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Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says he is “flabbergasted” that President Muhammadu Buhari has not called the Department of State Services (DSS), to order over its alleged case against Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Recently, it emerged that the DSS had approached a federal high court in Abuja […]

Adetokunbo Kayode, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), and five other senior advocates of Nigeria (SAN) have asked Abubakar Malami to prevent the Department of State Services (DSS) from arresting Godwin Emefiele. The other SANs, who wrote under the aegis of Incorporated Trustees of Forum for Accountability and Good Leadership, included Oba Maduabuchi, […]

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, on Saturday, experienced a slip of the tongue during the party’s campaign rally in Kogi state.  At the rally held at the confluence stadium in Lokoja, the Kogi capital, Abubakar asked the party supporters to “vote APC…”, before correcting himself and saying PDP. […]

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says Nigerians need to unite so that the country can experience true development. In a statement marking the 53rd anniversary of the end of the civil war, Obi said a working nation will not give room for extremist groups. He described the […]

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, says politicians who practise the “emi lo kan” kind of politics do not intend to serve the people. Bakare spoke on Sunday during a state of the nation broadcast delivered at his church auditorium in Ikeja, Lagos. The broadcast was titled: […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau has suspended its campaign tour for three days, to honour some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who died in an auto accident. TheCable had reported how 16 PDP supporters died in an auto accident when they were on their way back from a zonal […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized millions of illicit drugs worth N5 billion at a warehouse in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos state.  Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesperson, said this in a statement on Sunday. He said the agency arrested a suspect over the development, adding […]

Gunmen have abducted five women from Dan Mai-Tsuani community in Kankara LGA in Katsina state. Confirming the attack to TheCable, Gambo Isah, the police spokesperson in the state, said the assailants stormed the village around 7am on Sunday and kidnapped the victims on their way to church. He added that the abductees […]

Gunmen have abducted five women from Dan Mai-Tsuani community in Kankara LGA in Kastina state. Confirming the attack to TheCable, Gambo Isah, the police spokesperson in the state, said the assailants stormed the village around 7am on Sunday and kidnapped the victims on their way to church. He added that the abductees […]