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Charles Soludo, Anambra state governor, says his first 100 days in office have been challenging. Soludo said he has worked tirelessly towards achieving his campaign promises to the people of Anambra. “To be sure, the last 100 days have been bumpy and challenging as expected, with insecurity and a red treasury being […]

How time flies! I met Mr Peter Obi for the first time almost 19 years ago — in August 2003 to be specific. He had come to the THISDAY head office in Apapa, Lagos state, on a visit to Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, then Sunday Editor. I was the Saturday Editor. As I saw him […]

Babagana Umara Zulum, governor of Borno state, queried top government officials after they were indicted by the state’s auditor-general for not providing proper documentation to back expenditure totalling N400 million, TheCable understands. The report covered 2020 but it was published in May 2021. Five ministries — religious affairs, environment, home affairs and […]

Rivers United have won the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) title — with four games to spare. The Port Harcourt-based NPFL side claimed their first-ever league title after Plateau United lost to Akwa United, last season’s champions, in Uyo. Akwa United edged Plateau United 2-1 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 247 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, raising the tally to 256,958 infections since the pandemic started. The latest figure is the highest recorded since March 13, when the new confirmed cases surged to 333. The latest COVID-19 cases were recorded in four states […]

The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CRPA), a civil society organisation, has called for the arrest of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for allegedly falsifying his academic qualifications. In a statement issued on Saturday, the group asked the inspector-general of police (IGP) to initiate criminal prosecution against […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says picking a running mate when he wanted to become Nigeria’s president in 1999 is one of the mistakes in his life. Obasanjo spoke on Saturday during a leadership mentoring session with selected students in Abeokuta, Ogun state. He however said God saved him from the mistake because […]

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says permanent voter cards (PVCs) are not for opening bank accounts. The INEC chairman urged youths who have obtained their PVCs to endeavour to vote during the general election. Yakubu spoke on Saturday during the Youth Vote Count concert at the Old […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has signed an executive order for the compulsory installation of close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public places in the state. The development comes weeks after the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo area of Ondo. Days after the attack, six persons were killed […]

Abortion clinics in the US have started closing down following the supreme court ruling overturning the legality of intentional termination of pregnancy in the country. On Friday, the US supreme court removed American women’s constitutional right to abortion. In a 6-3 decision, the court overturned its historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had […]