Jude Egbas

Lagos, Nigeria

Deputy Editor @ TheCable, ex-Senior Editor Pulse Nigeria, ex-Managing Editor Quest Times, ex-contributor at Sahara Reporters, Premium Times, Guardian

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Articles

Akpabio said 'my waist' would make 'good movements', Natasha Akpoti alleges

1 month ago | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central in the upper legislative chamber, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio repeatedly threw suggestive and lewd comments her way. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the senate on March 6 for “gross misconduct and unruly behaviour” over her seating arrangement altercation with the senate president. Her suspension came a day after she submitted a sexual harassment petition against Akpabio on the floor of the senate.
JUST IN: 'Rivers will remain resilient' -- Fubara speaks on emergency rule declaration

1 month ago | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has described the state of emergency declaration in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu as unfortunate. Tinubu declared emergency rule on the oil-rich state on March 18. The president also suspended the governor, his deputy and lawmakers of the Rivers house of assembly “for an initial period of six months”.
BREAKING: Edwin Clark dies at 97

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

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Most Conservative voters believe Kemi Badenoch won’t make a good PM, poll finds

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Most Conservative Party voters do not believe that Kemi Badenoch would make a good prime minister, according to a recent poll. Badenoch, who is the leader of the Tories, has outlined a hardline stance on immigration in recent outings.
Trump revokes Biden's security clearance in latest retaliatory move

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of Joe Biden, his predecessor. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said revoking Biden’s security clearance and ending intelligence briefings to the former president is payback for how he was treated in the wake of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information.
JUST IN: I'd still criticise APC even if I was in Tinubu's government, el-Rufai replies Bwala

2 months ago | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has issued a riposte to Daniel Bwala, the special adviser on policy communication to President Bola Tinubu. On January 28, el-Rufai criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for “straying away from its core values”, adding that he does nor recognise his own political party any longer. “I am the founding member of the APC. But frankly, I no longer recognise the APC. No party organ has met in two years — no caucus, no NEC, nothing.
‘She can change her name’ -- Shettima tackles Kemi Badenoch for ‘denigrating’ Nigeria

Dec 9, 2024 | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has hit back at Kemi Badenoch, leader of UK’s Conservative Party, over her comments about Nigeria. Badenoch was born in the UK in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents. She returned to Nigeria, where she grew up. Badenoch finally departed for the UK when she turned 16. Before her election as leader of the Tories, Badenoch described Nigeria as a socialist nation brimming with thieving politicians and insecurity. “This is my country.
Nigerian pastor Tobi Adegboyega faces deportation from UK over ‘£I.87m fraud’

Dec 3, 2024 | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Tobi Adegboyega, founder of the SPAC Nation church, has reportedly lost his battle against deportation from the UK over an alleged £1.87 million fraud. According to The Telegraph, an immigration tribunal has ruled that Adegboyega be deported to Nigeria after investigations exposed misuse of funds by his church. The newspaper reports that the pastor has lived in the UK unlawfully since overstaying on a visitor’s visa secured in 2005.
'Enough is enough' -- Biden pardons son of gun, tax charges

Dec 1, 2024 | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

US President Joe Biden has issued an official, unconditional pardon for Hunter, his son. In June, Hunter was convicted of drug charges and illegal possession of a gun — becoming the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime. The law prevents drug addicts from owning firearms. In September, Hunter pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges. The 54-year-old Hunter had worked as a lawyer and a lobbyist abroad, including in China and Ukraine.
EXTRA: Yahaya Bello calms supporters as judge stages walkout over rowdiness

Nov 26, 2024 | thecable.ng | Jude Egbas

Maryann Anenih, judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, left the courtroom abruptly after a horde of Yahaya Bello’s supporters besieged the facility. On November 27, the former governor of Kogi was arraigned on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of N110 billion. Bello has pleaded not guilty to a raft of the charges. Before proceedings began, a crowd had stormed the court — most of them Bello’s supporters.