February 05 Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has questioned the basis for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid, saying he has not done enough to receive the votes of Nigerians on February 14. The revered scholar, who had earlier denied endorsing any candidate in the election, said at the appropriate time he would make his stand known. “Whenever […]
Threats by military authorities that they could not guarantee security for the conduct of the general election forced the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shift the polls, TheCable has been informed. Although the electoral commission listed several reasons for taking the decision at its meeting with 28 political parties on Saturday, TheCable understands that the […]
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said he would take practical steps to strengthen Nigeria’s economy if elected. Buhari made the pledge during a meeting with members of the Organised Private Sector at the Lagos State Government House, Marina, in Lagos. Reports showed that the […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday told President Goodluck Jonathan that he might not vote during the next month’s general elections because he had yet to collect his Permanent Voter Card. Jonathan, who was in the Sokoto State in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential campaign, visited the religious leader […]
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, caused a stir in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, yesterday, when he slumped as he was climbing to the podium to give his speech thereby lending credence to concerns being raised lately over his health condition. However, four persons including security aides rushed […]
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has endorsed the candidature of the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, saying he is the right person that can rebuild the country. MEND made this known in a statement on Tuesday via an electronic mail signed by its spokesperson, Gbomo Jomo. […]
EKITI State governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Monday, said the result of the presidential election will not be a win-win situation, but assured that President Goodluck Jonathan would be re-elected next month. Speaking on his arrival from a foreign trip, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Fayose said: “Let me make it clear to […]
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