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At least 46 people have been confirmed dead after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake tore through the island of Java, Indonesia, on Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck the Cianjur region in West Java at a depth of 10 kilometres, sending residents scampering for safety. The disaster left 700 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will clean up its voter register to address the irregularities observed by Nigerians. Since the list of voters was made public across polling units and on the commission’s website, Nigerians have raised issues of discrepancies. Some of the disparities include underage voters who falsified dates […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a countdown clock on its website showing the deadline for three banknotes in circulation. The apex bank had announced plans to redesign, produce, release and circulate a new series of three banknotes out of the existing eight banknotes. The redesigned notes would include N200, N500 and […]

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says removing history from the Nigerian education curriculum cannot erase memories of the Biafran war. Soyinka said this on Sunday while speaking at the 24th edition of the Lagos Book and Arts Festival organised by Book Kraft. The federal government had removed history studies from primary and […]

The five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dubbed as G5 say they are open to reconciliation on the crisis battling the party. Earlier, TheCable had reported that the allies of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, were meeting in Lagos to discuss issues on the crisis facing the PDP. Other governors in […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, departed Nigeria for a three-day official visit to Canada. Laolu Akande, his spokesman, in a statement on Sunday said this would be the first high-level visit by a Nigerian leader to Canada since 2000 when President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the North American nation. According to Akande, the […]

Enner Valencia scored a first half brace as Ecuador opened the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win over Qatar, the hosts, at the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday. Following a colourful opening ceremony, Valencia opened his account with two expertly taken goals that made the Fenerbahce forward the record World Cup […]

A fund has finally been established for loss and damage – climate change impacts that are irreparable – to aid the recovery of vulnerable countries adversely affected by climate disasters. The fund was agreed upon by over 190 countries at the closing plenary of the 27th UN climate change conference (COP27) on Saturday. […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika, a 56-year-old widow, over an alleged attempt to traffic 400 grams of cocaine to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. According to the NDLEA, Sidika, a mother of four, had concealed the cocaine in her footwear. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, in a statement […]