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Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, says Peter Obi running for the presidency as the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) is a “good omen” for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje spoke on Monday during an interview with Channels Television. In 2019, the former Anambra governor was the vice-presidential candidate of the […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Poples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised to support businesses in Gombe if elected in 2023. Abubakar spoke on Monday at the PDP presidential rally in Gombe. The PDP presidential candidate told his supporters that some of them were not born when former prime minister Tafawa Balewa […]

At least 162 people have died and hundreds of other persons sustained injuries after an earthquake struck Java, one of the largest islands in Indonesia. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey, struck the island in the early hours of Monday. The disaster […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has promised to give Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), “logistics support” for his campaign in the state. Wike made the promise on Monday at the inauguration of roads in Emohua LGA of the state. The Rivers governor’s pledge comes days after […]

Gboyega Aribisogan was on Monday impeached as speaker of the Ekiti house of assembly after spending only six days in office. His impeachment paved the way for Olubunmi Adelugba, the lawmaker representing Emure constituency, to succeed him and make history as the state’s first female speaker. THE ROCKY STEPS TO LEAD EKITI ASSEMBLY […]

The naira, on Monday, appreciated to N775 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The figure represents an appreciation of N15 or 1.9 percent compared to the N790 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Alade Market, Ikeja, Lagos, […]

The Kaduna state police command says 76 kidnap victims have been rescued by security operatives in Giwa LGA of the state. Mohammed Jalige, spokesperson of the command, said the victims were passengers from Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto State. Jalige said the passengers were travelling to different destinations. “On November 18, […]

Gboyega Aribisogan, speaker of the house of assembly in Ekiti state, has been impeached. Aribisogan was removed from his position and suspended indefinitely on Monday after 17 of the 25 members of the assembly voted in favour of his sack. Thereafter, the lawmakers elected Olubunmi Adelugba as the new speaker. The […]