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Gunmen shoot driver, abduct 14 passengers along Benue highway
45+ min ago (404+ words) Gunmen have abducted 14 passengers travelling along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis in Ohimini LGA of Benue state. A statement by Orchia Aondongu, spokesperson for the Benue state police command, said the incident occurred on Thursday night. He noted that officers commenced…...
Don’t miss a beat: TheCable’s live, in-depth coverage of Osun guber poll
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (366+ words) The long-awaited and keenly-contested Osun governorship election is here. The build-up to the election has produced months of political intrigues, wanton violence, accusations, counter-accusations, and a series of court orders. On Saturday, residents across 30 LGAs in Osun will head to…...
Six killed, thousands stranded at airport as rainfall triggers floods in Japan
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (475+ words) At least six people have died and five others injured after record rainfall triggered flooding and landslides in Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency described the rainfall as being at an “unprecedented level”. More…...
The proposed opposition consensus candidacy
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (845+ words) TheCable The proposed opposition consensus candidacy For now, it appears like kite-flying. The August 2, 2026 open letter conceived and signed by the self-styled G100 will need to be backed soon by stronger energies and actions in order to pass the test of…...
Leo Edochie shines at invitational golf event in London
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (361+ words) Leo Edochie, the Nigerian golf aficionado, was one of the participants at an invitational contest at The Shire Course, one of the most prestigious courses in the UK. The competition took place on the last weekend of July, with Edochie…...
Nigeria’s offshore reset: Can Africa turn oil wealth into investable capital?
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (1572+ words) Nigeria has spent decades proving that it can find and produce oil. Its harder problem has been persuading global capital to develop the oil it already knows is there. That is why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s latest deep offshore investment…...
US: Nigeria joint working group discussed Christian protection, accountability
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (267+ words) The United States says its second round of talks with Nigeria under a joint working group focused on protecting Christian communities in the Middle Belt, strengthening judicial and security institutions to hold perpetrators of violence accountable, and expanding military-to-military cooperation....
Hamzat and the future of Lagos: Between electoral expediency and governing reality
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (1221+ words) TheCable Hamzat and the future of Lagos: Between electoral expediency and governing reality As the 2027 general election approaches with the inexorable certainty of a tide that waits for no man, there is a familiar rhythm that plays out across the…...
Kano’s mass wedding bonanza and the politics of numbers
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (586+ words) The Kano state government under the leadership of Governor Yusuf Abba on Saturday, August 8, 2026, brought 1,500 couples together in what has become popularly known as Auren Gata, a state-sponsored mass wedding programme. The event was coordinated by the Kano State Hisbah…...
Exempt on paper, taxed in practice
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (698+ words) BY OLADAYO OLAIDE AND KAREEM ABDULRASAQ Nigeria’s new tax law hands civil society a VAT refund with one hand and makes it difficult to collect with the other. A right you cannot exercise is no right at all. The Misconception…...