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Zenith Bank has temporarily shut down some of its branches in some states in Nigeria due to insecurity, TheCable understands. A source told TheCable on Friday that the bank’s management decided to close branches where the lives of staff members are being threatened by citizens who are seeking to withdraw cash. Commercial […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national working committee (NWC) has expelled Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu west senatorial district. In a statement by Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, the party said the decision to expel Nnamani was taken at the NWC’s 566th meeting held on Friday in Abuja. He said Nnamani and six others […]

Sabi’u Tunde Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, has denied working against Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alwan Hassan, convener of North-South Progressive Alliance, had alleged on Channels Television on Monday that Yusuf was leveraging on his closeness with the president to ensure that Tinubu does not win the […]

Members of the council of state have expressed support for the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The council however asked Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, to make new naira notes available or recirculate old notes to ease the suffering of Nigerians. The meeting, held on Friday at […]

The court of appeal sitting in Kano has sacked Mohammed Abacha, son of Sani Abacha, the late head of state, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The PDP held parallel governorship primaries in the state, one producing Abacha while Sadiq Wali was elected in the second […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) have faulted the federal government’s directive on the closure of universities in the country.  On Thursday, the National Universities Commission (NUC) ordered vice-chancellors to shut universities for three weeks to enable students to participate in the coming elections. […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says a comment by Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the reality and not a slip of the tongue. While speaking at a rally in Kano state on Thursday, Ayu said: “PDP has brought us shame”, but after a few […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has canceled its rally billed for February 16 in Kano state. The cancellation was conveyed in a notice on Thursday by James Faleke, a house of representatives member and secretary of the council. “Good evening all. Please be informed that the next Kano Rally […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the logistics contract for the distribution of election materials is with drivers and not transport unions. Speaking on Thursday in an interview on Channels Television, Festus Okoye, INEC spokesperson, said the commission only signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with transport unions. Over the past […]