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The house of representatives says among issues discussed during a meeting with service chiefs on Tuesday was an “all-important” issue of moles in the military. Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house, said this on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the national assembly in Abuja. TheCable had reported how the legislators expressed dissatisfaction […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says political parties that fail to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 will not be allowed to participate in the 2023 elections. The commission said this in a statement issued on Tuesday by Festus Okoye, national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee. […]

Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta state, says Nigeria needs to tap from the experience of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on nation building. Okowa said this on Tuesday when he visited Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital. According to a statement by Kehinde Akinyemi, spokesman to Obasanjo, the Delta governor said stakeholders, including […]

Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for improved efforts to tackle insecurity in the country. He said this on Tuesday during a visit to Kaduna over the recent train attack in the state. On March 28, a train that departed Abuja was attacked in the Kateri-Rijana area […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will not declare for the 2023 presidential race on Thursday. According to sources close to Osinbajo’s camp, the vice-president has not made any plan to declare for the 2023 presidency on the said date as reported by some media platforms. On Tuesday, some news reports had claimed Osinbajo […]

Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is set to retire from the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) as his ambition of becoming an assistant inspector-general of police (AIG) appears beyond reach. The former EFCC boss is billed to retire from the force on May 5, 2022, after […]

The Kaduna government says it attracted $1.5 million worth of foreign investment in 2021. Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. The statement faulted the recent capital importation report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). On Monday, citing the NBS report, TheCable reported that […]

The 36 governors of the country will hold an emergency meeting with the house of assembly speakers on Friday. Asishana Bayo Okauru, director-general of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), said the meeting is aimed at finding solutions to issues of national importance. Okauru said the meeting would be held at Frazier Suites […]

Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian army to deal with all forms of insecurity confronting the country. Yahaya gave the assurance at a one-day seminar on ‘Intensifying Warrior Ethos’ organised by the army headquarters department of transformation and innovation, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Represented by […]