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A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Maitama has issued an order restraining the Department of State Services (DSS) from arresting Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The restraining order was issued by M.A. Hassan, the presiding judge, on Thursday. Previously, TheCable had reported how a […]

The Ekiti governorship election petition tribunal has upheld Biodun Oyebanji‘s victory at the governorship election held on June 18, 2022. Oyebanji, former secretary to the state government (SSG), was declared winner of the election after securing victory in 15 of the 16 LGAs in the state. The governor, who was the candidate of […]

A new wave of Russian missile attacks has left many people wounded in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. On Thursday, Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukrainian presidential adviser, said more than 120 missiles had been fired into the country. Posting on Twitter, Podolyak said the missiles were “launched by the ‘evil Russian world’ to destroy critical infrastructure […]

The year 2022 treated Nigerians to a mix of events — saddening, controversial, confusing, exciting, and enlightening. TheCable takes a look at some major events that dominated the outgoing year. AIRCRAFT CRASHES The year began with drama following an incident at the Bauchi airport involving a helicopter owned by the Nigeria […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it is committed to ensuring justice over the shooting of Bolanle Raheem, lead consultant of Croston Homes. Raheem, a lawyer, was shot dead in an incident involving a police officer, now identified as Drambi Vandi, around the Ajah axis of Lagos state on Christmas day. The […]

Bandits have reportedly killed many residents and abducted over 50 others during attacks on communities in Goronyo, Gada and Sabon Birni LGAs of Sokoto state. Speaking with TheCable, Lukman Iliyasu, a resident of Sabon Birni, said the attacks took place between Monday and Wednesday. Iliyasu said the bandits invaded the communities in […]