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Orji Uzor Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says he may withdraw from the 2023 presidential race if political parties don’t zone their tickets to the south-east.  In recent weeks, stakeholders in the south-east have asked the two major political parties in the country — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic […]

Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has expressed his support for the presidential bid of Vice-President Osinbajo. Abiodun spoke on Tuesday when Osinbajo visited Ogun state to consult stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his decision to run for president in the 2023 general election. Speaking when they arrived the palace […]

Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River, says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said this on Tuesday while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with Buhari. According to him, the president advised him […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it uncovered plots by some groups to attack worship and public centres in the country. Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the DSS, in a statement on Tuesday, said the “criminal gangs” intend to form a coalition to attack select places during the holiday period. “The Department […]

The United Kingdom (UK) says it will cut tariffs on all goods imported from Ukraine to zero. In an announcement on Monday evening, the government said the move came in response to a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to support his country’s economy. According to the statement, removing tariffs on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in Abuja. President @MBuhari receives in audience Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal at the State House, Abuja.#AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/B9lwdprMid — Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) April 26, 2022 TheCable learnt the […]

Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says it is the turn of the north-central to lead the country. Saraki, a presidential hopeful, spoke on Tuesday, in Jos when he addressed delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Plateau. The former Kwara governor said the north-central had consistently supported other regions to […]

A federal high court in Abuja has refused to stop the senate from probing Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), over his alleged misconduct. Umar in May 2021 instituted the suit against the senate, challenging the power of the upper legislative chamber to probe the assault allegation against him. […]

Omoyele Sowore, presidential hopeful on the African Action Congress (AAC) platform, has described the call for an Igbo president as “a divisive strategy”. There has been a well-documented call by various political figures for the presidency of Nigeria to go to the south-east in 2023. Many supporters of this idea have continued […]