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Nyesom Wike, former governor of Rivers state, says he has no plan to join the   (APC). He disclosed this at the end of his meeting with President Tinubu on Friday. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was at the presidential villa alongside Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state; and […]

President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, occurred on […]

Pauline Tallen, former minister of women affairs, has opened up on her interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt enrichment. On Friday, TheCable reported that the ex-minister was at the zonal command of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tallen was being questioned for allegedly […]

On June 2, President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, as his chief of staff. Gbajabiamila is expected to commence his role as COS on June 14 after he would have resigned as a member of the house of representatives. On February 26, he […]

Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says he is not scared of being expelled from the party. Over time, Lukman has called out Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman, and Iyiola Omisore, national secretary, for not following the APC constitution in their handling of its affairs. The […]

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is not legally empowered to fix or adjust the price of petrol. Falana said the power to fix the price of petrol lies with President Bola Tinubu since there is no substantive minister of petroleum resources. On May […]

Yemi Kale, partner and chief economist at KPMG Nigeria, says the new prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, may add about 6 percent to Nigeria’s inflation rate. The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, climbed to 22.22 percent in […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled Pauline Tallen, former minister of women affairs, over alleged corrupt enrichment. TheCable understands that Tallen was questioned at the Abuja zonal command for allegedly misappropriating N2 billion. Although details of the case against the ex-minister are still unclear, a source familiar with the […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled Pauline Tallen, former minister of women affairs, over alleged corrupt enrichment. TheCable understands that Tallen arrived at the Abuja zonal command on Thursday for questioning over alleged misappropriation of N2 billion. More to follow… Source: Top Stories