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Troops of the the Nigerian army’s Guards Brigade have raided suspected terrorists’ hideouts at Deidei Abattoir in the Abuja municipal area council, and in Gwagwalada area council, federal capital territory (FCT).  Musa Danmadami, the director of defence media operations, during a bi-weekly press briefing on Thursday said the hideouts were raided on August […]

Dachung Musa Bagos, a lawmaker representing Jos south/Jos east at the house of representatives, says the recovered $23 million Abacha loot should be channelled into settling the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The lawmaker spoke in a chat with Channels TV on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the federal government […]

Eno Ubi Otu, director of finance and account, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), TheCable has learnt. Otu is being questioned over the alleged diversion of N25 billion in tax remittances. Sources told TheCable that the NDDC account director arrived at […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, has not added value to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since 2015. The Rivers state governor said this in reaction to recent remarks made about him by Lamido. While speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Lamido said Wike has […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has headed to the UK in an attempt to resolve his rift with Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, TheCable can report. Sources close to the former vice-president said Abubakar is billed to meet with the Rivers governor on Thursday. “The PDP presidential […]

The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday met with its governorship candidates ahead of the 2023 general election.  The meeting was held behind closed doors at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, who is seeking re-election, was absent from the meeting. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will only campaign for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, said Buhari will not recognise former members of the party or those who have court cases against APC candidates. In a statement on Wednesday, the president was quoted […]

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N718.19 million to two security outfits to protect the 45-kilometre Abuja rail tracks and stations. Mohammed Bello, minister of the FCT, said this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists at the end of the FEC meeting. In March, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) suspended its Abuja-Kaduna train […]

Some lawyers went on a rampage in Lagos on Tuesday over the distribution of bags at the annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The incident took place at Eko Atlantic City, one of the venues of the conference. The Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) of the NBA had […]