News
Former Army Provost Marshal Passes On
With a heavy heart, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army regret to announce the passing on of Maj Gen Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshall […]
Year: 2021
Government
Controversy Over TV Pay-Per-View, Price Reduction
The House of Representatives has considered the pay-per-view, pay-as-you-go and price reduction for all cable satellite operators in the country. This followed the adoption of the reports and recommendation of the Ad–hoc Committee on Non–Implementation […]
Government
INEC Counters NASS, Says Nationwide e-Transmission of Election Results Possible
Despite the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the National Assembly in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, the use of the technology will be feasible in the deepening of democracy in Nigeria, the […]
MEDIA
Instagram For Customer Support, Facebook For Wider Reach… Businesses Adopt Alternatives Amid Twitter Ban
As Nigerians settled into the evening of June 4, 2021, the federal government announced the suspension of Twitter, a microblogging platform. It has been over a month since the ban was announced, TheCable spoke to […]
Editorial
Tanker Explosions, Market Fires and Human Safety
Against the backdrop of a poorly equipped and struggling fire service, the federal and state governments across the country should be concerned over the increasing incidents of fire outbreaks and the attendant massive loss of […]
Editorial
Fragile Industry Under Dwindling Power Supply
The sorry state of Nigeria’s electricity power supply cannot be more graphically illustrated than in the recent lamentations of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) and other stakeholders. Their faultless conclusion is that development and its […]
Editorial
The Jailing of Farouk Lawan
The jailing for graft of Farouk Lawan, former member of the House of Representatives is at one level his personal tragedy. But, at another level, the tragedy of Nigeria – its leadership, its elite, its […]
Government
Full List: Senators Who Voted Against Electronic Transmission of Election Results
Against the general clamour for a lasting solution to the myriad of electoral problems facing the country, 50 members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate and two of their counterparts in the main […]
Video
Instagram For Customer Support, Facebook For Wider Reach… Businesses Adopt Alternatives Amid Twitter Ban
As Nigerians settled into the evening of June 4, 2021, the federal government announced the suspension of Twitter, a microblogging platform. It has been over a month since the ban was announced, TheCable spoke to […]
#COVIDUPDATE
NCDC: COVID-19 Still a Menace, New Cases Recorded
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against a false belief that they are no longer endangered by COVID-19. NCDC boss, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu gave the warning on Saturday in Abuja on a […]
Issues/Policy
Prof. Wole Soyinka And a Vainglorious Society By Olabode Opeseitan
Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde #Soyinka is a 5-Star General in the battle of wits. He is made of steely exteriors. You would hardly see him capitulating to emotions or exposing his vulnerabilities. However, there comes […]
News
Poorly Kitted Nigerian Contingent Wear Arsenal Jersey, Different Brands In Tokyo | Punch
Eyebrows have been raised following different attire worn by members of Team Nigeria contingent in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games despite the announcement of AFA Sports as the country’s official kits supplier, Saturday PUNCH reports. Vice […]
Business
CBN Restricts Sugar Importation To Flour Mills, Dangote, BUA By Haleem Olatunji
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restricted the importation of sugar to three companies due to their backward integration programmes. The companies are Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, and Golden Sugar […]
News
Lai: FG Will Take Possession of Repatriated Benin Artefacts
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government will take possession of the repatriated Benin artefacts and will take into “cognizance the culture that produced the art works”. He said this while […]
Issues/Policy
The Three Enemies of Nigeria
One of my favourite Igbo proverbs says: “What a dog saw and started barking ferociously is the same thing a goat saw and merely grunted.” As young as I am, I have seen so much […]
Motoring
What To Do In Case Your Car Was Flooded In Lagos
In case your car was trapped in the disruptive flood in Lagos on Friday, here are some tips on what to do, according to autosparemartng. DO NOT START THE CAR This is very important. Water, […]
Video
Femi Adesina: Some Prophets See Nothing By Femi Adesina
There he goes again. Troublemaker. He wants to abuse our prophets, the vessels of God Almighty. Not so. Let me state from the beginning that I believe in prophecies and prophets. Good, sincere, genuine ones. […]
Issues/Policy
The Insecurity and Crisis That 2023 Elections Provoke By Fredrick Nwabufo
Insecurity and political crisis have beneficiaries and sponsors. For the political class, it is fair game to exploit and deploy every instrument in the combat repository for provincial ends. The enormity of insecurity and crisis […]
Issues/Policy
Femi Adesina and His Campaign of Calumny Against Primate Elijah Ayodele By Dolapo Adejobi
I was surfing the internet on Thursday night after a stressful day at work and because the federal government has banned twitter, I had to enjoy my facebook app which I have made an alternative […]
Religion
Adeboye Breaks Silence: ‘T.B. Joshua Is With The Lord, We Shall Meet Again’
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has broken his silence by sending a condolence letter to Evelyn, wife of the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), late Prophet […]