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Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, has apologised for his comments about Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.  In an interview on Friday, Shettima had described Osinbajo as a nice person, but noted that such an attitude will not make him a good president. He said “nice men should be selling popcorn, ice cream” […]

The St Francis Catholic Church in Owo LGA of Ondo state was attacked by gunmen on Sunday. TheCable understands that the incident, which occurred on the church premises, left many dead and several others injured. The gunmen were said to have detonated explosives in the church after which they proceeded to fire […]

The Bola Tinubu campaign organisation has asked Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, and Ahmed Yerima, ex-Zamfara governor, to withdraw from the presidential race. On Saturday, the northern All Progressives Congress (APC) governors released a statement calling on presidential hopefuls from the region to withdraw from the APC presidential race. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]