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Nigerian airlines have increased the cost of economy flight tickets for domestic routes from about N35,000 to a base fare of N50000, TheCable understands. The airlines include Azman Air, Max Air, Ibom Air, Arik Air, Air Peace and Dana Air. In a statement issued last week, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) […]

Wilfred Machage, Kenya’s high commissioner to Nigeria, has died at the age of 65. Machage reportedly collapsed in his Abuja home on Saturday, after which he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The deceased high commissioner’s wife was said to have been with him when he collapsed. […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, has described the Osun governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “sham of an election”. The former Osun governor asked his supporters not to be downcast or resort to violence over the outcome of the exercise. Citing several alleged irregularities during the primary, Aregbesola […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria needs “more rebels” who can speak uncomfortable truths. The former president spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun state, while unveiling the autobiography of Tayo Sowunmi, titled ‘Footprints of a Rebel’. Obasanjo commended Sowunmi for living “an exemplary life” worthy of emulation by the younger generation. […]

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says his administration is ready to tackle the proliferation of Internet fraud in the state. Speaking on Friday at an education town hall meeting in the state, the governor said the Internet fraudsters, better known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, must be very brilliant to carry out such […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, has lost his ward to Gboyega Oyetola, the incumbent governor of Osun, at the ongoing governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oyetola polled 309 votes at ward 8, Ifofin, Ilesha east, while Moshood Adeoti, the Aregbesola’s anointed aspirant, scored 146 votes. Saheed Adegoke, leader […]

The Dangote Group says the truck involved in an accident that occurred on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway does not belong to the company. Seventeen persons were feared dead following a fire outbreak after a collision involving the truck and a bus. In a statement on Friday, the Dangote Group said the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for weighty sanctions against unconstitutional leadership changes in Africa. Buhari spoke on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, during a roundtable discussion on peace, security and governance at the ongoing sixth EU-AU summit. Between August 2020 and January 2021, four military coups have been recorded in Africa. The […]

The disciplinary tribunal of Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Blessing Okagbare, the Nigerian sprinter, a 10-year ban for breaching multiple anti-doping rules. According to the statement released by AIU on Friday, the Nigerian got a five-year ban for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and another half-a-decade for her refusal […]