…considers house numbering, streets naming By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the renaming of Borno State University (BOSU) to Kashim Ibrahim University in honour of the first Governor of northern…
THE Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) has started replacing the vandalised manhole covers on Independence Avenue in the Central Business District of Abuja. The acting Executive Secretary, Mr Richard Dauda, stated this in Abuja on Monday, when he visited…
The Police Command in Katsina State has decorated 181 newly promoted officers with their new ranks. The ceremony took place at the Command’s headquarters in Katsina on Monday. Commissioner of Police, Katsina State, Aliyu Abubakar-Musa, congratulated the officers and charged…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved a luxurious retirement package for service chiefs and generals, including $20,000 annually for foreign medical treatment, bulletproof SUVs, and domestic aides, among other benefits. This development was signed into law on December 14, 2024, as part…
FORMER staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who were dismissed in a mass layoff last year, have sued the apex bank. In a court document seen by TheCable, on Monday, the workers alleged that the CBN…
THE clearest definition of pessimism is associated with negativity – that notion of a “glass half-empty” attitude, depression and varieties of temper disorder. Pessimism is defined as a mental attitude in which an undesirable outcome is anticipated from a…
EXILED opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has announced his plans to return to Mozambique this Thursday, amid escalating protests and election disputes. Mondlane, who finished second in the contested election, has been in exile since October after two of his aides were…
MUHOOZI Kainerugaba, Uganda’s military head and the son of long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, has caused a political uproar with a disturbing threat against opposition leader Bobi Wine. Kainerugaba, who is seen as the heir to his father’s regime, posted on social media…
NICOLAS Sarkozy, former president of France, is facing trial over claims that his 2007 presidential campaign was funded illegally by Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The trial, which began this week in Paris, has the potential to severely impact Sarkozy’s legacy.…
IN a defining moment for Ghana’s democracy, President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s win in the 2024 presidential election marks a pivotal step in the country’s political journey. The peaceful nature of the election and the smooth transition of power, notably demonstrated by Vice…
