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Simon Kolawole, founder of TheCable online newspaper and THISDAY columnist, will release his debut book on Monday, October 3, 2022. The book, Fellow Nigerians, It’s All Politics, is a collection of essays on Nigeria’s nationhood, dealing with topics on leadership, democracy, national integration and the economy. The book is published by Cable Books, […]

A Nigerian traveller has threatened to sue the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) after her “near-death experience” on the escalators at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos. The traveller, identified as Elvi, said she returned to Nigeria on September 3, 2022 after spending time abroad with her family. Narrating her […]

The media office of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has released a documentary “unveiling” him. The documentary, which aired on TVC on Sunday evening, focuses on the life of the APC presidential candidate from his time as a student in the Chicago State University (CSU) to his becoming […]

Bashir Machina, winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary to represent Yobe north senatorial district, has denied stepping down for Senate President Ahmad Lawan. A letter circulating on social media claims that Machina has resigned his APC membership and also withdrawn from contesting in the 2023 general election. “These decisions [were] […]

Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi west, says he is proposing a bill to prohibit the nomination of candidates of the same religion on a joint ticket. If passed into law, a presidential candidate would not be able to choose a running mate who shares the same religious affiliation. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has explained how the federal government settled its long-standing contractual dispute with Global Steel Holdings Limited. Global Steel Holdings Limited, with headquarters in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), acquired Nigeria’s steel industry via five major concessions and share purchase contracts in 2004 during the Olusegun Obasanjo […]

The police command in Ondo says it has found the decapitated body of one Gbenga Olofinmoyegun, a director at the Ondo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), who was declared missing on Thursday. Funmilayo Odunlami, police spokesperson in Ondo, confirmed the development to NAN on Sunday.  The police spokesperson said Olofinmoyegun’s decomposing body […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says it is ready for a forensic audit of its petrol supply and subsidy management framework. Garba Deen Muhammad, group general manager, public affairs division, NNPC, said this in a statement on Saturday. The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) had refuted claims by the NNPC Limited […]

The Ogun police command says its operatives have arrested Israel Adebayo, the general overseer of The Beloved Chapel, over alleged rape of a 14-year-old church member. The police arrested the cleric, aged 38, following a complaint by the victim’s mother. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun police spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, said the […]

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have reportedly killed over 200 fighters of Boko Haram, including five of its commanders in Borno. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, air task force, troops of 199 special forces battalion and 222 battalion in an operation targeted the terrorists’ hideouts […]