From 9,355 to 58,887 — UK records 529% surge in sponsored study visas granted to Nigerians
The government of the United Kingdom (UK) says the number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas increased by over 500 percent in two years. The UK government disclosed this on Thursday, in a report stating the country’s immigration statistics as of March 2022. According to the UK government, within two years – March […]
IN FULL: Lagos4Lagos convener, ex-VC, Abacha’s son… winners of PDP guber tickets
Olajide Adediran, lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state. The PDP governorship primaries were held in most states on Wednesday. Declaring the result of the Lagos primary, Emmanuel Ogidi, the returning officer, said Adediran — better known as Jandor […]
Shehu Sani secures only two votes as Isah Ashiru wins Kaduna PDP guber primary
Isah Ashiru has again picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for Kaduna state. A former state and federal lawmaker, Ashiru was the opposition party’s candidate in 2019. He polled 414 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Sani Sidi, a former director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who scored […]
TheCable Q&A: I’ll do transparent and phased removal of subsidy, says Bakare
As Nigeria’s two biggest parties hold special conventions to pick their presidential flag bearer this weekend, TheCable poses the same questions to a number of contenders on their agenda for Nigeria. Tunde Bakare, pastor, former vice-presidential candidate and APC presidential hopeful, speaks on his plans… One of the biggest issues in Nigeria today is […]
Newspaper Headlines: Stella Oduah absconded, didn’t complete NYSC, says DG
The exit of Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his withdrawal from the party’s presidential primary dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Delta guber: Oborevwori, Okowa’s candidate, defeats Ibori’s associate to secure PDP ticket
Sheriff Oborevwori, speaker of the Delta house of assembly, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in the state. Oborevwori polled 590 votes to beat his closest rival, David Edevbie, commissioner for finance during the James Ibori administration, who polled 113 votes. While Oborevwori is the preferred candidate of Ifeanyi […]
Umo Eno, Udom’s anointed candidate, wins Akwa Ibom PDP guber primary
Umo Eno, the preferred candidate of Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket in the state. Philip Shuaibu, deputy governor of Edo state and chairman of the primary electoral committee, declared Eno as winner of the exercise held at the Akwa Ibom international stadium on […]
Benue speaker defeats deputy governor to clinch PDP guber ticket
Titus Uba, speaker of the Benue house of assembly, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for the state. The election was held at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, the Benue capital. Uba polled 731 votes to defeat his closest rival, Benson Abounu, Benue deputy governor, who scored 81 votes. […]
‘Recent developments make constructive contributions impossible’ — Peter Obi dumps PDP
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra and presidential hopeful, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He disclosed his intention to resign in a letter addressed to the party. The former governor’s decision to leave the PDP comes days before the party’s presidential primary is scheduled to hold. […]
Dele Momodu: I can’t compete financially with Wike or Atiku — but I have my strategy
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says he lacks the financial capacity to compete with Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, and former President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Momodu is one of the presidential hopefuls of the opposition party, and he will lock horns with Atiku […]