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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will write Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, to investigate and prosecute Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Adamawa. The decision was taken on Tuesday at the technical meeting attended by national commissioners of INEC in Abuja. The electoral umpire has also decided […]

A federal high court in Abuja has nullified the removal of Ifeanyi Ararume as a non-executive chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, in his ruling on Tuesday, awarded N5 billion as damages in favour of the former senator representing Imo north. President Muhammadu Buhari […]

With the supplementary elections out of the way, it is official: the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains in control of the red chamber of the national assembly. Let’s break it down for you: the APC has 59 of the 109 seats in the senate while six other opposition parties have 50 seats combined. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) is the second biggest achievement of Nigeria’s energy sector.  The act was signed into law in August 2021.  Buhari spoke on Monday at the presidential villa while declaring open the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES). Represented by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the […]

Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru has asked a federal high court in Abuja to review the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to void her controversial declaration as the winner of the Adamawa governorship election. The ex parte motion, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/510/2023, was filed on April 17. The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, wants court cases related to OPL 245 terminated by the federal government because the prospects of a judicial victory are slim, TheCable can report. In a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malami advised that the termination of the cases will allow the […]

Mahamat Idriss Déby, transitional President of Chad, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the ongoing Sudan crisis. A violent power struggle between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, has killed nearly 100 people — almost double the casualties from Sunday. Ongoing tensions had heightened on Saturday after […]

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it has taken possession of assets belonging to Glano Nigeria Limited over an indebtedness valued at N2.4 billion. In a statement on Monday, Jude Nwauzor, head of corporate communications department of AMCON, said the takeover followed the order of a federal high court in Lagos. […]

The federal government has appealed to aviation workers to cancel the ongoing strike action, promising that their demands will be met soon. TheCable had reported that the aviation workers commenced a strike on Monday, blocking access roads to both the international and domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airports in Lagos. Prior […]