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A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) says there a plot to oust Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from office on trumped-up terrorism charges. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Tochukwu Ohazuruike, convener of the coalition, alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) has “secretly” […]

A federal high court in Abuja has sentenced Doyin Okupe, director-general of the Peter Obi presidential campaign council, to two years imprisonment for breaching the money laundering act. In a judgment delivered on Monday, Okupe was found guilty of 26 out of a 59-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country generated N625.39 billion as value-added tax (VAT) in the third quarter of 2022. VAT is a consumption tax that is administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Revenue generated from VAT is usually disbursed to the three tiers of government through the federation […]

A British high court has ruled that the country’s controversial arrangement to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal. On April 14, TheCable reported that the UK government intends to begin sending asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. The UK had said the action became necessary to stop illegal migration and to […]

Gunmen have killed at least 20 persons in an attack on Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state. TheCable understands that the death toll may be higher as several residents have been reported missing. The attack was said to have occurred on Sunday at around […]

Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, has been re-elected as leader of the country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC). In the results announced on Monday, Ramaphosa polled 2,476 votes to defeat Zweli Mkhize, a former health minister, who got 1,897 votes. Mkhize was part of Ramaphosa’s government until he was forced […]

The Ghanaian government says it has suspended all debt service payments under “certain categories of its external debt”. The country’s ministry of finance announced this in a statement on Monday. It said the suspension will include eurobonds, commercial term loans and most of its bilateral debt, pending future agreements with all relevant […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council (PCC) says Atiku Abubakar will get more votes in the south-east geopolitical zone than any other candidate. Charles Aniagwu, spokesperson of the party’s PCC, spoke on Sunday in an interview with Arise Television. Aniagwu said the people in the south-east trust Abubakar to tackle […]

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder Tesla Inc., has launched a poll to determine whether he should remain has the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter. The polling was conducted on Twitter on Monday. At the time of filing this report, 56.6 percent want Musk to resign as CEO, while 43.5 percent would […]