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The race for the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari has begun in earnest. Politics has commenced in full throttle, with many analysts of the game classifying the contenders and pretenders for the presidential election in 2023. The gale of declaration is whipping out promises and campaign strategies from political parties across the country. […]

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) says only violent members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be denied asylum in Britain.  Reacting to reports claiming that the UK added IPOB to its list of terrorist groups, the British High Commission (BHC) in Abuja, said the British government only acknowledged Nigeria’s […]

Ahmed Yerima, former governor of Zamfara, says he introduced Sharia law in the state in line with the constitution on the freedom of religion. Yerima said this on Friday while speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. TheCable had earlier reported how Yerima said he had received go-ahead from […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has asked Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to resign his position if he wants to contest the presidency. TheCable had reported that three interest groups procured the presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Emefiele. The representatives of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, met with some northern governors and service chiefs at the presidential villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting are yet to be known, TheCable understands that it was about solving the security issues affecting parts of the northern region. An insider, who spoke on the condition of […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will not allow any tariff increase by the telecommunication companies without adequate approval. NCC said this in a statement issued by Ikechukwu Adinde, its public affairs lead, on Friday. The NCC said contrary to the agitation of mobile network operators (MNOs) to increase tariffs for […]

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-west have cautioned presidential hopefuls from the region against name-calling, saying all aspirants have a right to contest. The APC leaders spoke on Friday at meeting involving presidential hopefuls. The meeting was part of efforts to boost the region’s chances of securing the […]

Nigerian airlines, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have announced plans to shut down operations from Monday over the high cost of aviation fuel. The group said this in a statement issued on Friday, claiming that aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, has reached an all-time high of N700 […]

Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the agency is working with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to monitor sources of funds for party nomination forms. Recently, the cost of expression of interest and nomination forms of the two major political parties in the country — Peoples […]