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Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political organisation, is still pained by the defeat suffered by Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Mohammed had recently warned  Obi against inciting violence. In a recent interview, Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the LP, said Bola Tinubu did […]

Lamidi Apapa, deputy national chairman of the Labour Party (south), says he has taken charge of the affairs of the party. The declaration came after Julius Abure, national chairman of the party, alleged that thugs aided by police officers invaded the party’s headquarters in the federal capital territory (FCT) and caused damage to […]

An unconfirmed number of persons have been reported killed in an attack by gunmen on Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district in Otukpo LGA of Benue state. Anene Sewuese, Benue police spokesperson, who confirmed the incident to TheCable on Thursday said the force was yet to get details of the attack. “There was […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the calls for interim government are unconstitutional. Musa Danmadami, director, defence media operations, spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly briefing on military operations across the country. He said those calling for an interim government are trying to be mischievous, adding that the constitution does not […]

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says Rivers state “made the right choice” by voting for Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the presidential election. Tinubu won Rivers, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state, amid the face-off between Nyesom Wike, the governor, and the national leadership of the PDP. Siminialayi […]

Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, says the actions of President Muhammadu Buhari’s supporters after the 2011 presidential election are worse than what ‘Obidients’ are presently exhibiting. Supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi — dubbed ‘Obidients’ — have been repeatedly chided by members of other political parties and […]

KPMG Nigeria says the naira faces risk of further depreciation in 2023 due to the recent decline in foreign capital importation into Nigeria.  In an article released on Thursday, titled, ‘Precipitous Decline in Foreign Capital in a Transition Period’, the firm predicted that the country may also struggle to attract foreign capital during […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the outcome of the general election has made Nigeria more divided than ever before. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of a book authored by Tunji Olaopa, the former president said he is too old to keep quiet on national issues. Obasanjo described the election […]