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Charity, wife of Alika Ogorchukwu, a Nigerian beaten to death in Italy, has called on the Italian authorities to ensure that her husband gets justice. Alika, identified as a 39-year-old physically-challenged vendor, was attacked at his stall on July 29. According to a video recording of the incident which has now gone […]

Adamu Bulkachuwa, senator representing Bauchi north, says many of his colleagues supported the motion to serve a notice of impeachment to President Muhammadu Buhari. On July 27, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators staged a walkout after Senate President Ahmad Lawan prevented Philip Aduda, senator representing federal capital territory (FCT), from discussing the rising […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 12 million new applicants have completed their voter registration. This is as the continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) came to an end on Sunday. In June 2021, the commission launched a portal where Nigerians can register or request to update their voter information before they complete […]

The government of the United Kingdom has called on interested candidates to apply for the 2023/2024 Chevening scholarships. Entries would open from August 2 to November 1, 2022. The government, in a statement, said there are more than 1,500 scholarships on offer globally for the 2023/2024 academic year. It said the […]

Gunmen have reportedly abducted at least 50 people from Damari community in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. The gunmen were said to have invaded the community on Saturday after troops of the Nigeria military escorted some residents to neighbouring communities. In recent weeks, Damari community has reportedly been under the siege of […]

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called off its strike. The union had embarked on a strike on June 22 over the non-payment of welfare packages. Auwalu Kiyawa, Lagos state chairman of the union, had announced the strike, […]

On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the appointment of Salisu Dahiru as the pioneer director-general of the climate change council.  This appointment is coming eight months after the signing of the climate change act which provided for the establishment of the council.  TheCable had reported that six months after the signing of […]

Oseni Rufai, Arise Television journalist, has alleged that a police officer forcefully took his car over alleged traffic violation. The journalist said a police officer pointed a gun at him because he committed a traffic offence. “A Nigerian police officer pointed a gun at me and forcefully took my keys and drove […]

The naira, on Monday, appreciated against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos, quoted the naira at N695 to a dollar. The figure represents a gain of N12 or 1.7 percent compared to […]