Photo: The Cable The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the public altercation between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday over custody of the suspended Central Bank of …
Read More »Don’t Duplicate Projects Like NDDC, Senate Warns North East Dev Commission
Nigerian Senate Logo The Senate on Wednesday warned members of the North East Development Commission, NEDC, not to tow the line of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in duplicating projects it intends to undertake across the zone. This warning was handed down by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during confirmation …
Read More »Eze Chikamnayo: The Archetypal Chichidodo, By Okechukwu Ukpabi
The more things change, the more they stay the same, the French writer, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, wrote in 1849. It is, therefore, not surprising that nine years after he was fuming in the mouth in political fits, he will resort to same crass tactics of name-calling, absolute falsehood and dubious …
Read More »Subsidy Removal: Nigerian Youths Hail Kyari’s Transparency Drive, Call For Patience
Group Chief Executive Officer Of NNPC LTD, Mele Kyari Nigerian youths have commended the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mallam Mele Kyari, for promoting transparency, probity, accountability, and good governance in the Nigerian oil and gas industry vis-à-vis his handling of the …
Read More »TikTok Introduces Text-Based Posts Similar To Twitter And Meta’s Threads
Popular Chinese short-form video hosting platform, TikTok, has introduced text-only posts, becoming the latest social media platform to adopt the format, seemingly as an alternative for people seeking to leave Twitter. The platform announced that it will now allow users to create and share text-based content as a way to broaden …
Read More »Subsidy removal: Nigerian youths hail Kyari’s transparency drive, beg Nigerians to be patient
Nigerian youths have commended the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mallam Mele Kyari, for promoting transparency, probity, accountability, and good governance in the Nigerian oil and gas industry vis-à-vis his handling of the recent fuel subsidy removal initiative. The youths, under the …
Read More »Muyiwa Ademola celebrates twin sons’ birthday
Renowned actor Muyiwa Ademola, popularly known as Authentic, has taken to social media to celebrate the birthday of his twin sons. The proud father shared his excitement and love for the boys in a heartwarming Instagram post that captured the hearts of his fans. In a series of adorable photos, …
Read More »Crystal Palace boss Hodgson ‘really sad’ to lose Zaha to Galatasaray
Roy Hodgson and Zaha Roy Hodgson lamented the loss of an “iconic figure” at Crystal Palace after Wilfried Zaha left the club to join Turkish giants Galatasaray. Zaha was a free agent after the expiry of his Crystal Palace contract and had revealed he was in Istanbul for talks, having …
Read More »Apapa asks court to compel I-G to evict Abure from LP National Secretariat
Lamidi Apapa Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, the acting National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to compel the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to eject the embattled LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, from the party’s national secretariat. Apapa, in a fresh suit filed before Justice Ahmed …
Read More »DSS Battles Prison Officials To Re-arrest Emefiele Against Court Order
Photo: The Cable In a dramatic episode on Tuesday, operatives Department of State Services (DSS) rearrested the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, shortly after he was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The DSS reportedly battled operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service …
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