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President Muhammadu Buhari has communicated the appointment of the Service Chiefs to the National Assembly seeking the confirmation of the said appointment by the Senate. This communication was done through Buhari’s letter to the Senate President dated 27th January 2021. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly […]
The pioneering African-American actress and honorary Oscar winner, Cicely Tyson died Thursday aged 96, her manager said. Best known for Emmy-winning television movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and her Academy-nominated turn in 1972 film “Sounder,” Tyson’s acting career lasted seven decades and often tackled issues of racism and […]
Joe Joyce is convinced Tyson Fury will defeat Anthony Joshua in their £200m heavyweight showdown. Joyce who has had experience of sparring against both athletes said AJ is too ‘wary of getting hit’ believing that Fury holds the upper hand. It is likely that Joyce will face the winner of […]
Three-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka of Japan has become an investor in the North Carolina Courage of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the American squad announced Thursday. Osaka, the reigning US Open champion, was introduced in a video showing highlights of her tennis career and the team’s […]
A cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging service, Telegram, has updated its app to allow users to move their chat history from other competitors platform including WhatsApp. The news was announced by the company in a blog post on Thursday alongside other new initiatives for its users. With the latest update […]
The corruption perception index released by Transparency International, rating Nigeria’s anti-graft war poor has been rejected by the presidency. According to presidential spokesman, the 2020 index is “not an accurate portrayal of the facts on ground” he added that the organisation’s arm in Nigeria is made up of members of […]
The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be shut to all traffic for three days from Saturday till Monday midnight to allow completion of repair works on the double-sized expansion joints. In a statement on Thursday, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the […]
Liverpool returned to winning ways in the English Premier League (EPL) on Thursday night, courtesy of a 3-1 win against Tottenham Hotspurs at their London stadium. In an exciting and VAR-dominated match, Jurgen Klopp’s men finally ended their poor run of one win in seven matches and no win in […]
The minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria has secured an additional 41 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. He made this known on Thursday, when he featured on a Channels Television programme. According to previous reports, Nigeria had secured 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility, which […]
An American subscription video-on-demand streaming platform, HBO Max, is reportedly working out an animated series for ‘Game of Thrones (GoT)’, a fantasy thriller by David Benioff Daniel Weiss. The animated drama series is already in its early stages of development, this is according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR). The streaming […]
Nigeria’s poor rating on the Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index has vindicated us from allegations of plundering the nation’s wealth, Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says. In the 2020 index released on Thursday, the country scored 25 out of 100 points — its lowest since President […]
Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has demanded that Amnesty International (AI) show proof of the 12 people reportedly killed during the shooting at the Lekki toll gate or “shut up”. Amnesty International on Thursday issued a statement alleging that the Nigerian authorities have resorted to intimidating demonstrators […]
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate and Alausa in Lagos State in October 2020. This accusation was made by the organisation in a press statement issued 100 days after the incident that led to […]
An ex-housemate of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition, Erica Nlewedim, has taken to her verified Twitter account announcing to her fans that she has successfully trademarked her nickname, Star Girl. Erica was given the nickname by her fans who identify themselves as Elites during the recently concluded reality television […]
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, does not have the right to issue an eviction notice to herders in Oyo state. On January 16, Igboho led some youths in Ibarapa local government area of Oyo state to Salihu Abdukadir, Seriki […]
Nigeria has got its worst rating on the Transparency International corruption perception index since 2015. Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 points in the 2020 index released on Thursday — with zero signifying the worst performing countries and 100, the best-ranked. Also, out of the 180 countries surveyed, the country […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer criticised referee Peter Bankes for making two errors as Manchester United were defeated by Sheffield United 2-1. The Manchester United boss was sad with the referee for allowing Kean Bryan’s opening goal to stand at Old Trafford despite Billy Sharp’s interference with David de Gea, and ruling […]
Former Ghanaian President, Jerry John Rawlings, was buried Wednesday at the military cemetery after a service at the Independence Square. Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo in his tribute described the deceased as charismatic, energetic, and fearless. “It is for good reason that his well-known and often-cited ideals of probity and accountability, […]
Facebook said on Wednesday that its profit surged in the last three months of last year as people enduring the holidays in a pandemic turned to the leading social network for work and pleasure. Facebook reported a profit of $11.2 billion on revenue of $28 billion, increases of 53 percent […]
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday over the incessant insecurity in the country. After the visit, Ogunwusi in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) said it was borne out of rising tension in the south-west and other parts of the country. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a new law prescribing six-month jail term for persons convicted for disobeying any COVID-19 guideline. He signed the COVID-19 health protection regulations 2021 on Wednesday in Abuja. Although most of the provisions are existing already, the legal instrument makes provision for a basis for the […]
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The organizers of the MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) have announced a performance line-up which includes top stars from across Africa such as Nigerian megastar Wizkid, South Africa’s Nasty C, Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz. Others are Uganda’s Sheebah Karungi, Kenya’s Khaligraph Jones, Suspect 95 from the Ivory Coast, Cape […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the talent new Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has to work with is a gift for any manager, but expressed his sympathy with Frank Lampard after he was sacked by the Blues. Lampard was sacked on Monday, 18 months into a three-year contract after recording five […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, told the newly appointed service chiefs that the nation is in a state of emergency, hence the need for them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. The President said this during the first meeting he had with the service chiefs after their appointment […]
The speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the lower legislative chamber will pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in April adding that the successful passage of the legislation is a commitment the house has made. Speaking at a public hearing organised by an ad hoc committee on […]
200 operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, have been deployed in Ibarapa local government area. Oyo state government said. The development comes amid security issues in the state and the tension between residents of the local government area and herders living in their community. The media have been […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves increased from $34.94 billion in November 2020 to $36.23 billion as of January 21, 2021. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday provided these figures at a press conference at the end of the January monetary policy committee meeting. […]
The Federal Government generated N454.69bn from Value Added Tax in the fourth quarter of 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics revealed this in its report on ‘Sectoral distribution of Value Added Tax’ for fourth quarter of 2020. Part of the report read, “Sectoral distribution of Value Added Tax data for […]
Ernest Asuzu, a Nigerian actor cum rapper known to some as El Cream, is dead. Abubakar Yakubu, national secretary of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), broke the sad news to TheCable Lifestyle on Wednesday. “Yes, he has passed on. However, l don’t have much details about the situation at the […]
American philanthropist and Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates has said Nigeria does not need to spend too much on acquiring COVID-19 vaccines adding that the country should rather focus more on revitalising the weak and underfunded health sector especially the primary health care centres. Gates made this known while responding to […]
Forner Super Eagles forward, Odion Ighalo, says it’s so hard to see his dream of playing for Manchester United “come to an end”. As his one-year loan deal with the club expires at the end of this month, the 31-year-old striker took to his social media pages on Monday to […]
The federal government has directed civil servants on grade level 12 and below who have been working from home since December to continue doing that till the end of February. Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of civil service in a circular dated January 26, addressed to the offices of the chief of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is satisfied with the performance of the service chiefs he replaced on Tuesday. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina made this known, Tuesday evening when he featured as a guest in Channels TV’s programme, Politics Today. Adesina said the president replaced them because he “just felt it was time […]
Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as the new head coach of Chelsea. The German was confirmed as Frank Lampard’s successor who was sacked on Monday, in a statement issued by the club on Tuesday. The Blues also revealed that Tuchel had signed an 18-month contract “with the possibility of an […]
A 2020 film co-directed by Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz, her husband named ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga‘, has overtaken Kemi Adetiba’s ‘The Wedding Party’ to become the highest grossing Nollywood film of all time. A statement by Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) disclosed so far the movie has grossed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday finally appointed new service chiefs for the country. They are Major-General Leo Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao as Chief of Air Staff. […]
A day after a court ordered an end to the confinement of the presidential runner-up, Bobi Wine, Ugandan soldiers have stood down their positions around the residence of the opposition leader. Since returning from the polls on January 14, Wine, a popstar-turned-MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulani, had been […]
The phase three of the eased COVID-19 lockdown has been extended by one month by the federal government. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday during its weekly briefing. Mustapha said the COVID-19 guidelines are still subject to modifications. “The PTF is […]
Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said that what was destroyed at his old house set ablaze by arsonists cannot be worth anything less than N50 million. In his narration about the attack on his old house, Igboho who spoke with journalists said the […]
The US house of representatives has on Monday night delivered a single article of impeachment to the senate, which accuse former President Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol – setting the stage for Trump’s second impeachment trial. Trump was impeached for a second time on January 13 […]
Nigeria must restructure to have peace, a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said. He said Nigeria needs peace, unity and prosperity, he however argued that they are dependent on the country having social justice. Atiku, who made this known on Monday in a statement issued by his media office […]
Unidentified hoodlums were responsible for setting ablaze Sunday Igboho’s house in Ibadan. The Oyo State Police Command said on Tuesday. Recall that in the early hours of Tuesday, Igboho’s house was set ablaze. “At about 0620 hrs of today 26/01/2021, report was received at Santo Police Station that some unidentified […]
Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa has been linked with a move to join Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on a short term deal. The 28-year-old has been without a club since leaving Al Nassr in October 2020. According to Daily Mail, West Brom have scheduled him for a medical on […]
The inspector-general of police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, says officers from Nigeria are revered to be the best in the world because they perform better than their foreign counterparts when given the right resources to carry out their duties. Adamu who made this known on a Channels TV programme on Monday […]
A house belonging to Sunday Adeyemo, youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, is on fire. According to one of Igboho’s aide who spoke of the record with TheCable, the house got burnt in the early hours of Tuesday. Since he issued a seven-day ultimatum […]
US President Joe Biden on Monday said “all Americans” qualified to serve should be able to do so, thereby overturning Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel serving in the military. Biden’s new policy was set in an executive order signed at the White House. “Simply put, transgender service members will […]
Following media reports that there was an attempt to build a new government after weeks of turmoil, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced he will resign on Tuesday. He called a cabinet meeting for 9:00am (0800 GMT) when he “will inform the ministers of his desire to go to the […]
Governors of the South-West on Monday reached an agreement to ban all forms of open grazing in the region, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said. According to him, the decision was taken today when the governors held a meeting with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association […]
Following a poor run in the Premier League, Chelsea announced on Monday they had sacked manager Frank Lampard after 18 months as head coach. The London-based football team broke the news in a statement on Monday adding that the decision became necessary to give the “club time to improve performances […]
