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The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) should zone the senate presidency to the south-south. The socio-political group said the office of the number three citizen should be zoned to the south-south because the region has not produced a senate president since 1983. Meanwhile, some senators including […]

Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, has denied bribing an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was conducted on Saturday following the declaration of the March 18 poll as inconclusive over alleged irregularities. The collation of election results […]

Leadway Assurance Company Limited says it has deployed “mitigation measures” after it detected a breach in its system by hackers who have threatened to leak customers’ data. On Sunday, the ALPHV ransomware group, also known as BlackCat, threatened to leak data allegedly stolen from the insurance firm. In a tweet, ALPHV said […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, as the winner of the state governorship election. Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the election, declared Fintiri as the winner after the collation of the supplementary election results. The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of […]

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, has asked Mohammed Barde, commissioner of police in Adamawa, to withdraw from the state. The IGP ordered Etim Equa, commissioner of police in Gombe to proceed to Adamawa immediately to provide election security in the state. Muyiwa Adejobi, police spokesperson, made the announcement on […]

A federal high court in Abuja has refused to hear an ex-parte application by Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from invalidating her declaration as winner of the  Adamawa state governorship election. At the court session on Tuesday, Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge, asked Binani’s lawyer, Mohammed Sherif, […]

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Danjuma Goje, senator representing Gombe central, has been expelled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his ward over alleged anti-party activities during the elections. Tanimu Abdullahi, chairman, APC Kashere ward, Akko LGA of Gombe, had on March 22 inaugurated a five-member committee to probe Goje. Speaking on Tuesday on the outcome […]

A federal high court in Abuja has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling Siminlalayi Fubara, Rivers state governor-elect, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over alleged anti-party activities. Fubara, Odu and 48 members of the PDP had asked the court to stop the party and its executives from taking punitive […]

Aviation union workers, on Tuesday, ended their two-day warning strike which commenced on Monday, in protest of poor working conditions. In a video seen by TheCable on Tuesday, Francis Akinjole, general secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), apologised to the public for the inconveniences experienced. Speaking on […]