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Poju Oyemade, senior pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, is currently under fire from supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), over his social media post. Oyemade is the host of The Platform which brings together resource persons to discuss matters affecting the nation. Obi was a frequent feature on […]

The Nigerian Army says its troops were on Wednesday ambushed by bandits when they responded to a distress call of an attack on workers at a mining site in Shiroro area of Niger state. Onyema Nwachuckwu, army spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. TheCable had reported that gunmen attacked a […]

Shell Plc says it has paused the divestment of its onshore oil assets in Nigeria pending the outcome of a case at the supreme court. In a statement seen by TheCable on Thursday, Osagie Okunbor, managing director of SPDC, noted that the “recent media reporting regarding the 16 June Supreme Court proceedings does […]

Eleven Nigerians reportedly deported from the United Kingdom over immigration issues have arrived the country. The development comes amid a recent review of the UK’s immigration policy, which took effect on June 28. Although the deportation comes amid concerns that the position of the UK could generate safety concerns with regards to […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says 14 out of 17 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) panel preferred Nyesom Wike as the vice-presidential candidate of the party. Ortom spoke on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television. Recently, Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, named Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, as his […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has approved an increase of N100 for fares of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses for all routes. The fare increase will take effect from July 13. Kolawole Ojelabi, assistant director, corporate communication of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday. […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the low rate of collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) by residents of Lagos state is worrisome. Olusegun Agbaje, the state resident electoral commissioner, spoke on Thursday at the eighth annual constituency stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos. According to NAN, the meeting was organised by the […]

The African Union (AU) has suspended seven members — including two Nigerians — of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) over alleged misconduct. Tunji Asaolu and John Oba are the two Nigerians on the list of suspended members. Others suspended include Abozer Elligai Elmana (Sudan); Abdurrahman Mokhtar (Libya); Roll Stephane Ngomat […]

Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, on Thursday appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK, for his trial on alleged organ harvesting. Last week, the London Metropolitan Police arrested and charged Ekweremadu and his wife for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The UK police had said the […]

Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint in Enugu state. TheCable understands that a shootout occurred between the policemen and a group of armed men on Thursday. There are reports that two policemen died in the incident but TheCable has not been able to confirm the fatalities. Daniel Ndukwe, the command’s spokesperson, […]