Popular gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey, has recounted how he got his invite to minister at the US Presidential inaugural prayer breakfast. Bassey recounted the process that led to his invitation while sharing his testimony at Pastor Poju Oyemade’s World Faith Believers Convention (WOFBEC). The renowned gospel singer explained that he received a phone call from…
A large crowd of activists flooded Abuja’s Three Arms Zone, yesterday, demanding sweeping reforms in the oil sector. Organised by the APC Solidarity and Development Forum and comprising youth and civil society organisations, the protesters expressed frustration over soaring fuel prices, persistent fuel scarcity, and the intensifying economic hardship affecting Nigerians. Speaking to journalists during…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025. The electoral body said the exercise will commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas. In a memo dated November 20, 2024, sighted by TheCable, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission’s secretary, asked…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Tony Elumelu, founder and group chair of Heirs Holdings, to its advisory council on entrepreneurship and growth, convened by Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director. The entrepreneur’s appointment was announced in a statement on Friday. The IMF advisory council comprises global business leaders, policymakers, and academics, dedicated to identifying…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday stated plans to ban the circulation of single-use plastics, and sachet water, among others from January 2025. Confirming the ban, at a stakeholders’ workshop and awareness on the implementation of the ban on the usage of Styrofoam and SUPs for packaging in Lagos, the Commissioner for the Environment and…
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and businesswoman Sandra Duru before the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police. In petitions dated May 15, 2025, and signed by her lawyer, Senator Ehiogie West-Idahosa (SAN), Akpoti-Uduaghan accused both Akpabio and Duru of…
Troops serving under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled a coordinated assault by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on their base in New Marte, Borno State, early Tuesday morning. The Nigerian Army confirmed that scores of insurgents were neutralized, and substantial enemy materiel—including arms, vehicles, and explosives—was recovered. According to Capt. Reuben Kovangiya,…
The Founder and pioneer National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, has declared that the party now have 28 senators and over 100 elected officials, including members of the National and State Assemblies. Nwosu made the revelation during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him,…
Following the burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, and former Governor of Kaduna State visited the ex-president’s graveside in Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday. Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82, was laid to rest on…
Uadiale Christiana Jacob, aka Christy Evan Osagie, a wanted convicted leader of an international human trafficking network has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The socialite whose network operates across the Middle Eastern countries with an operational base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was…