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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has denied issuing the order for Nasir el-Rufai to be detained during the Anambra governorship election in 2013. On Monday, in his remarks at an event organised for presidential candidates by the Arewa joint committee, el-Rufai said as an official of the All Progressives […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Lagos has criticised Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, for supporting the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu.  Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While speaking on Tuesday at the conference organised by the wives of Lagos state […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Friday, unveil the manifesto of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Tuesday, Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, said the president would also use the opportunity to formally inaugurate the party’s presidential campaign council. “Flash: […]

The south-east council of traditional rulers and representatives of Igbo archbishops and bishops on peace and conflict resolution has demanded the “immediate release” of Nnamdi Kanu. The council’s decision on Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday. On October 13, the court […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Lagos counterpart, for a second term in office. Wike spoke on Tuesday at a conference organised by the wives of Lagos state officials, held at Eko Hotel, Lagos. Speaking at the conference, the Rivers governor described Sanwo-Olu as “my friend who will […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says he is in support of the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Lagos counterpart. Wike spoke on Tuesday at a conference organised by the wives of Lagos state officials, held at Eko Hotel, Lagos. Speaking at the conference, the Rivers governor said his presence at the event […]

The national assembly says only 11 states have considered and voted on the constitution amendment bills. Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president of the senate, said this on Tuesday during a press conference in Abuja. The deputy senate president said the states include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, […]

BUA Group, a manufacturing and infrastructure conglomerate, says it is no longer interested in a 50,000-hectare land it acquired from the Kogi government in 2012. The company said this in a letter seen by TheCable, dated October 14, 2022, and addressed to the director-general of the state’s bureau of lands and urban development. […]

Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says no one can take away the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday at the ministerial performance review retreat held at the presidential villa in Abuja. The former governor of Lagos said Buhari’s achievements might go unappreciated at the […]

Terrorists have attacked the Abdulsalami Abubakar General Hospital in Gulu, Lapai LGA of Niger state. TheCable understands that the gunmen invaded the hospital around 2am on Tuesday. Two persons are believed to have died during the attack. A resident of Gulu community who spoke on the condition of anonymity told TheCable […]