Electoral bill: Deputy speaker shuts down motion to override Buhari, cites procedural error
The house of representatives has stepped down a motion seeking to override President Muhammadu Buhari following his refusal to assent to the amended Electoral Act, 2022. At the plenary session on Tuesday, Idris Wase, deputy speaker of the house, asked Ben Igbakpa, a lawmaker from Delta, to withdraw the motion because he didn’t “follow […]
Adamu: Lawan participated in APC senatorial primary for Yobe north
Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Ahmad Lawan, senate president, contested the party’s primary for Yobe north senatorial district. Adamu spoke on Monday while fielding questions from journalists after presenting Biodun Oyebanji, governor-elect of Ekiti, to President Muhammadu Buhari. The APC Yobe north senatorial ticket had sparked […]
Pipeline vandalism: Buhari asks western allies to designate IPOB as terrorist group
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on western allies to designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group “over involvement” in pipeline and infrastructure vandalism. The president said this in an interview with Bloomberg. Buhari said the country has stepped up its efforts in combating oil theft and vandalism, among […]
PDP gains two, NNPP one as three senators defect from APC
Three All Progressives Congress (APC) senators have defected to other political parties. The senators who have formally defected from the ruling party are Ahmad Babba Kaita, senator representing Katsina north; Lawal Yahaya Gumau, senator representing Bauchi north, and Francis Alimikhena, senator representing Edo north. Kaita, who represents President Muhammadu Buhari’s senatorial district, […]
Beware of any candidate who comes in the name of fighting corruption
The unravelings of the past seven years should jolt us to sombre reality, if for any reason we are still in the thrall of propagandised political chicanery. Any candidate who makes his election campaign about fighting corruption without antecedented commitment to this end and without a clear plan and strategy is thoroughly lying. Fighting […]
Protest letter by supreme court judges akin to dancing naked in public, says CJN
Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has reacted to a letter sent to him by justices of the supreme court. In the letter seen by TheCable, 14 justices of the apex court accused the CJN of abandoning his responsibilities as the leader of the court. Some of the issues raised by […]
Newspaper Headlines: Some Kaduna train-attack victims bitten by snakes, says negotiator
Reports on petrol scarcity in some parts of Lagos and the federal capital territory dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘I’m out of hospital and doing well’ — Abdulsalami thanks Nigerians for concern over health
Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, says he is recovering well from knee problems which led to his cancelling activities to mark his 80th birthday. In a phone chat with TheCable on Monday evening following widespread reports that he had suffered a stroke, the retired general said he only had issues with his […]
We may have 50% invalid registrants for 2023 polls because of court verdict, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says extending the period for continuous voter registration (CVR) may result in a significant percentage of invalid registrants. Festus Okoye, INEC commissioner for information and voter education, spoke on Monday in an interview with Channels Television, while reacting to a recent court verdict on the CVR exercise. […]
‘Placeholder’: VP candidate selection followed careful legal advice, says Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says choosing a vice-presidential candidate for the party was done after “careful” legal consultations. Adamu spoke on Monday while addressing state house correspondents after accompanying Biodun Oyebanji, governor-elect of Ekiti, on a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari. TheCable had reported that Kabiru […]