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The government of the United Kingdom has made a U-turn on its treatment of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), recognising Nigeria’s classification of the group as a terrorist organisation.  In a May 2022 update of its asylum policy, seen by TheCable, the UK government excluded members of the group from […]

Okey Uzoho, a presidential hopeful, has filed a case against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for allegedly denying him the opportunity to contest in the party’s May 28 presidential primary. Uzoho, a lawyer and member of the PDP, claimed that the high cost of the expression of interest and nomination forms for presidential […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the deaths linked to the COVID pandemic between January 2020 and December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million. The WHO disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the figure as “excess mortality”. The figure is two times more than the reported six million deaths which have […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex socio-political organisation in the south-east, says no politician of south-east extraction should accept to be running mate to any presidential candidate in 2023. George Obiozor, president-general of Ohaneze Ndigbo, said this on Thursday at the Imeobi Ohaneze Ndigbo meeting in Enugu. Obiozor said the clamour for an Igbo to […]

Six power distribution companies (DisCos) have gotten approval from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to increase tariffs. According to a document issued on December 29, 2021, and signed by Sanusi Garba, NERC chairman, and Musiliu Oseni, vice chairman, the new tariff took effect from February 2022. Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company […]

It is a kaleidoscope – the pattern keeps mutating. Nigeria’s politics should be among the most unpredictable, intriguing and exhilarating. There are more smokescreens than actual smoke; more pawns than real players; more masquerades than true pipers and more jokers than aces. But Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and APC presidential hopeful, is […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the deadline for the conduct of primaries remains “firm and fixed” for Friday, June 3. The electoral body says political parties have “one month from today” to conclude their primaries. In a statement issued on Thursday, INEC said all 18 political parties have served the […]

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, have agreed to stick to the planned monthly oil output. OPEC disclosed this on Thursday at the end of the 28th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial virtual meeting, citing geopolitical developments and the COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for the decision. On […]

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., has raised over $7.1 billion from friends and investors to help acquire Twitter. The details are contained in a filing on the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Last month, Musk agreed to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion in a deal that will ensure […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the collection of five per cent as excise duty on telephone recharge cards and vouchers, TheCable understands. The charge is part of new items on the list of goods liable for excise duty on the Finance Act in the country. Excise duty is a levy charged at […]