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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says every candidate contesting in the 2023 general elections will need to present bank statements for scrutiny. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, represented by Kunle Ajayi, INEC’s national commissioner, said this at a high-level policy roundtable on political campaign finance on Friday in Abuja. The INEC chairman […]

Nigeria on Friday recorded 236 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday.  AFRICA CDC CALLS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES WITH LONGER SHELF LIFE The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has requested that COVID-19 vaccines donated to the continent come with a shelf life of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says all permanent voter cards (PVCs) issued by the commission do not require revalidation. A message stating that PVCs issued in 2011 need to be revalidated has been circulating on social media platforms. But in a statement on Friday, Rotimi Oyekanmi, chief press secretary to the […]

Bola Oyebamiji, commissioner for finance in Osun and the Balogun Musulumi of Ikireland, has sponsored the building of a secretariat for the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Irewole LGA in the state. Speaking at the unveiling of the secretariat on Thursday, Samson Ayokunle, CAN president, commended Oyebamiji for his efforts and urged […]

Abdulmalik Tanko, a teacher arrested over the murder of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil in Kano, says he killed her with rat poison. Tanko, who was paraded by the police on Thursday, confessed to the murder while answering questions on his involvement in the crime. According to him, he contacted his friend, […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says multilateral organisations should adopt debt relief initiatives to aid Africa’s economic recovery. Osinbajo said this while delivering a special address at the virtual edition of the 2022 World Economic Forum on Friday. He was chosen to deliver one of the 12 special addresses at this year’s event. […]

Abubakar Abdulsalam, father of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil who was allegedly killed by her teacher in Kano, says he’ll never forget the incident till he dies. The pupil was kidnapped in December and her abductors had demanded N6 million ransom. On Thursday, the police in Kano arrested Abdulmalik Tanko, Abubakar’s teacher […]

Bitcoin, the world largest crypto by market cap, dropped more than 9 percent on Friday to $38,147. According to data on CoinMarketCap, this is the lowest rate since August 2021. The latest drop is coming after Russia’s central bank proposed to ban all cryptocurrency operations in the country. On Thursday, the […]

An SS2 student of Elkenemy College of Islamic Theology in Borno, identified as Ahmed Umar Goni, allegedly used a razor blade to slit the neck of Jubril Sadi Mato, a JSS1 student of the school. TheCable understands that on January 16, 2022, Goni sent the pupil, popularly known as Ramadan, on an errand […]

Otokito Federal Oparmiola, the Bayelsa state commissioner of trade and commerce, has been abducted by gunmen.  The commissioner was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday night at his residence in Otuokpoti, Ogbia LGA of the state. The armed gunmen were said to have invaded the neighbourhood, shooting randomly into the air to frighten the […]