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Franca Afegbua, the first female senator in Nigeria, is dead. The Afegbua family announced her passing in a statement issued on Sunday. Afegbua, 79, was a native of Okpella, a town in Etsako-east LGA of old Bendel state (now split into Edo and Delta states). “The Afegbua family of Edo state […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested Alayi Madu, a rehabilitated ex-Boko Haram fighter, for alleged drug trafficking. In a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, its spokesperson, the NDLEA said 26-year-old Madu was intercepted and arrested on Thursday, along Abuja-Kaduna express road with 10 kilogrammes of skunk. […]

Remi Osinbajo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a train, leading to the death of six people, has asked families of the victims for forgiveness. On March 9, a train collided with a Lagos state staff bus conveying workers, in the Shogunle area of Oshodi, Lagos. Witnesses at the […]

Gunmen have killed at least 17 people in Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna state. The attack is said to have been perpetrated by many gunmen who stormed parts of the LGA at about 7:00 pm on Saturday. A resident in the LGA said 17 corpses have been recovered in the wake of […]

Desperate to will a preferred candidate to victory, Western journalists fell into a tunnel vision on Nigerian politics. Across the Western media, the outcome of Nigeria’s just concluded general election has been both shocking and disappointing. While the shock owes to the triumph of candidate Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC)—a contender the […]

Zaaki Azzay is an ace singer. The Benue-born musician is self-proclaimed to be the pioneer of hip-hop music in Nigeria. In this interview with TheCable Lifestyle’s Pelumi Bolawa, Azzay discusses how he, alongside other local hip-hop artistes, fought for the international recognition of Nigerian talents. He also talks about the inspiration behind his hit […]

With five Bolt drivers cancelling on me (they are, after all, never reliable), I opted for the taxi at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The driver, whom I will simply call Frank, was softspoken and friendly, so much so I did not haggle when he told me the fare was N7,000. I […]