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Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, is “blinded by hatred” for President Muhammadu Buhari.  Adesina said this in a post on his Twitter handle on Tuesday.   Speaking at a church service on Monday, Oyedepo described Buhari’s government as the “most wicked and corrupt” in the […]

Dumebi Kachikwu, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of “financial inducement” during the party’s presidential primary. Kachikwu spoke on Tuesday during an interview with Channels Television. Last Tuesday, he floored Moghalu and Chukwuka Monye to win the […]

The senate has resolved to honour Ejiro Otarigho, a tanker driver based in Delta state. At the weekend, Otarigho was seen driving a tanker on fire in Agbarho community in Delta. His bravery is said to have saved lives and property in the community. The decision of the upper legislative chamber […]

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) panel has reportedly nominated Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar. Sources told TheCable that the panel, comprising former and serving governors, national working committee (NWC) members, and members of the board of trustees (BoT), nominated Wike at a meeting held on Tuesday. […]

Netflix has announced a reality show based on ‘Squid Game‘, the South Korean survival drama. Source: Top Stories

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has flown out of Nigeria to “understudy Egypt’s education sector”.  Obi announced the trip through his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. He said the three-day visit to the north-eastern African country is to understudy its power, education, […]

In what appears to be an imitation of Bola Tinubu’s jibe, Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, introduced Dapo Abiodun as the “Eleyi of Ogun state” at a governorship rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While introducing the Ogun governor at the Ekiti APC governorship rally held on Tuesday, Fayemi said he was […]

Gunmen have attacked the Celestial Church of Christ at Wasimi in Ewekoro LGA of Ogun state.  Two worshippers were abducted in the incident which took place in the early hours of Tuesday. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun police spokesperson, told TheCable that a vigil was ongoing when the church was attacked. He […]

Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state, says numbers play a key role in the ability of a political party to win elections. Since Bola Tinubu won the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there have been concerns about the geo-political zone and religion of his running mate. Commenting on the […]

The naira, on Tuesday, depreciated further against the dollar at the parallel segment of the foreign exchange (FX) market. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’ quoted the naira at N607 to the dollar at the street market. A parallel market (street/black market) is characterised by noncompliant behaviour with an […]