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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has asked Nigerians not to listen to presidential candidates that speak through proxies. Speaking to Nigerians in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Obi also asked Nigerians to carry out background checks on all presidential candidates to determine if they know what Nigerians need. Obi, […]

Dele Alake, director of strategic communication in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says those criticising Bola Tinubu’s godfatherism in Lagos are envious of his good deeds. Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, was governor of Lagos state from 1999 to 2007. Since then, he has spread his political tentacles and […]

Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former house of representatives member, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), now controls the northern votes of President Muhammadu Buhari. Jibrin spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels Television. Recently, there have been speculations that Kwankwaso might ask his supporters to vote […]

The national association of Nigeria travel agencies (NANTA) says British Airways (BA) has closed inventory on Nigeria in the global distribution system (GDS), over foreign airlines’ trapped $464 million. Susan Akporiaye, president of NANTA, said this on Friday in a message to TheCable. A global distribution system (GDS) is a computerised […]

To halt the crisis in the aviation sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has released $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales. Osita Nwanisobi, director, corporate communications, CBN, said this in a statement issued on Friday. Nwanisobi said Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor and […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has returned to Nigeria after a five-day visit to Europe. The governor arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday. TheCable had reported how Wike, who travelled out of the country on Monday with his allies, — met with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the […]

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has labelled some state institutions as “quacks”. He said the universities that are not participating in its strike are not members of the union. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to honour an agreement […]