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Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says there are certain factors being taken into consideration before the flag-off of the party’s campaign. Speaking on Wednesday with journalists after a meeting of the campaign council, the party’s national working committee (NWC), and the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), he […]

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he has been “busy” campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win the 2023 general election. He said this on Wednesday while fielding questions from state house correspondents after the swearing-in of Olukayode Ariwoola as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). Makinde was among the […]

Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), was absent on Wednesday when his presidential campaign council unveiled its members. Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the LP, also failed to show up at the event. While the event was ongoing, Obi tweeted that he was attending the 52nd Institute of […]

Anil Vij, the health minister of India’s northern state of Haryana, has ordered Maiden Pharmaceutical Limited to stop manufacturing all drugs with immediate effect. Maiden Pharmaceuticals is said to have manufactured four cough syrups linked with acute kidney injuries and the death of 66 children in Gambia. TheCable had recently reported that […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation(AGF), has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) approval to prosecute Stella Oduah, former aviation minister, over N5 billion fraud allegation. Oduah, senator representing Anambra north, is to stand trial alongside eight others on a 25-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, money laundering, and maintaining anonymous […]

Last week, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) announced that it had instituted a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated and its agent, AT3 Resources Limited. Meta Platforms Incorporated is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. In the suit which was filed at the federal high court, Abuja, ARCON accused […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), plans to give more autonomy to states and local governments if elected president in 2023.  According to the Atiku policy document seen by TheCable, the former vice-president says he will promote a “true federal system” which will guarantee national unity and allow the […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says addressing insecurity will tackle inflation in the country. Speaking in a BBC interview aired on Tuesday, Obi said Nigeria’s top priority today is security, adding that it’s an issue that requires urgent attention. He said the country has been hit by high […]

The federal government has recovered 31 Benin bronzes from three museums in the United States 125 years after they were stolen. NAN reports that 29 artefacts were returned by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art while one was recovered from the National Gallery of Art, and another from the Rhode Island School […]