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Arthur Eze, a businessman, says he is not in support of the presidential bid of Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP). Eze spoke recently at the 2022 Ofala festival hosted by Robert Eze, traditional ruler of Ukpo in Dunukofia LGA of Anambra state. The businessman said he had cautioned […]

The Lagos police command says two officers arrested over the killing of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, would be released today. The officers were present when Dambri Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), shot seven months pregnant Raheem in front of her family on Christmas Day. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos police command […]

The political space in Nigeria is typically characterised by drama, surprises, and controversies. As with every other year, 2022 had its fair share. From the Wike-Atiku crisis to the unseating of Oyetola in Osun, below are some major political events of 2022. WIKE vs ATIKU AND THE G5 ALLIANCE Cracks in […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it placed over 6,000 bank verification numbers (BVN) of customers under watchlist for transactions linked to fraud in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022. The apex bank made this known in its recently-released financial stability June 2022 report. According to the report, the number of […]

Gbenga Raheem has narrated how his wife was shot dead by a police officer in Lagos state. TheCable had reported that the shooting of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, took place on Sunday. The deceased, a pregnant woman, was returning home with her family on Christmas Day when an officer attached to Ajiwe […]

As the world adjusted to new economic realities in 2022, the oil industry was not left out, with major sectoral shifts occurring in the year. The Nigerian oil sector, like other sectors, sometimes showed bolstering resilience, wading through high storms. Other times, surrounding issues affected the sector to its marrow. In this […]

Kabir Faskari, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says there have been “aberrations” in some of the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari.  In a statement put out on Christmas Day, Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, had accused Buhari of failing in his duties to Nigerians. He said the […]

Gunmen have reportedly raped a pregnant woman during an attack on Dnakudna, a village in Shiroro LGA of Niger. Speaking with TheCable on Monday, Salis Sabo, spokesperson of the Coalition of Shiroro Youth Association (COSA), a group, said the attack occurred on December 21. Sabo said the gunmen stormed the village after […]

More than 40 persons have been reported dead following a winter storm that has swept across the United States in recent days.  The most recent fatalities have been recorded in Buffalo city in New York, where up to 25 persons were reported dead on Monday — up from 13 over the weekend. […]