Two hundred and fifty victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe States, according to a tally given…
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Al-Waleed bin Talal, 10 princes arrested in Saudi crackdown
Saudi Arabia in a sweeping crackdown arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, Al-Waleed bin Talal and dozens of current and former ministers. Separately, the…
View More Al-Waleed bin Talal, 10 princes arrested in Saudi crackdown‘You shouldn’t have publicised Ekwueme’s treatment’
Former senior special assistant to ex-President Jonathan on public affairs, Doyin Okupe, has taken an exception to the decision of the presidency to announce the assistance…
View More ‘You shouldn’t have publicised Ekwueme’s treatment’Soyinka goes to Trump’s America
Professor Wole Soyinka is going back to Donald Trump’s America, less than a year after he tore his Green Card following the election of Donald…
View More Soyinka goes to Trump’s AmericaBenin health sector unions call off two-month strike
Benin’s government and health sector unions have reached an agreement to end a crippling two-month strike that saw treatment in public hospitals and clinics grind…
View More Benin health sector unions call off two-month strikeI wish I could bring back my son: Tinubu
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has broken his silence on the demise of Jide, his eldest son. The politician’s son…
View More I wish I could bring back my son: TinubuKeshi, Alamieyeseigha… five prominent Nigerians who died of cardiac arrest
On Friday, Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), attributed the death of Jide, his eldest son, to cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest…
View More Keshi, Alamieyeseigha… five prominent Nigerians who died of cardiac arrestAlex Ekwueme: Buhari orders treatment abroad
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special…
View More Alex Ekwueme: Buhari orders treatment abroad21 corps members to repeat service year in Kano, 16 in Anambra
No fewer than 21 corps members from Batch ‘B’ Streams I and II serving in Kano state would repeat their service year due to various…
View More 21 corps members to repeat service year in Kano, 16 in Anambra‘We’ll discuss N56,000 minimum wage’
Minister of labour and productivity, Mr. Chris Ngige, says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the membership of the proposed national minimum wage committee. Ngige, who…
View More ‘We’ll discuss N56,000 minimum wage’Justice Abangis polluting judiciary, says Fayose
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reiterated his call for the sack of a Federal High Court judge, Justice Okon Abang, saying he has polluted…
View More Justice Abangis polluting judiciary, says FayoseTinubu’s loses son
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lost his first son. A source told TheCable that Jide, who was hale and hearty,…
View More Tinubu’s loses sonAPC, Buhari, others condole Tinubu over son’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commiserated with the National Leader of the All Progressives Party (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the death of Jide, his…
View More APC, Buhari, others condole Tinubu over son’s deathRevealed: New SGF Mustapha is Babachir Lawal’s cousin, says Junaid
Junaid Mohammad, a second republic lawmaker, says Boss Mustapha, the newly appointed secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), is Babachir Lawal’s cousin. On…
View More Revealed: New SGF Mustapha is Babachir Lawal’s cousin, says JunaidOsinbajo commissions ecumenical centre in Yenagoa
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated the 10,000 capacity ecumenical centre built by the Bayelsa state governor Seriake Dickson in Yenagoa. Osinbajo who…
View More Osinbajo commissions ecumenical centre in YenagoaBenefits, side effects of bitter kola
Garcinia kola or in simple terms, bitter kola originated from West and Central Africa. Signifying the importance of this second largest continent, it produces many…
View More Benefits, side effects of bitter kolaSave Ohanku road residents from pains, Gov. Ikpeazu begs NDDC
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has sent an SOS to the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to as a matter of urgency…
View More Save Ohanku road residents from pains, Gov. Ikpeazu begs NDDCAppoint judges before end of your tenure: SAN urges Dickson
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa State, Mr. Francis Egele, yesterday urged Governor Seriake Dickson to ensure…
View More Appoint judges before end of your tenure: SAN urges DicksonDiversify now or live in regrets: Kalu urges African leaders:
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged African leaders to embrace economic diversification by allowing the private sector to be in-charge…
View More Diversify now or live in regrets: Kalu urges African leaders:22 things to know about the Blue Planet II
A year after the epic Planet Earth II, Sir David Attenborough is returning to our screens with a follow-up to 2004’s Blue Planet. No spoilers,…
View More 22 things to know about the Blue Planet IIDust haze, cloudy weather for Monday: NiMET predicted
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze over the central states of the country on Monday with visibility range of three to five kilometres.…
View More Dust haze, cloudy weather for Monday: NiMET predictedAm indebted to Nigeria – Audu Ogbeh
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has said Nigeria has done, so much for him so much that his conscience continually…
View More Am indebted to Nigeria – Audu OgbehBVN-related asset forfeiture:Expect elongated legal battle –Nweze
A repeat of the credit and liquidity squeeze, which rocked the banking sector in the wake of the takeoff of Treasury Single Account (TSA), may…
View More BVN-related asset forfeiture:Expect elongated legal battle –NwezeIncrease in organ harvesting worries Nigeria
Nigeria Has raised the alarm over the rising cases of organ harvesting in the guise of ritual killings in some parts of the nation. Organ…
View More Increase in organ harvesting worries Nigeria