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Politics in Nigeria is dangerous. Though it has evolved over the years‎, it is still imbued with a suffusion of Stalinism. Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2A5z3X7 Get More Nigeria Political News

I have decided to address you collectively because it has pleased providence to put you as the custodians of our patrimony in the Yoruba Nation. Except for Ekiti State, you are all children of the same father politically-speaking but you are all bound by … Read more via TheCable –...

The federation accounts allocation committee (FAAC) paid states an excess of N10 billion while sharing bailout funds in 2016, TheCable can report. This is contained in the recently released annual report... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2L8MM4i Get More Nigeria Political News

Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of executive power, failed to remit taxes, such as pay as you earn (PAYE), value added … Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2NpxLIc Get More Nigeria Political News

Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, has alleged that Ali Modu Sheriff, his predecessor, played into the hands of Boko Haram insurgents. Delivering a keynote address at the 2017 Murtala Muhammed memorial lecture in Abuja on Monday, Shettima blamed Sheriff for mismanaging the situation...

Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led protesters to the national assembly on Thursday over the alleged brutality of PDP members, including Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti. Accompanied by top PDP leaders, Secondus said he led the delegation to submit a...

Kola Abiola, eldest son of MKO Abiola, says he couldn’t get former President Goodluck Jonathan to honour his father despite making three attempts. Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, was recently honoured with the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) by...

My attention has been drawn to attacks on my character by Malam Garba Shehu, spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari. Not content with his ad hominem attacks on former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, Garba has turned his attention to me. READ MORE HERE

Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of Kwara state, has appointed Abdul-Azeez Muhammad as his special assistant on Fulani affairs. Isiaka Gold, secretary to the state government (SSG), made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital. Read more via TheCable –...

President Muhammadu Buhari was misled to approve $496 million for the procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft from the US without the backing of the national assembly, a source told TheCable. The money was said to have been withdrawn from the excess crude account (ECA). Read more via...

On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that he will be seeking a second term in office. He made the public declaration while meeting with the national executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. The president said he is seeking re-election because of the...

Senate President Bukola Saraki and John Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are not at the 10th Bola Tinubu colloquium holding at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. Neither Saraki nor Oyegun issued statements to commemorate with Tinubu on the occasion of his 66th...

Security service organisations, including the Department of State Service (DSS), have reportedly identified an Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) network operating within some north-central and south-south states. Benue, Kogi and Edo states were identified in security reports. via...

An army general, Lym Hassan, who is currently undergoing a court-martial was secretly recorded allegedly threatening to “eliminate” President Muhammadu Buhari over a defence contract, TheCable exclusively reports. Hassan, the coordinator of peace keeping at the ministry of defence, was...

A sergeant soldier identified as Silas Ninyo killed his superior, and injured four residents in Chibok local government area of Borno state on Sunday, TheCable reports. Ninyo, who was said to be drunk, also took his own life after wreaking the havoc. TheCable while quoting source, said that a...