by Ehinmola Adedipupo Carrington Nigeria’s daily consumption of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel fell significantly in July amid rising energy prices, according to the latest data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Petrol consumption dropped 25 per cent to 37.6 million litres per day from 47.4 million litres in June. Diesel consumption...
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The United States has intensified military training for Nigerian troops in Bauchi State, focusing on unmanned aircraft systems, combat casualty care and other battlefield skills. The training, conducted at an operating location in Bauchi, is part of broader US-Nigeria security cooperation aimed at strengthening military capabilities and improving operational readiness. According to the United States...
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The Edo State House of Assembly has formally impeached its suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, eight days after he announced his resignation from the position. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency I, announced his resignation on August 17, 2026, amid political uncertainty within the Assembly. However, lawmakers on Monday proceeded with his impeachment, saying his resignation...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports that it withdrew its list of members of the 2027 presidential campaign council, describing the reports as rumours. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made the clarification in a conversation with TheCable on Tuesday morning. Morka said the party had not withdrawn the list and stressed that...
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President Bola Tinubu has charged local government chairmen across the country to ensure fairness in appointments, transparency in administration and equitable distribution of opportunities and resources at the grassroots. Tinubu gave the charge on Monday in Abuja in a keynote address delivered on his behalf by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),...
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The United States has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Centre for Memories in Enugu State to preserve and digitally document the historic Lejja Iron-Smelting Site, believed to be about 4,000 years old. The grant, provided through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), will support the conservation, 3D digital documentation and physical preservation...
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Opposition presidential candidates yesterday disagreed sharply over the removal of petrol subsidy, with Peter Obi defending the policy, Atiku Abubakar proposing a return to targeted subsidies and Omoyele Sowore rejecting subsidy removal altogether. The presidential candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and African Action Congress (AAC) presented contrasting positions during...
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on his 70th birthday, commending his contributions to peace, unity and nation-building. In a statement personally signed by him on Monday, Tinubu described the Sultan’s seven decades as a testament...
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NEW DELHI, 24 August 2026 — Nigeria’s newly appointed High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru, has formally assumed office after presenting his Letters of Credence to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, India’s presidential residence. The ceremony, held in a cordial atmosphere, also saw the presentation of credentials by diplomats from South Sudan,...
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Veteran Nollywood actor Yinka Quadri broke down in tears on Monday during the burial of his longtime colleague and friend, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Quadri was among family members, friends, colleagues and sympathisers who gathered in Ilaro, Ogun State, to pay their final respects to the late Yoruba actor. Emotions ran high as...
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