “frivolous” travel advisories. […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Bola Tinubu, its presidential candidate, is stockpiling new naira notes, is false. The opposition party alleged that the ruling party is putting aside cash to buy votes. In a statement on Monday, Mahmud Jega, […]

The federal government has ordered the closure of all polytechnics in the country for the conduct of the coming elections. The development comes one week after the National Universities Commission (NUC) ordered the closure of all universities until after the elections. NAN reports that the directive was given by Adamu Adamu, minister […]

It is 10 days today and President Muhammadu Buhari is still silent on how he intends to address the ongoing cash scarcity caused by the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Buhari had given his approval for the introduction of the policy in October last year with a three-month […]

Bashir Bashir, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kano state, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). An associate of Bashir told TheCable under condition of anonymity, on Sunday night, that the major reason for the defection was the “exclusion of major northern stakeholders in the decision-making process of […]