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Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, says he salutes Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), for “rejecting” the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwala’s comment is in reaction to the exclusion of Osinbajo and Mustapha from the APC presidential […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, has not endorsed the presidential bid of Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP). The APC campaign council said Ayo Adebanjo’s endorsement of Obi is a personal decision. While expressing support for Obi in July, the […]

Suspected terrorists have reportedly killed at least 15 worshippers at a mosque in Ruwan Jema town in Bukkuyun LGA of Zamfara state. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the bandits attacked the mosque during the Jumat prayers on Friday. The terrorists were said to have opened […]

The Bola Tinubu campaign council says President Muhammadu Buhari requested that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo be left out of the presidential campaign team of the All Progressives Congress (APC).  In a statement on Saturday, Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the Tinubu campaign council, said Osinbajo was excluded to allow him “concentrate on governance of the […]

Chimaroke Nnamani, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator, has been listed as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council. Nnamani was included in the 422-member list released on Friday. However, the senator representing Enugu east senatorial district is a card-carrying member of the major opposition party. In […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made multiple claims while presenting his economic plans at a recent event by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The former vice-president spoke at the 2022 edition of LCCI’s private sector economic forum. TheCable checked some of […]

Dauda Lawal has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election rerun in Zamfara. Lawal will represent the PDP in the 2023 governorship election in the state. He polled 422 votes to beat his two opponents — Ibrahim Shehu and Hafiz Nahuche — who scored one vote each. Hassan Hyet, […]

Ethiopian Airlines (ET) consortium has been selected as the preferred bidder for Nigeria Air, owning 49 percent of the national carrier. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said this during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja. Sirika said ET scored 89 percent out of 100 in the technical bidding process and 15 […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says six international oil companies (IOCs) will remit N380.04 billion next month as proceeds from the sale of domestic crude oil in July 2022. The national oil company made this known in its monthly presentation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Friday, September […]