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Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says no presidential hopeful was disqualified from contesting the party’s primary. On Friday, the screening panel headed by John Oyegun, a former APC national chairman, presented its report to the APC chairman. Oyegun had said the panel came up with a shortlist […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the north have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to look toward the southern presidential hopefuls when considering his successor. The governors released a statement to this effect after a meeting on Saturday. They asked the northern presidential hopefuls to withdraw from the race in national interest. […]

The All Progressive Congress (APC) says the court judgment allowing statutory delegates to vote at the party’s presidential primary has been appealed. A federal high court sitting in Kano had, on Friday, ruled that statutory delegates can vote at primaries of the party. Ruling on the suit, A.M. Liman, the presiding judge, […]

Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the utterances of Bola Tinubu, a presidential hopeful, about President Muhammadu Buhari were “insulting”. He said the remarks show that Tinubu does not have any “appreciable level of respect” for the office of the president, and he may be punished if deemed […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, has been elected as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election in the state. Mohammed was unopposed in the rescheduled exercise which held on Saturday. According to Murtala Damagum, returning officer and chairman of the governorship primary election committee, the governor […]

Ahmad Usman, a 30-year-old member of a vigilante group, was killed on Saturday afternoon in the Lugbe area of Abuja for alleged blasphemy. The deceased, said to be a Muslim, was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad while arresting offenders of market regulations. He was said to have been a member of the […]

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has explained why he withdrew from the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support the aspiration of Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president. During the PDP national convention, Tambuwal announced his withdrawal from the presidential race and asked his supporters to back Atiku. Tambuwal’s decision has […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with the presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday night. TheCable understands that the president is expected to communicate his preferred 2023 presidential candidate at the meeting. The meeting is slated for 8pm at the presidential villa, Abuja. When the president met with APC […]

Christopher Imumolen, founder of Joint Professional Training Support International (JPTS), has won the presidential ticket of the Accord Party for the 2023 elections. Imumolen, 39, was declared the winner of the party’s ticket on Saturday at the presidential primary election held in Abuja. He won the exercise by voice vote after the […]