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The Ondo house of assembly has written a petition against Emeka Nwite, a federal high court judge, who gave an order stopping the impeachment of Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor of the state. In the ex parte order granted on September 26, Nwite restrained Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo governor, from nominating a new […]

The senate has amended its standing rule to prevent first-time senators from contesting the top-most positions in the red chamber. At the plenary on Tuesday, the upper legislative chamber adjusted its standing rules after Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader, sponsored a motion. The motion, seconded by Simon Mwadkwon, deputy senate majority leader, received […]

President Bola Tinubu has sent the name of Abbas Balarabe as a ministerial nominee from Kaduna to the senate for confirmation. TheCable understands that Abbas is nominated to replace Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, whose confirmation was withheld by the senate over a security report. Abbas served in the administration […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested one Firdausi Ahamadu for threatening to detonate a bomb on herself in a bid to kill some All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains in Kano.  In a viral video posted on TikTok, the 23-year-old lady dared those responsible for the tribunal victory of Yusuf […]

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At least 29 soldiers have been killed by hundreds of jihadists in Niger Republic. The Niger defence military, in a statement, said the jihadists killed the soldiers using “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles”. It added that “several dozen terrorists” were also killed in the counter-offensive. “The provisional assessment of this […]

The senate committee on gas has asked President Bola Tinubu to send a supplementary budget to facilitate the procurement of compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for mass transit across the country. The federal government agreed to earmark N100 billion for the buses in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between it and organised […]

Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, says Nigerians should come together to demand that the nation’s refineries remain moribund. Speaking on Monday at ‘The Platform’, an event organised by The Covenant Nation, Oyedele argued that the refineries should be sold. “Nigerians would say if only […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 1,068 Lassa fever infections have been recorded in 28 states from January to September 17. The NCDC, in its latest Lassa fever situation report, said 75 percent of the cases were detected in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi states. The agency said the infection has […]