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The Lagos state government has announced CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the construction of the Fourth Mainland Bridge (4MB) project. Ope George, special adviser to the governor on public-private partnerships, disclosed this at the agency’s office in Ikeja on Thursday. George said the 4MB project, which is a proposed PPP […]

The Kogi government says “enemies of progress” and “misguided politicians” are responsible for the explosion which occurred in the state on Thursday. TheCable had reported how an explosion rocked a community in Okene LGA of the state on Thursday morning. The incident took place at a mosque near the palace of Ado […]

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) says it will suspend international transactions on its naira Mastercard from Saturday, December 31, 2022. The bank made this known in a statement to its customers on Thursday. It said customers will be unable to make international automated teller machine (ATM), and point of sales (POS) transactions on […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed reservations about the way the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is handling the case of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer shot dead in Lagos on December 25. Raheem, the lead consultant of Croston Homes, was killed in an incident involving a police officer, now identified as Drambi Vandi, […]

Pele, the Brazil footballing legend and three-time World Cup winner, has died at the age of 82. According to AP, Joe Fraga, his agent, broke the news on Thursday evening. Kely Nascimento, Pele’s daughter, also confirmed her dad’s demise in an Instagram post. “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you […]

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the suspension of Drambi Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), who was arrested over the killing of Bolanle Raheem. The approval was announced in a statement on Thursday by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson. The suspension comes hours after a recommendation by Usman Baba, the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Ajaokuta steel company is ready to be concessioned to private investors. Buhari disclosed this while inaugurating several projects in Kogi on Thursday. The projects include: the Reference Hospital, Okene; the newly-built Ohinoyi’s palace, and the Confidence University of Science and Technology, Osara. In Lokoja, Buhari inaugurated […]