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  1. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Buhari rejects seven n’assembly bills — 20th this year – TheCable

    President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected seven more bills transmitted to him by the national assembly. The president announced his decision to withhold assent to the bills via a letter read during senate plenary on Tuesday..... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2TMgGLf Get More...
  2. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Sam Adeyemi’s Daystar donates N10m to UN for refugees in Africa – TheCable

    Daystar Christian Centre has donated N10 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to help refugees in Africa. The gift was announced by UNHCR in Nigeria, stating that the donation was meant to support people who were forced to flee their homes... Read more via...
  3. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Obasanjo: Many PDP leaders are after their stomach – TheCable

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says many leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are after their pockets and stomach. Speaking when he received leaders of the party from the..... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2FP0fKA Get More Nigeria Political News
  4. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Boko Haram sets Chibok village on fire – TheCable

    Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have again attacked a community in Chibok local government area of Borno state. The attack comes three days after the insurgents burnt houses in Gatamwarwa ward, Chibok. “They came in through Sambisa forest at about 7pm and they have been setting the village on...
  5. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Dokpesi travelled with valid passport — contrary to immigration claim – TheCable

    The claim of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) that Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, passport was not stamped is incorrect. Pictures of the passport seen by TheCable showed that immigration officials signed Dokpesi’s passport upon his departure and return to the country...
  6. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Akpabio: Some clerics have been calling me killer herdsman since I joined APC – TheCable

    Godswill Akpabio, senator representing Akwa Ibom north-west, says some clergymen in Akwa Ibom state have been casting aspersions on him since he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2FK0C95 Get More Nigeria Political News
  7. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Sanusi: My post-election resolution is to stay away from controversies – TheCable

    Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, said he has resolved to avoid political and economic controversies in the aftermath of the 2019 elections..... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2HIbtm3 Get More Nigeria Political News
  8. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Uzor Kalu: I’ll run for deputy senate president… nobody in APC can stop me – TheCable

    Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, has indicated interest in contesting the position of the deputy senate president in 9th national assembly. Kalu, who is also Abia north senator-elect, wants the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the position to the... Read more via TheCable –...
  9. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro ‘He had N90.6m as at January 2018’ — witness gives details of Onnoghen’s five bank accounts – TheCable

    Ifeoma Okagbue, an official of Standard Chartered Bank, on Thursday gave details of the balances of five bank accounts belonging to Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2WfDswU Get More Nigeria Metro News
  10. Nigeria Business News

    Business Cadbury Nigeria gets female MD — first time ever – TheCable

    Cadbury Nigeria Plc has appointed Oyeyimika Adeboye as its first female managing director since the company was established in 1965. According to a notice posted on the... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2TOjBIh Get more: Nigeria Business News
  11. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Witness: Onnoghen’s asset forms haven’t been verified since 2016 – TheCable

    Awal Usman, a former director of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), says the asset declaration forms have not been verified by the bureau since 2016. Usman said this on Thursday while testifying in the ongoing trial of Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).... Read more via...
  12. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro FULL LIST: Lagos, Ebonyi… supplementary elections will hold in these 18 states – TheCable

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Saturday’s supplementary elections will take place in 18 states. A document released by INEC on Thursday showed supplementary governorship polls will hold in five states including Bauchi... Read more via TheCable –...
  13. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Boko Haram strikes Michika ahead of supplementary governorship election – TheCable

    Suspected Boko Haram terrorists raided Michika, a town in Adamawa state on Monday night, TheCable can report. Residents of the town told TheCable that the terrorist came into the town late Monday night, shooting sporadically into the... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2Hroxw9 Get...
  14. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Tani, 8-year-old Nigerian chess Whizz, raises $100,000 in 48hrs – TheCable

    Tanitoluwa Adewumi, the eight-year-old Nigerian chess whizz who has become an internet sensation, has raised over $100,000 in just two days.... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2ThODmK Get More Nigeria Metro News
  15. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro ‘Chased by Boko Haram’, this 8-year-old Nigerian has ‘conquered the world of chess’ in the US – TheCable

    Tanitoluwa Adewumi, an 8-year-old Nigerian whose family reportedly fled Nigeria because of the Boko Haram crisis, is fast becoming a star in the US.... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2Ta97xO Get More Nigeria Metro News
  16. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Garba Shehu: Some APC leaders expect Buhari to rig supplementary poll – TheCable

    Napoli goalkeeper, David Ospina was taken to hospital on Sunday after collapsing unconscious on the pitch following Garba Shehu, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president will neither interfere with the... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2UGQkf0 Get More Nigeria...
  17. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Saraki, Melaye, Aisha Yesufu… Abuja ‘stands still’ for Pius Adesanmi – TheCable

    Some residents of the federal capital territory (FCT) paid last respect to Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian-born Canadian professor, on Wednesday. Adesanmi was among the passengers on the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed on its way to Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday.... Read more via...
  18. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports UCL: Brilliant Mane, Messi brace Liverpool, Barca into quarter finals – TheCable

    Sadio Mane scored twice to lead Liverpool into the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Bayern Munich. In the game played at Bayern’s Alianz arena stadium, Jurgen Klopp’s men reigned supreme, and their prolific Senegalese was the star of the show... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2O1n2VZ...
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    Politics ‘I still hold him in high esteem’ — Buhari hails Obasanjo at 82 – TheCable

    President Muhammadu Buhari says he will continue to hold ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in high regard irrespective of their differences. Buhari spoke in a felicitation message issued on his behalf by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, during Obasanjo’s 82nd birthday anniversary. According to...
  20. Nigeria Business News

    Business Fake News Alert: Buhari has NOT sacked Emefiele as CBN governor – TheCable – TheCable

    Godwin Emefiele remains the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, TheCable can report. Emefiele reportedly received a letter from the office of President Muhammadu Buhari to vacate his office.... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2GYlafR Get more: Nigeria Business News
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