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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says it is taking coordinated steps for more frontier exploration across the north. The company said this in a document, seen by TheCable, on the frontier exploration services activities of NNPC from 2020 to 2022. According to the document, some prospective states where oil is […]

The United States has approved the sale of mifepristone, an abortion pill, at pharmacies. 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). The US Food and […]

Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says the Labour Party (LP) has no chance of winning the presidential election. The minister of state for labour and employment said the LP is “doing better than expected” with the arrival of Peter Obi as the standard-bearer of the party. […]

Ikedi Ohakim, a former governor of Imo, says a bulletproof vehicle saved his life when he was attacked by gunmen. Four persons were killed on Monday during an attack on Ohakim’s convoy in Oriagu, Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo state. Narrating his ordeal to The Niche, Ohakim said he would have died […]

Ghana is set to begin requiring passengers arriving from China to provide negative COVID test results before they enter the country. According to a statement by the Ghana Airports Company Limited, from January 6, all travellers arriving Ghana from China must show evidence of being negative for COVID. Fully vaccinated travellers arriving […]

Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, says he did not have any disagreement with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the Second Niger Bridge. The monarch’s position was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Chinyelugo Anionwu, chief of staff to the Onitsha traditional council. In a statement on Monday, Garba Shehu, […]

Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode, a child forensic interviewer, has testified before a court in the alleged rape case involving Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. Ajayi-Kayode appeared before the special offences and domestic violence court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday to narrate her forensic interview session with the victim. BACKGROUND […]