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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to contest for a seat in the senate. The governor will fly the PDP flag in the Benue north-west senatorial district election in 2023. Ortom, on Monday, clinched the party’s senatorial ticket unchallenged. The Benue governor was […]

Emmanuel, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, says the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) is angry over the killings in south-east. Although IPOB has denied culpability for the spate of attacks and killings in the geopolitical zone, security agencies have said the separatist group is responsible. In recent weeks, the […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria shouldn’t be seen as a difficult country. He said this on Monday while speaking with journalists after a meeting with three governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Samuel Ortom of Benue. […]

Ken Nnamani, a former president of the senate, says he will support the All Progressives Congress (APC) even if a south-easterner isn’t elected as the party’s presidential candidate.  Nnamani, a presidential aspirant in APC, spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television. Recently, there have been calls from stakeholders in the […]

Sadiq, son of Ango Abdullahi, convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for a seat on the house of representatives.  The PDP held its states house of assembly and house of representatives primaries across the country on Sunday. Sadiq, who is seeking to represent Sabon […]

The Kaduna airport has resumed flight operations two months after shutting down over an attack by gunmen. Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, acting general manager, corporate affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed this to TheCable on Monday. Hope-Ivbaze said flight operations commenced today. “Flight operations to Kaduna airport have commenced today with […]

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has withdrawn a suit asking the federal high court in Abuja to declare him eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election. Emefiele had, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022 and filed on May 5, asked the court to declare him eligible to contest the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not relent in its quest to restore peace and stability in the country.  Buhari said this on Monday during the 58th anniversary of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Kano. The president said his administration’s investment in the air force has helped to “turn the […]