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Nasiru Idris, president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has won the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state. Idris defeated Yahaya Abdullahi, senate majority leader, and Abubakar Gari-Malam, another aspirant, to clinch the ticket. Announcing the result during the exercise which took place on Thursday, Idris […]

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says he has been approached by presidential aspirants to be their running mate in the 2023 general election. He said this on Thursday during the governorship primary organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Zulum, who secured the APC governorship ticket, said he would […]

Two governorship candidates have been elected in Ebonyi from parallel primaries organised by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The parallel primaries for the APC governorship ticket took place in the state on Thursday. The governorship primaries were organised by the Ebonyi APC faction loyal to David Umahi, […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has secured the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election. He was declared as winner of the primary which held on Thursday at the Mobolaji Johnson arena, formerly known as Onikan stadium, on Lagos Island. According to Ahmed Yuguda, chairman of […]

Three delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been reportedly shot by gunmen around Tegina LGA of Niger state. Speaking with TheCable on Thursday, Yahaya Abdullahi, zone c PDP chairman in Niger, said the incident happened at about 4:30pm on Wednesday. Earlier on Thursday, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, deputy governor of Bayelsa who […]

In 2020, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) co-published a guide on contributory pension scheme (CPS) retirement pack for prospective retirees.  The pack provides information on the two modes of accessing retirement benefits — Programmed Withdrawal (PW) and Retiree Life Annuity (RLA) — to enable would-be retirees to […]

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) says the number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas increased by over 500 percent in two years. The UK government disclosed this on Thursday, in a report stating the country’s immigration statistics as of March 2022. According to the UK government, within two years – March […]

Olajide Adediran, lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state. The PDP governorship primaries were held in most states on Wednesday. Declaring the result of the Lagos primary, Emmanuel Ogidi, the returning officer, said Adediran — better known as Jandor […]

Isah Ashiru has again picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for Kaduna state. A former state and federal lawmaker, Ashiru was the opposition party’s candidate in 2019. He polled 414 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Sani Sidi, a former director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who scored […]

As Nigeria’s two biggest parties hold special conventions to pick their presidential flag bearer this weekend, TheCable poses the same questions to a number of contenders on their agenda for Nigeria. Tunde Bakare, pastor, former vice-presidential candidate and APC presidential hopeful, speaks on his plans… One of the biggest issues in Nigeria today is […]