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A federal high court in Abuja has convicted two persons linked to the drug trafficking case involving Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP). Kyari was on March 7, arraigned alongside Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu who are members of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Others […]

Nigeria has lost its $1.7 billion claim against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. In the judgement delivered on Tuesday, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court said there was no proof that Nigeria was defrauded in the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari met with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to discuss the choice of running mate of Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors […]

Bashir Sheriff Machina, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe north senatorial election, says he will not step down for Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Lawan contested the ruling party’s presidential ticket but lost to Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos. Speaking with Daily Trust, Machina said he has been approached by some […]

Since the Nigerian senior national team (Green or Super Eagles) featured in its first game in 1949, it has participated in hundreds of matches — some of which it won, lost, and drew. TheCable takes a look at the five times the three-time African champions recorded huge wins. The recent being a 10-0 annihilation […]

Omotola Akinsanya, a 31-year-old woman who was reportedly hit by John Greg, a Lebanese motorist in Lagos, has died. On May 4, Omotola was reportedly hit by a car driven by Greg at the Victoria Island axis of Lagos, while the Lebanese driver was driving against traffic, also known as one-way, at top […]

The federal government has issued a code of practice for all online platforms operating in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Monday, Hadiza Umar, head of corporate affairs and external relations, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said the code of practice is intended to guide the operations of interactive computer service platforms/internet […]

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says the state will vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and not the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election. While Bola Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, is the presidential candidate of the APC, Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, is that of the LP. […]

Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president, has praised Ejiro Otarigho, a driver who drove a burning tanker away from a community in Delta state. At the weekend, Otarigho was seen driving a tanker on fire in Agbarho community in Delta. Speaking with the driver over telephone, Omo-Agege, All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta governorship […]