…Why NNPC is borrowing to buy 20% equity …Rehabilitation of Kaduna, Warri refineries to begin in July …Finance, energy experts pick holes As the Federal Government seeks to commence the rehabilitation of Kaduna and Warri refineries latest next month, indications emerged yesterday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) might end up paying […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups has said that the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not the end of the Biafran agitation. In a statement by its spokesman Abdul-Azeez Suleiman on Tuesday, the group called on the Federal Government to allow the full course of justice […]
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was lured to a location in an African country with a promise of cash donation in millions of dollars, TheCable understands. The IPOB leader, who was facing charges bordering on treasonable felony following his campaign for the secession of Republic of Biafra, had jumped […]
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, spoke at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, denying the allegation that his fleeing the country in September 2017 amounts to him jumping bail. He said he only escaped to safety after the military invaded his house. Mr Kanu, who […]
South Africa’s constitutional court has sentenced former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. The Constitutional Court’s majority found Zuma guilty of failing to obey its order in January that he attend to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s state capture inquiry for questioning. The majority decision by seven justices, […]
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, has said a total of 3.4 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been utilized for the 1st and 2nd rounds. This he said was approximately 88 per cent of the total COVID-19 vaccine stock in the country. […]
The Nigerian Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26 The earlier deadline would have lapsed tomorrow, June 30. The deadline date has now been shifted for about seven times. The first deadline was December 30, 2020, two weeks after the exercise started in the country. The […]
Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list. … Not that I’m aware of. If so, then I shouldn’t be on it,” Williams said. The 39-year-old Williams has won […]
Serena Williams is ready for all comers at Wimbledon, saying: “I’ve had a big X on my back since ’99, since I won the US Open.” The American, who turns 40 later this year, has not won a Grand Slam title since the Australian Open in 2017 but remains the biggest scalp in women’s […]
Alvaro Morata earned redemption with a key role in Spain’s dramatic passage to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals after a difficult time with the national team which led to fans savaging him and his family with abuse. Juventus forward Morata lashed home a brilliant goal in the 100th minute of an epic match at the […]
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