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A federal high court in Kano has affirmed the nomination of Bashir Ishaq Bashir as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the state. In a judgment delivered on Monday, Muhammed Yunusa, the presiding judge, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and list Bashir and his running mate, […]

The Lagos police command says two of its officers were shot by Yoruba nation agitators in the Ojota area of the state during a rally on Monday. TheCable had reported that a rally organised by Yoruba nation agitators at the Gani Fawehinmi park in Ojota turned violent. The rally was to demand […]

Doctors and nurses are leaving the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) to work in other countries, the Telegraph reports. According to the report, figures from the General Medical Council (GMC) show that in 2022, there were 6,950 applications from UK doctors who are registered and licensed to obtain a certificate that allows […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has described the petrol subsidy regime in Nigeria as “organised crime”. Obi said this on Sunday during a town hall meeting organised by Channels Television. Nigeria spent a total of N6.210 trillion on petrol subsidy, also called under-recovery shortfall, between 2013 to 2021. […]

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, have invaded the country’s congress and supreme court. Bolsonaro, lost the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October, but his supporters are protesting the outcome of the election asking for Lula’s resignation and that the military should step in. The […]

Chris Nehikhare, Edo state commissioner for communication and orientation, says 32 intending passengers were kidnapped at the train station in Igueben, on Saturday. TheCable had reported that gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, kidnapped many passengers and left some with bullet wounds at the train station in the state. Speaking with journalists on […]