Atiku campaign team cancels planned rally in Rivers over ‘attacks, death threats’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council in Rivers has announced the cancellation of its planned rally in the state. Lee Maeba, chairperson of the PDP presidential campaign council in Rivers, made the announcement on Monday at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The said rally was scheduled […]
FAKE NEWS ALERT: We’re not considering election postponement, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from claims that the forthcoming elections may be postponed. There were claims earlier on Monday that the electoral body is considering shifting the date of the presidential election to March 4 over the ongoing naira note scarcity. A report had also quoted Mahmood […]
Lai: No threat in Abuja since UK, US issued frivolous travel advisories
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says there has been no “threat” in Abuja, the country’s capital, since the travel advisories issued by the United Kingdom and United States. Speaking on Monday at the 25th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) scorecard series, Mohammed warned foreign countries to stop issuing “frivolous” travel advisories. […]
‘No iota of truth’ — APC tackles PDP for claiming Tinubu stockpiling naira
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Bola Tinubu, its presidential candidate, is stockpiling new naira notes, is false. The opposition party alleged that the ruling party is putting aside cash to buy votes. In a statement on Monday, Mahmud Jega, […]
Elections: Like varsities, FG directs closure of ALL polytechnics
The federal government has ordered the closure of all polytechnics in the country for the conduct of the coming elections. The development comes one week after the National Universities Commission (NUC) ordered the closure of all universities until after the elections. NAN reports that the directive was given by Adamu Adamu, minister […]
Naira scarcity: Buhari promised ‘major decision’ in 7 days — but still silent 10 days later
It is 10 days today and President Muhammadu Buhari is still silent on how he intends to address the ongoing cash scarcity caused by the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Buhari had given his approval for the introduction of the policy in October last year with a three-month […]
Newspaper Headlines: Rural dwellers resort to trade by barter amid naira scarcity
The comments by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) regarding the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Kano LP guber candidate joins APC
Bashir Bashir, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kano state, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). An associate of Bashir told TheCable under condition of anonymity, on Sunday night, that the major reason for the defection was the “exclusion of major northern stakeholders in the decision-making process of […]
‘Failed attempt to drag us into politics’ — CAN denies receiving N2bn from Obi
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it is not aware of any N2 billion given to churches by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP). TheCable had earlier reported that a certain petition making the rounds on social media claimed that Obi gave N2 billion to churches through CAN to […]
El-Rufai: I no longer believe in quality of decisions taken by those around Buhari
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says he does not believe in the “quality of decisions” taken by those around President Muhammadu Buhari. In a snippet of an interview published by Premium Times on Sunday, El-Rufai said he, however, still believes in Buhari. “I believe in Buhari. I still do and I will […]