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Olawale Oluwo, a former commissioner in Lagos, says Akinwunmi Ambode, a former governor of the state, will announce plans ahead of the 2023 polls “within the week”. Oluwo, who is the chairman of the Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Group, said this on Tuesday when he appeared on a programme on ARISE Television. Chairman […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says Afam Ukatu, chairman of Mallinson group of companies, imported 1,284 cartons of tramadol into the country in October 2019. Last Wednesday, the NDLEA announced that it had arrested Ukatu over an alleged N3 billion tramadol deal linked to Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police […]

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, will declare his intention to run for president on Wednesday. Yinka Oyebode, his chief press secretary, said Fayemi’s decision to contest the 2023 presidential election follows “extensive consultations across the geo-political zones” in the last six weeks. He said Fayemi had discussed with President Muhammadu Buhari, and “sought […]

Edwin Clark, an Ijaw leader, says Yakubu Gowon should have allowed the Igbo to secede during his tenure as military head of state. In a chat with AriseTV on Tuesday, the 94-year-old said the Igbo are still treated as second class citizens decades after the civil war. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom governor, will fix the economy of Nigeria if given the opportunity to rule the country. Bola Bolawole, Emmanuel’s spokesperson, quoted Obasanjo as making the comment on Tuesday when the governor paid him a consultation visit at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state. In April, the […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says for the sake of equity, the All Progressives Congress (APC) must zone its presidential ticket to the south. In a statement on Tuesday, Akeredolu said it is the turn of the southern part of the country to produce the next president. The governor said it will be […]

The US supreme court is reportedly set to vote to overturn the law that legalised abortion. According to a report by Politico, this was disclosed in a leaked draft majority opinion written by Samuel Alito, a supreme court justice. After an initial vote among the justices subsequent to an oral argument, one is assigned […]

The federal government bought emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April following disruptions from Russia amid Western sanctions, Reuters is reporting. Potash is used primarily as an agricultural fertiliser because it is an excellent source of soluble potassium. Quoting Uche Orji, managing director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the newspaper reports that […]

Some senior officials of the ministry of justice have been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over suspicion of corruption in the compilation of presidential pardon list, TheCable understands. President Muhammadu Buhari controversially pardoned Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, two former governors currently serving jail terms for corruption, after getting the […]