ISWAP claims responsibility for another attack in Kogi
At least two persons were killed and many injured in an explosion that occurred during an annual festival in the Idoji area of Okene, Kogi state. The explosion occurred near the Idoji market on Thursday evening during the Echane festival. A resident of Okene told TheCable that one person was killed and […]
Newspaper Headlines: INEC to print 2023 ballot papers in Nigeria
The highlights of President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with presidential hopefuls in the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Power shift: Northern APC governors hailed as ‘great patriots’ by southern colleagues
The southern governors have praised their northern counterparts for agreeing to a power shift to the south in 2023. The northern governors had earlier released a statement calling on northern presidential hopefuls to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race. They also asked President Muhammadu Buhari to look toward the […]
Buhari asks APC presidential hopefuls to produce ‘formidable’ consensus candidate
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to “come up with a formidable” consensus candidate before the party holds its primary election. The president said this during a meeting with the aspirants on Saturday at the presidential villa, Abuja. The ruling party has fixed June […]
Atiku’s candidacy and Nigeria’s delicate balance
If power does not go to the south in 2023, the pivotal role of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will have to be scrutinised. His life ambition is to be president of Nigeria and his influence on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) effectively ensured that the main opposition party did not zone presidency […]
Buhari ‘throws weight behind’ southern presidential candidate
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly backed the call for the southern region to produce the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The president made his position known at a meeting with the presidential hopefuls of the ruling party on Saturday, PUNCH reports. At the meeting, Buhari asked the APC governors […]
APC: No presidential hopeful disqualified — but they had different grades
Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says no presidential hopeful was disqualified from contesting the party’s primary. On Friday, the screening panel headed by John Oyegun, a former APC national chairman, presented its report to the APC chairman. Oyegun had said the panel came up with a shortlist […]
Badaru withdraws as northern APC governors back power shift to south
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the north have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to look toward the southern presidential hopefuls when considering his successor. The governors released a statement to this effect after a meeting on Saturday. They asked the northern presidential hopefuls to withdraw from the race in national interest. […]
PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Lawan… APC presidential hopefuls meet with Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the state house, Abuja. TheCable understands that all the aspirants are present at the villa for the meeting. The president returned from an ECOWAS extraordinary summit in Ghana a few hours ago. The meeting […]
APC: Statutory delegates excluded from presidential primary… court ruling appealed
The All Progressive Congress (APC) says the court judgment allowing statutory delegates to vote at the party’s presidential primary has been appealed. A federal high court sitting in Kano had, on Friday, ruled that statutory delegates can vote at primaries of the party. Ruling on the suit, A.M. Liman, the presiding judge, […]