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Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo, has again thumbed down the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, while hosting Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Atiku was in the state on Thursday to continue his presidential rally but was hosted in the Anambra State government house in Awka by Soludo, who was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria when Atiku was Vice president. The pair formed a close working relationship as Atiku was head of the economic team while Soludo presided over the CBN. The former CBN governor failed his governorship bid on the platform of…

A train crushed a woman and her car as she tried to drive across the train tracks in the Kubwa area of Abuja on Thursday. Multiple Twitter users claim the incident happened on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, an eyewitness, Olisa Ogbechie, alleged the police used force to chase people, who wanted to help away from the scene. "In an attempt to rescue the victim by first responders and also cover the incident, the policemen at the scene, on-board the train became hostile. "I and a few others were brutally assaulted by the policemen as they hit and sprayed pepper spray in…

Kano-based Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara has been sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy by an Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano. The defendant was arraigned on July 16, 2021 by Kano State government on four counts charge bordering on blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The presiding judge, Ibrahim Sarki-Yola, in four hours’ judgement on Thursday, said the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. “I, Sarki-Yola, sentence the defendant to death by hanging for making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad (PUBH). He also ordered the state government to seize all the 189 books the defendant tendered as…

The Second Niger Bridge has been opened to vehicular movement, in line with the federal government’s plan to ease traffic in the south-east during the festive season. The bridge was officially opened on Thursday at midnight, but commuters didn’t start plying the route till about 9am. When TheCable visited, Kufre Sunday, a tricycle driver from Akwa Ibom state, described the bridge as “attractive”. “This road is very encouraging. It is going to reduce road accidents. The travellers will enjoy it. It is a welcome development. The government has done very well,” Kufre said. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing,…

The former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of being responsible for his travails at the London Court where he is in detention. The Senator who has been in custody in London over an alleged organ harvest, told the Federal High Court Abuja, that the anti-graft agency wrote a letter to the London Court that made the foreign court to refuse to admit him to bail. Ekweremadu’s allegations were contained in an application he filed before the Federal High Court, seeking order of to set aside interim order granted…

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated the Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Michael Kalu Ukpong who attained the age of 58 years on December 15, 2022. Kalu, in a statement by his campaign spokesman, Sunny Idika, joined the Catholic Church, friends and associates in celebrating with the priest on the milestone. The Abia North Senator described Bishop Ukpong as an exemplary and visionary church leader who has over the years dedicated his life to the Service of God and mankind. He prayed that the Almighty God grant Rev. Father Ukpong longer…

Lawyer for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor Esq has filed a suit before the Federal Capital Territory High Court against Simon Ekpa, a Finland based IPOB supporter and four others. Ejiofor, in his application on Tuesday claimed that Ekpa is issuing violent, disturbing and false declarations about South east sit-at-home. "I also want to assure Simon Ekpa and his cohorts affected by this compelling legal action, that no matter the country you people believe to be presently hiding under its sovereign protection, the full arms of the law shall certainly catch up with…

Executive Chairman FIRS, Muhammad Nami, on Thursday joined the Group CEO NNPC Limited, Mele Kolo Kyari on a visitation exercise to the Bida-Lapai-Lambata Road which is being reconstructed by the NNPC under the Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme. The visit was graced by the Etsu Nupe, HRH Alh. Yahaya Abubakar, as well as the Etsu Agaie and the Etsu Lapai; they were appreciative of the efforts of the FG in rehabilitating these critical roads for the benefit of their communities, travelers and transporters. These roads are major arteries for the transportation of petroleum products. The NNPC, under the Road Infrastructure…

By Farooq A. Kperogi OVATION publisher Chief Dele Momodu popularized the expression “owners of Nigeria” to denote a coterie of power brokers and traffickers of influence who habitually sit in conclave to teleguide the choice of political leaders, particularly presidents, and to whom everyday Nigerians are helpless political captives. Although they peddle influence and engage in elitist exclusion, “owners of Nigeria” can sometimes be benign, even stabilizing. For instance, in the aftermath of the deaths of MKO Abiola and Sani Abacha in the late 1990s and the debilitating turmoil that gripped the country, they decided that a Yoruba man, specifically…