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Fourteen out of the 18 registered political parties have reportedly threatened to boycott the general election if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extends the deadline for the use of old naira notes. The apex bank fixed February 10 as the deadline for the use of old naira notes. The CBN had […]

More than 1,300 people have died in Turkey and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey early Monday. TheCable had reported a death toll of at least 400 people and about 2,000 others injured earlier in the day. Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed in the quake, with tremors felt as […]

Naj’atu Muhammad, a former senatorial candidate, says Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, is a member of the “cabal” manipulating governance in the country. Last week, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, alleged that there are “elements” in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration working against the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the […]

Here are the seven top business stories you need to track this week — February 6 to February 11 AFRICA BUSINESS CONVENTION  The third edition of the Africa Business Convention (ABC) is set to hold on February 7 and  February 8, 2023, in Lagos. The hybrid business conference is organised by […]

Bayo Onanuga, media director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, has rejected the outcome of the pre-election opinion poll commissioned by Nextier, a consulting firm. The poll result, released on Sunday, projected Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as the preferred presidential candidate ahead of the elections. The […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of hoarding the newly redesigned naira notes for vote-buying in the forthcoming elections. In a statement on Sunday, Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the PDP, said the hardship brought upon the country by the APC will be forgotten when Atiku […]

Tems, the Nigerian songstress, has won her first-ever Grammy award. Source: Top Stories

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the legislative chamber will reconvene before the elections if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fails to address the lingering naira scarcity.  There has been scarcity of the new N200, N500 and N1,000 naira notes and this has caused hardship on citizens. Speaking […]

Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, and Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the house of representatives, have exchanged words on Twitter, a social microblogging platform. Dogara had responded to a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari who said Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling party, would […]