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Nigeria on Monday recorded 32 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Tuesday.  South Africa changes COVID vaccination rules to increase uptake South Africa has announced plans to change COVID-19 vaccination rules in an effort to boost uptake. South Africa health department […]

Tunde Rahman, media aide to Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his principal’s comment on being “ready to get dirty” over his presidential bid was misunderstood.  Speaking on Sunday when he visited Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan designate, in Ibadan, Tinubu had said no intimidation or blackmail can stop […]

SBM Intelligence, a geopolitical research firm, says despite petrol subsidy payments, transport costs and petrol prices increased disproportionally from 2017 to 2021. SBM said this in a new report by the research firm titled ‘Growing Fuel Subsidy and Transport Costs: Which Way Forward, Nigeria?’ It said over five years, petrol prices increased […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed March 26 for its national convention. The development comes weeks after the party announced that the national convention would hold on February 26. Speaking on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja, John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the APC caretaker committee, said zonal congresses would […]

Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), says the allegations against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are “trumped-up”. On February 14, the NDLEA declared Kyari wanted “over his involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal”. Hours later, the police announced his arrest and subsequent transfer to the NDLEA custody. The […]

Exporters are re-routing cargoes to Port Harcourt and Calabar ports as congestion hampered business activities at the Lagos port. Port congestion is a major challenge in Africa’s maritime sector. In Nigeria, the problem is compounded by abandoned cargoes. Temitayo Akorede, operation officer, Wameny Nigeria Limited, said the development caused a surge […]

Barely 24 hours after moving into a new apartment, two women have reportedly kidnapped three children at Ajuwon axis of Ogun state. The incident was said to have happened at Itsekiri street, Ajuwon, Ogun state. TheCable understands that the tenants disappeared with the children on Friday evening. A source, who resides […]

At least 10 persons, including security operatives, have been killed following an attack that involved the use of an explosive in Galadima Kogo community in Niger state. TheCable understands that gunmen attacked the community and also planted a bomb in the area. Gunmen were said to have earlier attacked Gpekure, Makuba and […]

Bolaji Abdullahi, a former minister of youth and sports, has declared his intention to run for the Kwara central senatorial seat. Abdullahi made his intention known on Monday when he visited the office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. Bukola Saraki, a former president of the […]