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Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the upper legislative chamber, which he has presided over for the past four years, worked for the interest of Nigerians. Lawan spoke on Wednesday when he had a farewell meeting with the senate press corps in Abuja. The ninth national assembly has been criticised by many for […]

A high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers, has sentenced Chidiebere Okoroafor, a popular pastor in the state, to death for killing Orlunma Nwagba, his choir mistress. Source: Top Stories

Rauf Aregbesola, immediate past minister of interior, says he does not hold any grudge against anyone in Osun state. Aregbesola spoke on Wednesday at the palace of Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun Larooye II, Ataoja of Osogbo. The event was to celebrate his return to the state after spending four years as a minister […]

Idris Wase, the outgoing deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says Solomon Lar, a former governor of Plateau state, prophesied that he will be a speaker.  Wase spoke on Wednesday at the valedictory session of the 9th house of representatives in Abuja. Wase said Lar, in 2007, “prophesied” the number of […]

Felix Ajakaye, Catholic bishop of Ekiti, has asked Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, to give an update on the suspects arrested over the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. On June 5, 2022, gunmen attacked the Catholic church leaving 40 people dead and many injured. In August, Irabor […]

Femi Gbajabiamila, the outgoing speaker of the house representatives, says many young Nigerians have lost faith in the country. Gbajabiamila spoke on Wednesday at the valedictory session of the ninth house of representatives. He said the country is losing some of its “best and brightest” brains to other countries, adding that urgent […]

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have long been a topic of debate and regulatory scrutiny worldwide, and Nigeria has been no exception. In February 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular to deposit money banks (DMBs), non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), and other financial institutions (OFIs) to close accounts of persons or […]

Oil marketers say the ex-depot price of petrol has more than doubled compared to the pre-subsidy removal amount. Last week, TheCable reported that the pump price of petrol is now as high as N540/litre in some filling stations — a result of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration that subsidy payment has ceased. Speaking […]

Abubakar Malami, the immediate past attorney-general of the federation (AGF), advised former President Muhammadu Buhari to decline assent to the bill on uniform retirement age for judicial officers, TheCable can report. In a memo seen by TheCable, Malami told the former president that approval of the bill would create a “huge financial and […]