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The federal government says a detailed investigation into the causes of the recurring grid collapse is ongoing. TheCable had reported that the national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Friday — the third incident in less than one month. According to a statement on Saturday, Isa Sanusi, media spokesperson of the ministry […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he is burning with zeal to make a difference in the lives of Nigerians. Amaechi said this on Saturday in Rivers state while declaring his intention to run for office of the president. The minister said his aspiration is not about fulfilling a personal ambition but […]

Some gunmen have abducted the wife and daughter of Usman Bamaiyi, commissioner for environment in Plateau state. The gunmen abducted them from the commissioner’s residence located in Mangu LGA of the state. The attack was said to have occurred in the wee hours of Saturday. Bamaiyi was reportedly not home when […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has declared his intention to run for president in 2023. Amaechi declared his presidential bid on Saturday at an All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Rivers state. The minister said he will contest the party’s presidential ticket to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. “I stand before you […]

Governors of southern states elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say the party must zone its presidential ticket to the region in the interest of “equity and fairness”. The governors expressed their position after a closed-door meeting on Friday night in Abuja. Addressing journalists on behalf of his […]

At least 50 people, including five children have reportedly been killed in a rocket attack on a train station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement via Facebook that a Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile was used in Friday’s attack, adding that those involved must be held […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stripped Asisat Oshoala of the Super Falcons’ captain armband due to poor performance and rebellion, TheCable has learnt. An insider within the NFF told TheCable that the top brass of the federation made the decision after considering Oshoala’s recent inability to replicate her club form in the colours […]

The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Friday — the third incident in less than one month. The grid had collapsed on March 14 at 10:40am leading to power outage across the country. Barely 48 hours later, the grid collapsed again on March 15, resulting in blackout in communities across […]

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has condemned the activities of gunmen and the killings in the state. On Thursday, the headquarters of Aguata LGA in Anambra was razed by gunmen. The development came five days after Soludo called on the federal government to speed up the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous […]