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Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, has withdrawn from the speakership race. Doguwa announced his withdrawal from the race on Wednesday night at a meeting with reps-elect at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. Abubakar Maki and Olatunji Olawuyi also withdrew from the race. Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of […]

Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra, has condemned the attack on the convoy of the United States consulate on a “humanitarian mission” in the state. A convoy conveying officials of the US consulate was on Tuesday attacked by gunmen in Ogbaru LGA of the state. According to a statement by Christian Aburime, chief […]

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the concessioning of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja, and the Mallam Aminu Kano international airport in Kano. The council gave the approval on Wednesday at a meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting, Hadi Sirika, […]

Akin Osuntokun, director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, says Lamidi Apapa, factional chairman of the party, is obsessed with recognition. At the presidential election petition hearing on Wednesday, Apapa confronted Osuntokun over the sitting arrangement and the situation led to an elaborate row in the courtroom. Apapa was eventually dragged […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he confronted the All Progressives Congress (APC) on why Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo wasn’t chosen ahead of Bola Tinubu as the candidate of the party in the election. Speaking on Tuesday in London when he attended the 63rd birthday celebration of Dele Momodu, publisher […]

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), should ensure that the agency’s investigation does not target only the outgoing governors. In a report by Daily Trust, Bawa said the commission has plans to go after some outgoing governors and other public officials […]

Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has condemned the killing of two staff of the United States consulate and police officers in Anambra state. TheCable reported on Tuesday that gunmen attacked a convoy conveying staff of the US consulate at Ogbaru LGA of the state. In a statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police […]

Solomon Maren, a member of the house of representatives from Plateau, says over 100 people have been killed in two days during overnight attacks in his constituency. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Mangu/Bokkos federal constituency, said the attackers also razed houses, including foodstuffs and farm inputs. TheCable had reported how […]

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate, have refused to pay the N1.5 million demanded to access documents they are requesting. Abubakar Mahmoud, counsel to INEC, spoke at the sitting of the presidential election petitions court on Wednesday. Mahmoud was responding to claims […]

Sunday Mbang, former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and prelate emeritus of the Methodist church, has died at the age of 86. Mbang, the first black president of the world Methodist council, died on May 16. In a letter to the heads of the church, Babatunde Taiwo, the secretary, […]