Two Feard Dead As Truck Falls Off Ojuelegba Bridge
A truck conveying plywood fell off a bridge at Ojuelegba, Lagos, killing some passengers of commercial buses better known as Danfo. A Toyota Camry was also involved in the accident which happened around 9pm on Tuesday. Adebayo Kehinde, spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), told TheCable via a telephone call that he […]
APC Has Done More Than Enough To Merit Re-Election – Ajimobi
The Oyo State Governor, Mr. Abiola Ajimobi, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has done more than enough within the last three years to deserve re-election. Ajimobi stated this during his appearance on Roadmap 2019, a Channels Television Programme, which aired on Monday. “Definitely, it (APC) has done more than enough (to deserve a second […]
All Eyes On Salah As Egypt Face Russia
World Cup hosts Russia face an Egypt side buoyed by the likely return of star man Mohamed Salah on Tuesday knowing a win will all but guarantee a place in the last 16. Liverpool wizard Salah missed his team’s defeat to Uruguay on Friday as he struggles to recover from the shoulder injury sustained during […]
President Buhari Sends Delegation To Bauchi Over Windstorm, Market Fire
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a Federal Government delegation, to be headed by the Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, to Bauchi State following a windstorm and fire incident that occurred in the state last weekend. This was made known in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and […]
Super Eagles And Marcus The Pig At The World Cup By Reuben Abati
There has been nothing in recent memory like the build-up to Nigeria’s first match at the on-going 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia. Football is Nigeria’s greatest unifier: when it is football, our compatriots drop all ethnic, religious and ideological differences and profess the missing faith and ideology of one Nigeria. They have expressed […]
Buhari To Sign 2018 Budget Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 budget into law on Wednesday. A presidential source told TheCable that the budget would be signed at 11am. Last week Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, had told state house correspondents that the president would give assent to the budget this week. Two […]
Buhari Rules Out Meeting With nPDP Members
President Muhammadu Buhari has called the bluff of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The bloc which pulled out of the PDP to team up with the APC for the 2015 elections had demanded to meet with the president to discuss some pressing issues. But a presidential source […]
Kenny Blaq Announces Second Edition of ‘Oxymoron’ Comedy Show
Otolorin Peter Kehinde, a music-comedian popularly known as Kenny Blaq, has announced the 2018 edition of his comedy show. Blaq’s show, like his style of comedy, is popular for its peculiarity, featuring a mix of dance, comedy and music. Following the successful debut of the first edition tagged ‘Oxymoron: X-Files’, Blaq is set to return […]
Nollywood producer, Bambino Anachina, is dead
Chukwudi Bambino Anachina, a Nollywood producer and actor, is dead. In a tribute on his Facebook page, Fidelis Duker, a Nollywood producer, confirmed his death on Saturday. “He was among the few people I spent time with on Thursday, 14th at the Zafaa Global Awards media unveiling before my car was burgled and my laptop […]
Salah ‘Almost 100%’ Certain To Play In Egypt Opener, Coach Says
Egypt coach Hector Cuper said that star striker Mohamed Salah has recovered from his shoulder injury and will almost certainly play in their World Cup opener against Uruguay on Friday. Salah’s return is a massive boost for Egypt and for the tournament in Russia because it means one of the hottest players on the planet […]
