Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says President Bola Tinubu succeeded as governor of Lagos because he worked with competent and experienced people. The lawmaker spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television. “The president had good people around him when he was the governor of Lagos; that was why…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, grants and aids has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation as well as the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture over what it described as serious accountability lapses in funds allocated to the sector between 2015 and 2025. The summons came after the committee expressed…
A prominent Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has called on the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to ensure that corruption cases against his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his close associates are fully pursued. Mr Hikima, a rights advocate, fears that several pending cases of alleged financial impropriety and unlawful acquisition of public assets could be quietly…
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has questioned a contractor over the sequencing of work at a hospital construction site after discovering that construction began with a mortuary, gatehouse and chapel. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the governor rejected a document displayed on the contractor’s mobile phone, insisting it…
A major in the Nigerian Army has been killed following an attack on a military patrol by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar LGA of Borno state. Sources told TheCable that the officer, who commanded the Damasak military base, was leading a foot patrol of about 30…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar hosted a delegation of All Democratic Congress (ADC) stakeholders from Kebbi State on Wednesday afternoon. In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, January 28, 2027, he expressed gratitude for the visit and said he was encouraged by the quality of the discussions. According to him: “This afternoon, I…
Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, according to a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government. The claim was made by Hon. Biodun Ajayi, a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government and a close ally of Obasanjo,…
Pandemonium broke out as men of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, fired teargas, on Wednesday, to disperse hundreds of protesters participating in the peaceful demonstration against demolitions of Makoko and Iyana-Oworoonsoki areas of the state. The incident took place outside the Lagos State House of…
At least two civilians have reportedly been killed after a security force helicopter opened fire on civilians in Kurgi, Maria LGA of Niger state. The incident, which occurred on January 25, was also said to have left several people, including children, injured. According to a report by Aldebaran Threat Consultants, the aircraft hovered the area…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has died in a tragic plane crash after a chartered aircraft went down at Baramati airport in Maharashtra on Tuesday morning. Pawar, 66, was among five people killed when a Learjet 45, registered VT-SSK, crash-landed shortly after 8:45 a.m. The aircraft had…
