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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its zonal congresses billed for March 26. In a letter addressed to Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, Mai Mala Buni, national chairman of the APC caretaker committee, and John Akpanudoedehe, the national secretary, said the notice for the zonal congresses […]

Salihu Lukman, a former director-general of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), says Mai Mala Buni, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee, does not want the party’s convention to hold. The convention is billed for February 26. TheCable had reported that Buni may not relinquish control of the party anytime soon. […]

A federal high court in Abuja has refused to hear an application by Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), seeking bail from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In an ex parte application brought before the court on Monday, Kyari through his counsel, Cynthia Ikenna, told the […]

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he is ready to fight dirty in his quest to become president of Nigeria. Tinubu spoke when he visited Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan designate, on Sunday, at his residence in Alarere, Ibadan. According to NAN, Tinubu visited Balogun to seek his […]

Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, has endorsed the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). TheCable reported that Tinubu visited the monarch at his palace on Sunday where he met other traditional rulers to seek their blessing for his presidential bid. Speaking at the meeting, the […]

Nigeria recorded 50 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday.  Africa COVID cases hit 11m A total of 11,104,160 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Africa.  This is according to the latest update from the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).  […]

Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has informed Nigerian youths that they will become presidents of the country after him. There has been clamour for youths to occupy top political positions in the country, which gave birth to the #NotTooYoungToRun movement. Speaking on Sunday when he visited Lamidi […]

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened to stop its members from going to work if the lingering petrol scarcity is not addressed. The discovery of petrol with methanol above Nigeria’s specification had caused scarcity and resulted in long queues in filling stations across the country. Mohammad Yunusa, TUC treasurer, while […]

The political relevance of Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, appears to be hanging by a thread, given recent events in south-west politics. Since the return of democracy in 1999, the former Osun state governor has been active in the politics of the region. In Lagos, he was commissioner for eight years, after […]