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Legacy Logistics has accused Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of refusing to pay $5.9million which was allegedly used to process a United States visa for him. In a letter addressed to the presidential candidate, the company through its law firm, Jurispetus Associates, said the agreement was entered into […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 100 children under the age of five die of malnutrition in Nigeria every hour. Nemat Hajeebhoy, UNICEF’s chief nutrition officer, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting organised by the National Council on Nutrition (NCN). Hajeebhoy said if urgent action is not taken, […]

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, says Atiku Abubakar has secured the commitment of the United States on issues concerning the 2023 elections. Omokri spoke on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television. TheCable had reported that Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, travelled to the US for meetings tied to his presidential campaign. […]

Ajuri Ngelale, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on public affairs, says any “honest assessment” of his principal’s administration must consider the COVID pandemic and economic recessions. Ngelale spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television. With months to the end of the Buhari administration, there have been conversations on […]

Some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have tackled the federal government for not paying them full salaries. ASUU had embarked on strike on February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Amid the back-and-forth over the […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says it will formally begin its campaign with a rally in Jos, the Plateau capital, on November 15. Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, is director-general of the campaign council. In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, director of media and publicity for the campaign […]

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun has suspended Oladipupo Adebutu, a governorship hopeful in the state. Adebutu, and four other members — Taiwo Akinlabi, Sunday Solarin, Kayode Adebayo, and Akinloye Bankole — were expelled by the faction said to be loyal to Jimi Lawal, who was expelled from the party […]

Emirates Airline has suspended flights operations to Nigeria over its inability to repatriate funds trapped in the country. The airline said this in statement to TheCable on Thursday. According to the statement, the suspension took effect from October, 29 2022. This is second time the airline will be suspending flights to […]