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There were several upsets during the Feb. 23 presidential and National Assembly elections that altered calculations in many states ahead of the gubernatorial and state assembly elections scheduled to hold in 29…

There is no doubt in my mind that Wednesday’s 2-0 win for Chelsea over rivals Tottenham allowed the Blue’s manager Maurizio Sarri a stay of execution. Had Chelsea lost I believe Sarri would have been gone by Thursday morning.…

The South West Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said it was fully in support of the party’s presidential candidate in the Feb. 23 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on his decision to challenge the polls…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ogun State has hailed the suspension of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), describing it as a thing that is “long overdue.” In a press…

President Muhammadu Buhari hinted yesterday of his resolve to take tough decisions in the four years he will remain in the saddle as the nation’s number one citizen. He gave the warning while receiving members of…

Muhammadu Buhari, 76, is a child of reaction. At his first emergence as president-elect, post-March 2015 elections, the citizenry saw him as a saviour from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s 16-year rule. En…

David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, a Nigerian Afropop singer, says he had to pay £55,000 at his January concert that held at the O2 Arena for the show to start late. The ‘Fall’ singer, who is currently on a tour in the…

If not re-appointed, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, might vacate his position for one of his deputies, Aishah Ahmad, a top banker in the country’s financial institution. Ahmad is among eight…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Tokunbo Afikuyomi, a former senator, is not a member of the party in the state, but a member of the Accord Party.The party said the clarification was necessary in…

Integrated Indigo Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading full service Public Relations and Event Management Consultancy firm has won the ‘West Africa’s Best in Class Public Relations and Communication Service Company of…

Abdulsalami Abubakar, chairman of the National Peace Committee, says his group has presented the grievances of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to President…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has lambasted his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for giving rice gifts to civil servants on the premises of the…

Less than 24 hours after meeting with Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential election, the national peace accord committee is currently holding a similar one with Muhammadu…

A former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the March 9 governorship election.…

A  group of women, under the aegis of Two Million Woman Rally for Democracy in Nigeria, on Friday appealed to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday’s election to…

Stakeholders in the Nigerian oil and gas sector says the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari is good omen for the oil and gas sector.Some of the stakeholders including staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…

As the final results of last week’s presidential poll were released, three broad groups emerged: Those genuinely surprised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, lost; those in pretentious denial of…

The national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Ibikunle Amosu and Rochas Okorocha, governors of Ogun and Imo states receptively, from the party, TheCable can report. The NWC has…

The African Union (AU) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election in the Feb. 23 presidential election.In a statement on the AU Commission’s website on Friday, the Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomed…

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations across the nation. NTA, AIT, Channels, TVC lead the pack of sanctioned stations. The stations which cut across the country were…

The Acting National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Professor Tunde Adeniran, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to use the opportunity of his re-election to strengthen the unity of Nigeria and…

Dangiwa Umar, founder of the Movement for Unity and Progress (MUP), has advised Atiku Abubakar not to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the election. Atiku, candidate of the opposing Peoples Democratic Party…

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC); has advised Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat in last Saturday’s presidential election and refrain from challenging…

Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has appealed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 23 poll, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, not to contest President Muhammadu Buhari’s…