TheCable News

Oxfam International, a non-profit organisation, says patients living in poverty in Africa are bankrupted by private healthcare corporations funded by development finance institutions (DFIs). In a report released on Monday, Oxfam said the DFIs are run by the UK, French, German, and governments of other rich countries. The countries covered in the […]

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he is “working day and night” to proffer solutions to the country’s challenges.  In his Eid al-Adha message, the president said the decisions taken so far by his administration will “reform our economy and remove all impediments to growth”. He also urged Nigerians, while celebrating, […]

Julius Bio, incumbent president of Sierra Leone, has been declared winner of the election in the country. Bio gained 56 percent of the vote cast to defeat Samura Kamara who trailed behind with 41 percent. Mohamed Konneh, chief electoral commissioner, announced the results on Tuesday. However, the All Peoples Congress (APC) […]

The United Nations (UN) says Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded an increase in grave violations against children in 2022. The data was disclosed in the UN’s annual report on children and armed conflict, which was released on Tuesday. According to the report, the splintering of armed groups and […]

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the country after his first official trip abroad. The president’s plane touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos around 5:10pm on Tuesday. He was received at the presidential wing of MMIA by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state; Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of […]

Former President Muhammadu Buhari says leading Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life. Buhari, in his Eid al-Adha message signed by Garba Shehu, his spokesperson, said leadership entails the cooperation and support of all citizens. “Leading a country like Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life,” Buhari was […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, has asked Nigerians to seek God’s blessings to elevate the country “to a path of peace, harmony, and prosperity”. In a statement congratulating Muslims on the Eid-el-Kabir festival, Abubakar said the significance of the celebration is about the “profitability of being patient with God in our affairs as […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of Operation Hadin Kai has reportedly killed many fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a fresh airstrike in Borno. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the insurgents were killed in an operation in the Andakar, […]

Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, has ordered the state’s accountant-general to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers believed to be employed by the previous administration led by Abdullahi Ganduje. Abdulkadir Abdusalam, the Kano state accountant-general, announced the development while addressing journalists on Monday. He said the governor has issued a directive for […]