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Gboyega Oyetola, the former governor of Osun state, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the greatest beneficiary of the tribunal ruling which restored his mandate. The tribunal on Friday sacked Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship poll held on July 16, 2022. In August […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says his surviving the 1967-1970 civil war in Nigeria was by the grace of God. Speaking on Friday when he visited Faruk Umar Faruk, the Emir of Daura, after he inaugurated some projects in Katsina state, Buhari said he saw many deaths. “This opportunity to serve the nation comes […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the schedule of events for a fresh governorship primary in Abia state. In a statement issued on Friday by Debo Ologunagba, the national publicity secretary, the party said the primary will be held on Saturday, February 4. TheCable had reported that Uchenna Ikonne, the governorship […]

Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says he sees his son’s death as a “test from God”. He said this on Friday while receiving condolence visits at the palace of Sule Bawa, his father who is also the Sarkin Gudi in Akwanga LGA. Hassan, son to the Nasarawa governor, died on Thursday. He […]

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “treading on a very dangerous path” with the lingering crisis in the party. Makinde is one of the G5 governors of the PDP who have refused to participate in the presidential campaign of Atiku Abubakar, PDP flagbearer. Other G5 governors are […]

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he is going to stop the poverty cycle in Nigeria if elected. Obi spoke on Friday at a town hall engagement with students of the University of Abuja. The LP candidate said the elections are about the youth, and that they […]

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Abuja-Kaduna rail services after a train derailed on the corridor. A train said to be a few minutes from its destination in Abuja derailed on Friday afternoon. The incident was said to have occurred in the Kubwa area of the federal capital territory (FCT). […]