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Shina Peller, a member of the house of representatives, has lost the Oyo north senatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Peller, who currently represents lseyin/ltesiwaju/Kajola/lwajowa federal constituency, came a distant third with five votes. Announcing the result on Sunday evening, Ayotunde Olowofoyeku, chairman of the election committee, declared Abdulfatai Buhari, […]

Pope Francis has named Peter Okpaleke, Catholic bishop of Ekwulobia, Anambra state, among 21 new cardinals of the church. The pope disclosed this on Sunday at the conclusion of the Regina Coeli, a prayer said by Catholics during the Easter season of the church. The college of cardinals is a body of […]

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, and Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, are set to contest the presidential ticket of the Labour Party (LP). TheCable understands that the national convention of the party is set to hold on Monday in Asaba, the Delta capital. A source in the party told […]

Frank Nweke II, a former minister of information, has won the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship primary in Enugu state. In April, Nweke declared his intention to contest the Enugu governorship seat on the platform of APGA – after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  The former minister polled 273 […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is not on the list of presidential hopefuls expected to be screened by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In April 2022, after supporters besieged his Abuja residence to ask him to contest the 2023 presidential election, Jonathan had not given a definite response. “You are calling me to […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed Monday and Tuesday for the screening of presidential hopefuls. According to a list seen by TheCable on Sunday, a total of 23 presidential hopefuls are expected to participate in the screening exercise. Eleven aspirants are expected to be screened on Monday, while the remaining 12 […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state. A senior official of the commission confirmed the development to TheCable on Sunday. The former governor was arrested over alleged fraud relating to the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). A N22 billion “SURE-P refund” […]

Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, for his role at the just-concluded presidential primary of the party. The PDP held a special convention on Saturday to elect its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. While making a presentation at the […]

Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of Willie Obiano, former Anambra governor, has won the Anambra north senatorial primary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). According to Ikenna Osuji, the returning officer of the primary election committee, Obiano polled 152 votes to defeat Primus Odili, her husband’s former chief of staff, at the election held […]