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Aisha Buhari, first lady, has asked presidential hopefuls to adopt women as their running mates in the 2023 general election. The first lady said this on Saturday when she hosted presidential hopefuls from various political parties to iftar. The event held at the banquet hall of the presidential villa. Speaking at […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the sponsors of the illegal refinery in Imo state which led to the death of “tens of Nigerians” in an explosion “must all be caught and made to face justice”. The incident occurred on Friday night at Abaezi forest in Ohaji/Egbema area of the state. Over 100 people […]

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the payment of “outrageous” nomination fees is illegal and should be cancelled. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had fixed the prices of their nomination and expression of interest forms for presidential hopefuls at N100 million and […]

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine war. According to a statement issued by AfDB on Sunday, Adesina said this while speaking about Africa’s priorities as a guest at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center on […]

An indigene of Oyo town, who is a confidant of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the late Alaafin of Oyo, said the monarch rejected being taken abroad when he became ill before his death. The aide, who spoke to TheCable, said Alaafin preferred to be treated in Nigeria and also behaved strangely in the final […]

It’s an ambiance so quiet in her Lekki studio, the loudest noise would be from her fingers punching with gusto at her PC keyboard and her lips slurping at intervals from a desk mug within her reach. In laser-sharp focus, Chioma Onyenwe squints at her screen to hand-trace a portion of the movie script […]

What would you do if your little child asked: “Dad, what is sex?” That was the awkward situation a couple found themselves when their six-year-old boy dropped the question during dinner. Startled, and heaving a sigh of “well, the time has finally come”, the parents started mumbling the metaphor and euphemism of “the birds […]

Gunmen have reportedly abducted 10 members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Ogbaru LGA of Anambra state. The incident was said to have occurred at the herders’ settlement in Obene community on Saturday. About 300 cows were reportedly carted away by the gunmen. The attackers are […]