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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he has fulfilled the campaign promises he made to Nigerians in 2015. He spoke in Imo and Abia states where he visited in continuation of his campaign for a second term. The Enyimba International Football Stadium, Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State witnessed a huge turnout of party […]

Stuart Symington, the United States ambassador to Nigeria, says whatever happens in Nigeria will affect the world. According to the US Mission in Nigeria, Symington said this in response to questions on the interest of the US in Nigeria’s democracy. It is unclear if the comment was made on the basis of the tension between the […]

Lawmakers in the Lagos state house of assembly have accused Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state, of incurring expenditure from the 2019 budget without presenting it to the assembly. At plenary on Monday, the aggrieved lawmakers gave the governor a week ultimatum to explain his action, saying failure to do so could trigger impeachment proceedings. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mbaka, who came into the villa in a private maroon BMW car, was accompanied by a lady. The outcome of the meeting between the president and […]

Abortion is a “terrible’’ drama but women who go through it must find mercy rather than castigation, Pope Francis said on Monday. “To really understand the drama of abortion you have to be in a confessional, (it is) terrible,’’ Francis told journalists on a return flight from a six-day visit to Panama. “In the confessional, […]

The Nigerian military has said that, towards the end of last year, the Boko Haram terror group introduced new tactics involving highly experienced and skilled fighters and technology from ISIS elements apparently dislodged from Syria and relocated to the North East of the country.  This was disclosed by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who […]

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has removed the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, as the state coordinator of the party’s campaign council. The decision followed the recommendation of the disciplinary committee set up by the Imo APC over allegations of anti-party activities levelled against the governor and others. The committee chaired […]

The Nigeria Police Force has given one-week ultimatum to illegal firearms holders to surrender their weapons. The police said it had perfected plans to embark on a massive nationwide joint arms mopping up operations. The order, according to a source in the Force, is not unconnected with the forthcoming general election. A statement from Force […]

The Nigerian government has reacted to the position of both the United States of America and her United Kingdom counterpart on the suspension of the country’s Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen. A statement by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, said as much as Nigeria welcomes interests and […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki has described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari as a coup against democracy. In a statement he personally signed, the Senate President said the suspension was another act of desperation by President Buhari. Mr Saraki said Mr Buhari acted outside the provision of […]

Pope Francis has taken another shot at wall-building politicians, telling thousands of Catholics in Panama gathered for World Youth Day that “builders of walls sow fear” and “divide people.” “We know that the father of lies, the devil, prefers a community divided and bickering,” Francis told a crowd of tens of thousands of youth Thursday […]

The United Kingdom has joined other members of the international community in expressing reservations over Friday’s suspension of Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen. In a statement by its high commission in Abuja, the British government said the timing for the action gives cause for concern. President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday swore in Ibrahim Mohammed as […]

The Electricity Power Reform Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 passed by the House of Representatives last Tuesday prohibiting and criminalising estimated billing has proposed a one-year jail term and a fine of N1m for defaulters. The proposed law, which will be transmitted to the Senate for concurrence, and onward transmission to the President for his assent, […]

President Donald Trump has yielded to political pressure to end the longest US government shutdown in history. After 35 days, he backed a deal to fund federal agencies for three weeks, but it includes none of the money he has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall. The Republican president previously vowed to reject any budget […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday announced the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, citing an order from the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Mr Buhari also announced the appointment of the next most senior judge at the Supreme Court, Tanko Mohammed, as the new acting CJN. In his speech announcing the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in a new Chief Justice of Nigeria after suspending current CJN, Walter Onnoghen. It is not clear if the president has such powers to suspend the CJN. Mr Buhari said he removed Mr Onnoghen based on an order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal dated January 23, 2019. The new […]

Abdullahi Yada’u, a resident of Kanam local government area of Plateau, has divorced his wife Hafsat Suleiman after failing to convince her not to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in next month’s election. Yada’u told BBC Hausa Service on Thursday that he decided to divorce Hafsat because she insisted on voting for Buhari. He said both of […]

She has not been campaigning along with President Muhammadu in his re-election bid and this has raised concern as to her whereabouts. But TheCable understands that she is currently abroad for medical reasons, although her office has refused to confirm or deny the speculation. When TheCable contacted Suleiman Haruna, media aide to the president’s wife, […]