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Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has secured the ticket of the party to contest for a seat on the senate. Oshiomhole, who is seeking to represent Edo north, contested against Francis Alimikhena, lawmaker currently representing the district. Announcing the result on Saturday, Festus Ebia, returning officer for […]

Gudaji Kazaure, a member of the house of representatives from Jigawa state, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket that will enable him to seek a third term in the lower legislative chamber. Kazaure currently represents the Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi federal constituency in the house. He was first elected into the lower legislative […]

At least 31 persons have been confirmed dead in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, following a stampede at the venue of a church programme in the state. The programme — ‘Shop for Free’ — organised by The King’s Assembly was scheduled to begin on Saturday morning. However, there was a crowd at […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked African leaders to respect the right of citizens to make their choices during elections. According to Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari spoke on Friday at a bilateral meeting with Lazarus Chakwera, president of Malawi, on the sidelines of the extraordinary summit of the AU in Malabo, capital of […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports that the party postponed its presidential primary election scheduled for today. In a statement on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, PDP national publicity secretary, the party said its attention was drawn to speculations that it has postponed the exercise. The party said the convention is […]

Hyacinth Alia, a suspended priest in the Catholic diocese of Gboko, has won the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state. Alia was suspended by the church after his declaration. He was relieved of his priestly duties temporarily on the grounds of the canon laws of the Catholic church. […]

Northern stalwarts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Friday night to pick a consensus candidate ahead of today’s primary election but failed to reach an agreement, TheCable can report. Sources told TheCable that the meeting which took place in Abuja, was at the instance of Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa […]

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has withdrawn from the race. The PDP special convention where delegates are expected to elect the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election is scheduled to take place today. The former managing director of the now-defunct FSB International Bank, announced his […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential primary election. Felix Morka, spokesman of the APC, announced the development in a statement issued on Saturday. According to Morka, the exercise will now take place from June 6 to 8. The APC presidential primary election was earlier scheduled for May 29 […]