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The Imo government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have have disagreed over allegations of irregularities in the recently-concluded continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise in the state. Ikenga Ugochinyere, spokesperson for the Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP) and PDP candidate for of Ideato north/south federal constituency, had recently alleged that there are […]

Scores of bandits have been reportedly killed in an operation by troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Zamfara state. Bello Turji, a bandit kingpin, was said to have escaped. A source told TheCable that the raid took place on Saturday afternoon in Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara. The source said […]

The Labour Party (LP) in Nasarawa says it is working towards getting at least two million votes from the state during the presidential election. Alexander Emmanuel, LP chairman in Nasarawa, said this on Saturday when he received new supporters into the party in Karu LGA of the state. According to Punch, the […]

As I was saying, assuming we elect a messiah as president, could he still fail to deliver the goods? In my previous article, I argued that Nigerian presidents fail, or fail to live up to expectations, for a million reasons, out of which I listed five: one, excessive pre-election marketing of candidates; two, our […]

A four-storey building in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, has collapsed with several residents reportedly trapped in the rubble. The incident happened on Saturday at Iman street, off Aka road in Uyo. Some persons at the scene of the incident said the building was under construction, and work was ongoing on the […]

A Chinese national, identified as Geng Kwaron, has been arrested in Kano for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old woman to death. Abdullahi Kiyawa, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development to TheCable on Saturday. Kiyawa said the incident occurred at about 10pm on Friday. According to him, Kwaron, who resides in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Sunday, travel to New York to attend the United Nations general assembly (UNGA77). According to a statement issued on Saturday by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari will deliver a “national statement” on the second day of the general debates on September 21. The theme for the 77th […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Nigeria on Saturday (today) for London to represent Nigeria at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch, who died on September 8 at the age of 96, is scheduled to be buried on Monday. In a statement issued on Saturday afternoon, Laolu Akande, senior special assistant […]

The highest paid employee of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) does not earn up to N1 million monthly, the commission has said. In a press statement shared with TheCable on Saturday, the management of the commission said it is “completely illogical and improbable that the least paid will earn a monthly salary of […]