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Over 30 killed in stampede at church event in Rivers

At least 31 persons have been confirmed dead in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, following a stampede at the venue of a church programme in the state. The programme...

Buhari to African leaders: Respect citizens’ choices during elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked African leaders to respect the right of citizens to make their choices during elections. According to Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari spoke on Friday...

LIVE: All eyes on Atiku, Wike as PDP picks 2023 presidential candidate

We’ve not postponed presidential primary, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports that the party postponed its presidential primary election scheduled for today. In a statement on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, PDP national...

Suspended Catholic priest beats Gemade, Aondoakaa to clinch APC guber ticket in Benue

Hyacinth Alia, a suspended priest in the Catholic diocese of Gboko, has won the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state. Alia was suspended by...

‘We’re walking back to old spot’ — Lukman tackles Adamu over APC affairs

Salihu Lukman, north-west vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman, over the way he is handling the affairs of the ruling party. In...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Operation Stop Wike’ — northern leaders fail in last-ditch effort to field consensus candidate

Northern stalwarts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Friday night to pick a consensus candidate ahead of today’s primary election but failed to reach an agreement, TheCable...

Hayatu-Deen withdraws from presidential race — but promises to support PDP

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has withdrawn from the race. The PDP special convention where delegates are expected to elect the party’s presidential...