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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is no fault of his that the crisis in the party is yet to be resolved. He spoke on Sunday at the ‘People’s Townhall’ series for presidential candidates and their running mates, organised by Channels Television. There is current crisis […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to take advantage of the crisis in the party to foster unity. He said this on Sunday while speaking with journalists after a meeting with Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto. Over the past months, five PDP governors […]

Twenty-seven male corpses have been found by a roadside in Ngwerere area north of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. According to a statement on Sunday by Danny Mwale, deputy police public relations officer, the corpses are believed to be migrants from Ethiopia. They were reportedly found on Sunday around 6pm local time, while another […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Nigeria is “not ripe” for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. According to a statement by Kelvin Ebiri, spokesman to the governor, Wike said this on Sunday at the special dedication service for the Rivers state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 election campaign rallies. The event held at […]

The Zamfara anti-thuggery committee has demolished a campaign office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gusau, the state capital. The committee was established by Bello Matawalle, the Zamfara governor, to fight thuggery and other acts of violence in the state. Bello Bakyasuwa, chairman of the committee, in an interview with journalists on […]

Olaolu Mudasiru, deputy managing director and co-founder of Vetiva Capital Management, an investment and asset management firm, is dead. TheCable understands that Mudasiru was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Sunday morning. The Vetiva co-founder was also the first son of Gbolahan Mudasiru, former military governor of Lagos state, who died in […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted 3.4kg of cannabis concealed in cans of baby food, powdered milk and beverage at the Murtala Muhammad international airport in Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said the cannabis was to be transported to Dubai. “A […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says Nigerians should be wary of the “sugar-coated” promises of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, the campaign’s director of media and publicity, said Abubakar’s promises are all “lies”. Onanuga said with the […]