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On Tuesday, Ernest Shonekan, former head of the interim national government, died in Lagos at the age of 85.  Shonekan was head of the interim government after Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, former head of state, stepped down from office. However, only three months after taking office, Sani Abacha, the late military ruler, deposed […]

The wife of Silas Vem, deputy chief of staff to Sonny Tyoden, deputy governor of Plateau state, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen. She was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday near her residence in Jos, the state capital. Ubah Ogaba, police public relations officer in the state, confirmed the development to TheCable on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the restoration of the boat pilotage contract for Integrated Logistics Services (Intels) by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Intels, a logistics and facilities services provider in the maritime and oil and gas sectors, was co-founded by Gabriele Volpi, an Italian national, and Atiku Abubakar, former vice president. […]

Ernest Shonekan, former head of the interim national government, is dead. Shonekan died in Lagos on Tuesday. He was 85. Born on May 9, 1936, Shonekan was a British-trained lawyer and industrialist. In a statement signed by Adeboye Shonekan, his family said: “To the glory of the Almighty, the Shonekan family […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says teachers and students with high temperature should not be allowed into schools. In its latest COVID-19 situation report, the agency said the detection of the Omicron variant which has been found to be more transmissible, has intensified the need to ensure the implementation and adherence […]

David Bennett, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease, has undergone a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig’s heart — the first-operation-of-its-kind. According to a statement issued on Monday by the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), the historic surgery was conducted on Friday. The organ transplant was reportedly the only […]

Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader, says majority of Nigerians believe in state police. Speaking during a recent Channels Television interview, President Muhammadu Buhari had said state police is not an option for the nation. Reacting to the president’s statement on Monday, Clark said state police is one of the cardinal […]

Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state, says there is no rule preventing a kingmaker from becoming king. Tinubu played a role in the merger of different parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the subsequent emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as the party’s candidate in 2015, thus earning him […]

Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says the official declaration of bandits as terrorists will enable the armed forces to take necessary action against them. The defence chief said the gazette proscribing bandits as terrorists was long desired by the armed forces. Irabor spoke on Monday when he featured on ‘Good Morning […]