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The Labour Party (LP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to fix Nigeria first before “meddling” in the affairs of the Niger Republic. TheCable had reported how Amadou Abdramane, a colonel-major, in Niger Republic announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office in July. Abdramane dissolved the West African country’s constitution, suspended all institutions […]

Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliament have expressed differing opinions on the option of military action in restoring democracy in Niger Republic. According to NAN, the perspectives were shared on Saturday when 22 parliamentarians participated in a virtual extraordinary meeting to discuss the political crisis in Niger. […]

President Bola Tinubu has asked the fresh graduates of the Nigerian Police Academy to adhere strictly to the ethics of modern policing while discharging their primary assignment. Tinubu spoke on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of 169 graduands of the academy in Wudil, Kano state. Represented by Vice-President Kassim Shettima, Tinubu urged […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says staff allowances gulped N155.63 billion in 2022. The bank disclosed this in its audited financial statements for 2016-2022 released on Thursday. The regulator said the financial statements of the last seven years — posted on its website — had been approved by its board in accordance with […]

The Nigerian embassy in Niger has debunked reports circulating online that its office in Niamey was burned down by protesters. Recent videos online show what appears to be protesters burning down a building. The video was circulated online with the narrative that the building is the Nigerian embassy in Niger. Setting […]

Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has denied a trending story on social media that he opposed Nasir el-Rufai’s ministerial nomination from the state. El-Rufai had been nominated for a ministerial position by President Bola Tinubu but is yet to be cleared by the senate which said there were “adverse” security reports against […]

On Friday, Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, disclosed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022 after a biopsy. Utomi said in the buildup to the 2023 elections, he occasionally visited a cancer centre in Ikeja after campaigns. He added that whenever he spoke about his struggles with cancer, […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of cloudiness, rainfall and thunderstorms across the country from Saturday to Monday.  This was disclosed in the agency’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja. According to the outlook,  there would be cloudy skies on Saturday with intervals of sunshine over the northern […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the military is happy and better under democracy, adding that there are no plans for a coup in Nigeria. On Friday, Tukur Gusau, DHQ director, defence information,  said the DHQ frowns at an online report currently circulating about welfare issues of the armed forces of Nigeria. Gusau […]