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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it is not aware of any N2 billion given to churches by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP). TheCable had earlier reported that a certain petition making the rounds on social media claimed that Obi gave N2 billion to churches through CAN to […]

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says he does not believe in the “quality of decisions” taken by those around President Muhammadu Buhari. In a snippet of an interview published by Premium Times on Sunday, El-Rufai said he, however, still believes in Buhari. “I believe in Buhari. I still do and I will […]

The Lagos government has ordered the closure of a Chrisland School over the death of a student. Source: Top Stories

Bola Tinubu, standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has nothing against the naira redesign policy “in principle”.  Tinubu, in a statement on Sunday, said his concern is about the hardship Nigerians are facing as a result of the cash scarcity. He expressed solidarity with those affected by the […]

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has ordered the closure of Wellcare supermarket over its refusal of old naira notes from customers. The government, who is against the naira redesign, had directed the continued acceptance of the old naira notes in the state. On Thursday, the state government filed a suit against […]

The Obi-Datti campaign team has dismissed a viral “petition” alleging that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, gave N2 billion to churches in the country.  According to the petition making the rounds on social media platforms, one Frank Onwumere, said to be a senior pastor at the “Dominion Centre International” in Okigwe, […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says the country is at risk of recession which will be the result of the naira exchange policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The position of the governors was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting of the NGF, which held on […]

The Ekiti state government has applied to be joined as a co-plaintiff in a suit filed by Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara states against the federal government over the naira redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a motion ex parte filed before the supreme court, the three states had prayed […]

A Lagos resident has been reportedly killed during a fight with a school bus driver who allegedly sexually assaulted his seven-year-old daughter. The man, identified simply as Fredrick, was said to have visited the school to demand urgent action on the issue. He also reportedly confronted the driver which led to a […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is working with relevant health partners to respond to the meningitis outbreak in Jigawa. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Ifedayo Adetifa, NCDC director-general, said an emergency meeting was held to identify challenges and proffer solutions to the outbreak. Adetifa […]