Tribunal grants Atiku, Obi’s request to inspect INEC’s election materials
The court of appeal has granted leave to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to have access to all the sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the conduct of the election held on February 25. The court also granted the same order to Atiku Abubakar, […]
APC, LP, PDP all cheated, says SDP presidential candidate
Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says all major political parties cheated in the last election. On February 25, over 24 million Nigerians went to the poll to elect the 16th president of the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, announced Bola Tinubu, candidate of […]
S’court on naira redesign: Buhari’s disobedience of court order a demonstration of autocracy
The supreme court says the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the order restraining the federal government from implementing the deadline on old naira notes is a demonstration of autocracy. Delivering judgment on Friday in a suit instituted by three states, the court held that the policy of the Central Bank of […]
Thabo Mbeki asks Tinubu to build strong government, says Nigeria sets pace for Africa
Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, has asked Bola Tinubu, president-elect, to build an exemplary government when he assumes office. In a statement issued by Tunde Rahman on Friday, Mbeki spoke on Thursday when he visited Tinubu in Abuja. Mbeki, who is the chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the […]
Naira redesign: We tried to settle behind closed doors, says el-Rufai after s’court verdict
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the ruling of the supreme court on old naira notes is a victory for Nigerians. TheCable had reported that the supreme court invalidated the naira redesign policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A seven-member panel of the apex court held that the […]
’15 states for PDP, 10 for APC’ — EiE, SBM release guber polls forecast
Enough is Enough (EiE) and SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence have released the results of a survey conducted to find out the likely winners of the forthcoming gubernatorial elections. On March 11, Nigerians will head to the polls to elect governors and members of the state assemblies. The governorship elections will be conducted […]
APC campaign: Atiku, Obi are bad losers — they can test their ridiculous claims in court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says it welcomes the move by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), to challenge the election. At separate press conferences on Thursday in Abuja, Obi and Atiku said they would contest the victory […]
SDP: We won’t challenge result of presidential election
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it will not challenge the presidential election result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Shehu Gabam, the SDP national chairperson, spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said although technical challenges marred the election, the SDP will not contest the declaration […]
#NigeriaDecides2023: How millions of votes have disappeared over the years
Where have all the millions gone? This is a question that startled TheCable data crunchers when they went through the official comprehensive data for Nigeria’s presidential elections since the fourth republic was birthed 24 years ago. In 1999, 29.8 million Nigerians voted in the presidential election that brought President Olusegun Obasanjo to […]
Newspaper Headlines: Six states ask supreme court to declare Tinubu’s victory null and void
The rejection of the results of the February 25 presidential election by leading opposition political parties dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories