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President Muhammadu Buhari and Aisha, his wife, have moved into the “Glass House”, a transitional home at the presidential villa for outgoing presidents and their spouses. The glass house is where the President and his wife would stay till when they will exit the state house. Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, is expected […]

With less than 20 days to the end of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, minister of transportation, has been accused of attempting to hijack the award of a lucrative maritime contract. Documents seen by TheCable detail how Sambo pressured relevant government institutions to terminate a procurement process and give the contract […]

Five residents of the federal capital territory (FCT) have sued the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) over the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the nation’s president. Tinubu, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the February 25 presidential poll winner with 8,794,726 […]

Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, says northern governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) supported Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid to honour the principle of zoning. In June 2022, APC governors from the north asked northern presidential aspirants to withdraw from the race in national interest. The development culminated in the victory of Tinubu […]

Fisayo Soyombo, pioneer editor of TheCable, has been named a 2023-24 Knight-Wallace fellow. A statement released on Thursday by the Wallace House Centre for Journalists and the University of Michigan said the 2023-2024 class is a “cohort of 19 accomplished journalists representing nine countries and a broad cross-section of the US”. The […]

Abdul Wasiu Sowami, chairman of Ardova Plc, has completed the acquisition of the oil company from Femi Otedola, Nigeria’s billionaire business mogul. The chairman has also settled a $19 million arbitration ruled in favour of the billionaire, ThisDay reports.  In 2020, Sowami, through his investment portfolio, Ignite Investments and Commercial Limited (IICL, […]

Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, president-general of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), an unconditional release. Iwuanyanwu spoke at Oguta LGA in Imo state on Thursday during the flag-off ceremony of the Oguta/Orashi dredging project. He said Igbos have […]

Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, says the result of the presidential election will not determine the outcome of the November 11 governorship election in the state. Speaking on Thursday in an interview with Channels Television, Uzodimma said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has performed well in the state. In the presidential election […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — is no longer a public health emergency. In July 2022, as the virus spread rapidly, the health body declared the disease a public health emergency of international concern. Since the outbreak, more than 87,000 cases and 140 deaths have […]

Uzor Orji Kalu, chief whip of the senate, Abdulaziz Yari, senator-elect, and Mohammed Musa, senator representing Niger east, have protested against the nominations of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for leadership positions in the senate. The party had nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Barau Jibrin, senator representing […]