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Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says some southerners worked against the zone getting the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke on Monday, when he addressed PDP supporters in Rivers state. Wike, who contested the presidential primary on Saturday, came second with 237 votes against former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s […]

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, has been declared the winner of the Labour Party (LP) presidential primary. The former Anambra governor won the LP presidential primary, which took place in Asaba, Delta state, on Monday. He was declared winner of the primary around 4:50pm. Pat Utomi, a professor of political […]

Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy and co-convener of the National Consultative Front (NCFront), has stepped down his presidential ambition for Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra. Utomi announced the decision on Monday during the national convention of the Labour Party (LP). The national convention is taking place in Asaba, Delta […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced screening of presidential hopefuls on its platform. TheCable understands that John Oyegun, a former national chairman of the party, is in charge of the screening exercise. The screening exercise which would be concluded within two days is being held at the Transcorp Hilton in the […]

Anyim Pius Anyim, presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused delegates of the party of voting based on “old primordial sentiments”. In the just concluded presidential primary election of the PDP, Anyim polled 14 votes while Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, clinched the ticket of the party with 371 votes. […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has held a closed-door meeting with Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, whom he beat to get the party’s ticket on Saturday. Atiku scored 371 votes after Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto, withdrew from the race and asked his […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, is reportedly trying to retrieve the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket after losing the party’s presidential primary election at the weekend. TheCable learnt that Ibrahim Kashim, former secretary to the Bauchi government (SSG) who won the party’s governorship ticket in the state, only stood in as […]

Godday Odagboyi, lawmaker representing Apa/Agatu federal constituency, has lost his bid for reelection.  Odagboyi, who contested for the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket, lost to Adama Adama, a business mogul popularly known as Otalaka. Announcing the result on Saturday, Franklin Shagbaor, chairman of the electoral committee, said Adama polled 21,747 votes […]

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has faulted the choice of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to field former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate. The forum had previously demanded that all political parties zone their presidential tickets to the south. The SMBLF had also said there would […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says one person has died of monkeypox in Nigeria. The last time Nigeria recorded a monkeypox death was in 2019. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most people recover within a […]