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Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno-south, has asked the federal government to slash the salaries of lawmakers by half to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking on Thursday, in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, Ndume said it will be in national interest if the federal government takes such action. […]

The federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Abuja has set aside its earlier order jailing Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for contempt. TheCable had reported how the court ordered that the EFCC boss be remanded over the failure of the anti-graft agency to comply with its […]

Bello Matawalle, Zamfara governor, says he would give permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to access a property where he is alleged to have concealed large sums of money. The governor said this in reaction to a news report alleging that the anti-graft agency discovered billions of naira stashed in […]

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says investments by Peter Obi, former governor, for the state are now “worth next to nothing”. Soludo spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television. Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), served as Anambra governor three times between 2006 and 2014, owing to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he told King Charles III that he does not own a house in the United Kingdom. Buhari met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in the UK on Wednesday. The meeting between the two leaders was the first since the ascension of King Charles III to the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says critical election materials were destroyed in the attack at the commission’s local government office in Ogun. TheCable had reported how the commission’s office had been gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday after suspected hoodlums torched the facility. Festus Okoye, INEC’s commission for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has tackled Western leaders for failing to take responsibility for the climate disasters in Africa. In an opinion authored by the president and published on Washington Post, he said a majority of the effects of climate change in Africa are from Western developments. In 2009, developed countries most responsible for […]

Bitcoin, world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, has dropped to about $16,300— its lowest level since November 2020. The cryptocurrency price traded 7.5 percent lower on Thursday afternoon, dropping to $16,385 by 11:51 am, according to data from coinmarketcap.com. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, also dropped by 0.39 percent to $1,180. […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta south LGA of Ogun state, has been gutted by fire. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday. The INEC facility was allegedly torched by suspected hoodlums who scaled the perimeter fencing into […]