Court voids Oyetola’s nomination as APC candidate for Osun guber
A federal high court in Abuja has nullified the nomination of Gboyega Oyetola, Osun governor, and his deputy, Benedict Alabi, as candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election in the state. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, gave the ruling on Friday in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/468/2022 and filed by […]
Army captain announces takeover in Burkina Faso — second coup in 8 months
Ibrahim Traore, army captain in Burkina Faso, has ousted Paul-Henri Damiba, the country’s military leader. Traore announced the development in a national broadcast on Friday evening. Earlier on Friday, TheCable had reported that heavy gunfire was heard from the main military base and some residential areas in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. A number […]
Campaign funds donors can’t be anonymous, INEC tells political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties against receiving funds from “anonymous sources” for the 2023 elections. Festus Okoye, INEC spokesperson, said this on Friday during an interview with Channels Television. Ahead of the 2023 elections, there have been a series of debates on the legality of crowdfunding, including […]
NGX Group suspends plans to raise N35bn for business expansion
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) has suspended its plans to raise N35 billion for business expansion. NGX Group, in a statement, said the decision was made at its 61st annual general meeting (AGM) in Lagos on Friday, where shareholders approved resolutions by the company’s board of directors. Prior to the meeting, the […]
Fraud: Mama Boko Haram bags another jail term — third conviction in three months
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its Maiduguri zonal office has secured the conviction of Aisha Wakil, better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’, over N15 million fraud. According to a statement issued on Friday by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, Wakil was convicted alongside Tahiru Alhaji, Saidu Daura, and Prince Lawal Shoyode. […]
Presidential primaries: Nwajiuba asks court to disqualify Tinubu, Atiku over ‘vote buying’
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, immediate past minister of state for education, has filed a suit before an Abuja federal high court seeking to void the election of Bola Tinubu as presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022, filed alongside the Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International, a non-governmental organisation, […]
FULL LIST: Ibrahim Gusau elected as NFF president
Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Gusau was voted into the position at the federation’s committee election held in Benin on Friday. The Zamfara-born football administrator defeated nine other contestants to emerge as the successor of Amaju Pinnick. He gathered 39 […]
‘I’m not dead’ — first runner-up kicks as third-place aspirant lays claim to Ekweremadu’s seat
Isaac Okah, the first runner-up in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary held in Enugu west in 2018, says he is not dead. The primary had produced Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy senate president, who later won the Enugu west senatorial seat in the 2019 election. However, Ekweremadu is currently in […]
Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu to appease APC stakeholders with 2000 slots in campaign council
The return of housing allowance stipends by some members of the national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry to reopen — 15 weeks after ban
The Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN) has announced a date for resumption of activities at the centre. In a statement issued on Thursday and credited to Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of AMEN, the centre said activities would resume at the facility on October 2. “Dear Adorers, To the glory of God, Adoration […]